Deep Blue Sound
Closing: March 29, 2025Deep Blue Sound - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Joseph Papp Public Theater/Susan Stein Shiva Theater
425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10023
On an island in the Pacific Northwest, the community gathers to address the disappearance of the local orca pod. Friendships fray, tumors grow, new love blooms, wood is chopped, poems are written. The seasons change. Will the whales ever return?
Deep Blue Sound - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
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DEEP BLUE SOUND: A WHALE OF A TALE
9 / 10
Director Arin Arbus stages the slap-dash town meetings—everyone talking over everyone else, engaging with each other but also addressing the audience—with orchestral precision; in the Public’s 99-seat Shiva Theater, you’ll be able to hear every gossipy aside and under-the-breath quip. Koogler, whose plays include last year’s Staff Meal and the Obie-winning Fulfillment Center (2018)—manages to strike that ever-so-delicate balance of poking a bit of fun at colorful characters while also appreciating what lies beneath. It’s Our Town meets Northern Exposure, with a dash of Gilmore Girls (town selectman Taylor and mayor Annie are true kindred spirits).
DEEP BLUE SOUND: A QUIET, GENTLE, WHALE OF A PLAY
7 / 10
To the credit of the author—and to director Arin Arbus and the entire cast—each of these characters come across as warmly human, flaws and all. Is Ella the primary character of the play? Or is it just that the always-astonishing Maryann Plunkett is playing the role, and when Maryann Plunkett speaks—or even sits alone in the light, clearly thinking but unable to express the words—you can’t help but be riveted.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 7, 2025
Clubbed Thumb is currently presenting Deep Blue Sound, written by Abe Koogler and directed by Arin Arbus. Read the reviews for the production and see what the critics are saying
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Deep Blue Sound - 2025 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Maryann Plunkett |
| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Abe Koogler |
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