David MacLean is an award-winning graphic designer, playwright and poet. The Sound of Whales was produced by Dark Horse Theatre in Vancouver in December, 1995. The impetus for The Sound of Whales came out of the author's (and his wife's) frustration dealing with the various bureaucracies regarding their son, who has Central Aphasia. Mr. MacLean lives in Deep Cove, BC with his wife, Jan, and their two children.