Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park presents
THE CATASTROPHIST
By Lauren M. Gunderson
Directed by Jasson Minadakis
A co-production of Marin Theatre Company
and Round House Theatre
Streaming April 26 – May 23
Cost: $25/household
About the Show
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. Playwright Lauren Gunderson (The Revolutionists and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) returns with a time-jumping tale based on the life and work of Nathan Wolfe (who also happens to be her husband). A 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.
Running Time: The show runs approximately 80 minutes, from the time you press play.
Accessibility: Captions for The Catastrophist are available through Vimeo.
How to Access the Performance
For ticketholders, the production will appear in the Digital Content section of your Playhouse website account until the show closes. Here's a quick breakdown of how to get there:
1. Purchase a ticket for the show.
2. Click here to login to your account.
3. You will be redirected to a new
page. From there, click “Digital Content” on the left, if it is not already selected.
4. The production will be available in your account for you to watch anytime between April 26 and May 23.
*Note: If your login isn't working, use the "Forgot Password" link to reset your password.
Want to Stream to Your TV?
There are three ways to watch The Catastrophist on your television, after you've logged into your Playhouse account through a computer or mobile device as described above.
1. You can use wireless screen mirroring to connect your computer or mobile device to your television through AppleTV, Samsung, Amazon Fire Stick and Roku, depending on the devices you have.
2. You can use an adapter (like an HDMI cable) to connect your computer to the television physically.
3. You can also connect your device to the television using Chromecast products if you have them.
Nakissa Etemad
Mar 30, 2021, 15:25 PM
Role :
Producer
Order :
110
Nakissa, MTC’s new Associate Artistic Director, is an Iranian American dramaturg, producer, and French translator specializing in new plays and musicals for over 25 years. She is Regional VP Metro Bay Area for Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), a Resident Artist of Golden Thread Productions, and a member of the Anti-Racism Task Force of LMDA. Recent credits include Yussef El Guindi’s Hotter Than Egypt (2020 Colorado New Play Summit), Heather Raffo’s Noura (Marin Theatre Company/Golden Thread), Marcus Gardley’s Play on! commission of King Lear (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), and world premiere productions with Gardley, Lauren Yee, Marisela Treviño Orta, Margo Hall, and Torange Yeghiazarian. She is a frequent collaborator on Golden Thread’s ReOrient Festivals of Short Plays and Bay Area Playwrights Festivals, including plays by Betty Shamieh, Naomi Wallace, Niku Sharei, Katori Hall, Garret Groenveld, Dustin Chinn, and Terence Anthony. Early highlights include the East Coast Premiere of Resurrection Blues by Arthur Miller (The Wilma), Every Good Boy Deserves Favor by Tom Stoppard & André Previn (The Wilma/The Philadelphia Orchestra), Culture Clash in Bordertown (San Diego Rep), and Festival Director for the 5th Annual New America Playwrights Fest – featuring new plays by Lynn Nottage, Naomi Iizuka and Polly Pen (San Jose Rep). Former dramaturg and literary manager of The Wilma Theater, San Jose Rep, and San Diego Repertory Theatre, and recipient of the 2015 Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy for The Lark’s four-city premieres of Marcus Gardley’s the road weeps, the well runs dry. M.F.A. in Dramaturgy, UC San Diego.
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