Round House’s ‘The Catastrophist’ is a timely exploration of predicting pandemics and facing mortality
The Viral Storm.A virus hunter dedicated to predicting and preventing pandemics, Wolfe makes for timely subject matter in the fascinating new one-person show The Catastrophist by Lauren Gunderson, who just happens to be married to him.For award-winning actor William DeMeritt, performing the role of Wolfe in Round House Theatre and Marin Theatre Company’s world premiere production required doing his homework. “I liked that I got to learn…about the background of what’s happening right now,” says the actor.