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Commentary: Lauren Gunderson s new play is about virologist Nathan Wolfe Or is it?
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“The Catastrophist” is a virtual solo show about Nathan Wolfe,
the prolific pandemic expert whose firm specializes in predicting outbreaks. “A highly contagious, deadly virus is a worst-case scenario for epidemiologists,” his character explains to an empty theater. “But that’s my job. Think of the worst-case scenario and prepare for it.”
Available to stream through Feb. 28, the play is the latest STEM-centric stage show from Lauren Gunderson, the most-produced dramatist in America. Some of her works have centered on chemist Marie Curie, scientist Isaac Newton, mathematician Émilie du Châtelet and astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. Those historical figures were researched posthumously; this contemporary subject is literally in-house, as Gunderson and Wolfe are married.
During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Lisa Holcomb kept a simple routine.
She knew there was a slim chance she could continue as normal with the season of live shows scheduled at the Bastrop Opera House, where she serves as executive director.
New developments with the pandemic arrived and changed by the hour. The city and county issued disaster declarations related to the spread of the disease.
The opera house went dark.
As Holcomb accepted a new reality, with a potential return date for the theater unknown, she settled into a pattern.
After locking the doors to the opera house, she decided to return to the building only to water the indoor plants and make sure no disturbances damaged the stately 131-year-old facility on Spring Street in Downtown Bastrop.
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“The Catastrophist” is told from the perspective of Nathan Wolfe, an American virologist
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LAUREN GUNDERSON has an abiding interest in dramatising the lives of scientists; she has written plays about Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace and Henrietta Leavitt, among others. Conveying the passion of scientific discovery is a goal she shares with her husband, Nathan Wolfe, an expert in viruses, whom she first interviewed for research a decade ago. He is now the subject of her latest work, a solo 70-minute drama called “The Catastrophist”, commissioned by the Marin Theatre Company outside San Francisco (where Ms Gunderson is the playwright-in-residence) and the Round House Theatre in Maryland. It explores scientific ideas viruses and epidemics, risk analysis and planetary life and examines humans’ short-sightedness when it comes to preparing for disasters.
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