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Book SynopsisKoogler's characters are earnest, idiosyncratic, and suspicious of hierarchy. Often bitingly funny, Koogler's playsreveal larger truths about the economic and racial systems under which we all live. (The Yale Review)
Abe Koogler writes darkly comedic plays about ordinary Americans confronting larger political and economic forces, from small town residents grappling with environmental change to slaughterhouse workers trying to retain their humanity. Although grounded in realism, Koogler's plays often incorporate imaginary elements and heightened or musical language, creating moving and memorable works of art.
In his first play collection, Koogler's work is brought together and introduced by the author, offering an overview of his range in style, from the naturalistic to the absurd.
Deep Blue Sound: If anything links all of these people, it is an aching loneliness. That they are trying to figure out what happened to orcas, which are remarkably soci
