“A Deep, Loving, Touching Portrait … That Viewers Can’t Help But Get Swept Up In”
— Marin Independent Journal

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. Silent Sky playwright Lauren M. Gunderson returns with a time-jumping tale based on the life and work of Nathan Wolfe (who also happens to be her husband). A deep and exciting dive into the profundities of scientific exploration and the realities of facing your own mortality, The Catastrophist is a theatrical experience built of and for this moment in time.

Photos

Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre

Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre

Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre

Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre

Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre

Photo courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre

William DeMeritt (Nathan) in The Catastrophist produced by Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre.

Cast and Playwright

WILLIAM DEMERITT*

Starring as Nathan

LAUREN M. GUNDERSON

Playwright

DR. NATHAN WOLFE

Source Author

*Actor appears courtesy of SAG-AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild of America.

Artistic Team

Director
Jasson Minadakis

Production Dramaturg
Martine Kei Green-Rogers

Director of Photography
Peter Ruocco

Assistant Director
Christina Hogan

Costume Designer
Sarah Smith

COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Liz Matos

Lighting Designer
Wen-Ling Liao**

Producer
Nakissa Etemad

Sound Designer/Composer
Chris Houston/Implied Music

**Member of United Scenic Artists