Deep Blue Sound by Abe Koogler
May 22-30, 2026 | Multi-use Cultural Community Center
Directed by Jeff Siuda
Cast
Ella……………………….Samantha Gibson
Joy Mead………..Jasmin Singer
John…………………….Aaron Duclos
Mary……………………Erin Kate Howard
Chris…………………..Ben McCrae
Ali…………………………Kiyomi Oliver
Mayor Annie…Jodi Beckwith
Leslie…………………Elizabeth Saunders
Gary…………………….Wyatt Doremus
SYNOPSIS
On a picturesque island in Puget Sound, we find a town in a crisis: the whales have gone missing. While (unofficial) Mayor Annie searches for a solution, Chris tries to get back together with Mary; John reaches out to help Homeless Gary; Leslie longs for a faraway pen pal; Ali has come home to care for her mother; and Ella has a secret she only wants to share with local journalist Joy Mead, who she barely knows. But what about the whales? Is their absence just a seasonal glitch, or is it a sign of our collective failure to take care of the Earth? DEEP BLUE SOUND is a funny and moving play about the connections we make - and the ones we long to make - to other people and the world around us.
This production will benefit Braddock Bay Bird Observatory. Braddock Bay Bird Observatory is a non-profit organization dedicated to ornithological research, education, and conservation. Located on the south shore of Lake Ontario in upstate New York, our avian research facility bands thousands of songbirds each spring and fall in an effort to better understand their migratory behavior and ecology.
Performances at the MuCCC
Multi-use Cultural Community Center
142 Atlantic Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
Parking:
There is a small parking lot at the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Fairmount St. and on-street parking around the theatre.
Dining:
Edibles Restaurant & Bar
Three Heads Brewing
Old Pueblo Grill
Nosh
Fiamma Centro
Chortke
Good Luck
Polizzi’s
The Gate House
Salena’s Mexican Restaurant
Lento Restaurant
Carnegie Cellars Wine Bar & Kitchen