The Catastrophist
This is a new very personal play written since the pandemic shut down. It premieres in January digitally, so you can buy a ticket and watch it from anywhere.
By Lauren Gunderson
JAN 2021 | World Premiere
Co-produced with Round House Theatre and Marin Theatre Company
How do you plan for catastrophe? Virologist Nathan Wolfe, named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work tracking Ebola and swine flu, proposed pandemic insurance years before the novel coronavirus outbreak. No one bought it. Now, in a post-COVID world, we hear his story—presented entirely digitally. The Book of Will playwright Lauren Gunderson returns with a time-jumping tale based on the life and work of Nathan Wolfe (who also happens to be her husband). An interactive deep dive into the profundities of scientific exploration and the harrowing realities of facing your own mortality, The Catastrophist is a world premiere theatrical experience built of and for this moment in time.
