The Catastrophist presented by Northlight Theatre at Online Stream

WTTW - Highly Recommended

"...To cut to the chase: “The Catastrophist,” Lauren Gunderson’s new 75-minute play — now being streamed by Northlight Theatre — is a riveting one-man meditation about life and death and the nature of viruses. And its magic lies not only in the fact that it is intrinsically linked to this pandemic-plagued moment, but that it evokes the very essence of human existence in the far grander scheme of our imponderable universe while simultaneously homing in on a wonderfully intimate portrait of a family and a marriage."

Third Coast Review - Highly Recommended

"...The Catastrophist is a filmed one-man play, structured in 20-some scenes with titles like Misconceptions About Viruses, Risk, Baby Boy and Shiva). The 80-minute production is made vibrant by video editing, projections and music. Wolfe turns from professor to son and husband when he describes his father's illnesses and death and his delight at being pregnant. ("My wife would like me to point out that at this stage there is way less we than she involved. We are not pregnant. She is pregnant.")"

Picture This Post - Recommended

"...This is an intimate story, that this writer imagines is enriched by the playwright being able to finish her husband's sentences, as he hers. This streaming production makes it all the more intimate by keeping the camera trained on actor William DeMeritt's expressive face, only breaking into a split camera rarely or showing his body shot. DeMeritt's performance keeps us glued."