THE CATASTROPHIST by Lauren Gunderson
A Rehearsed Reading
(Rights pending)
How do you plan for a catastrophe? Virologist Nathan Wolfe, named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work tracking viral pandemic outbreaks, proposed pandemic insurance years before the novel coronavirus outbreak. No one bought it. Now, in a post-COVID world, we hear his story. A time-jumping tale based on the life and work of Nathan Wolfe (who also happens to be the playwright’s husband).
AND OTHER DREAMS WE HAD by Phanésia Pharel
A Rehearsed Reading
(Rights pending)
A couple in an attic in a coastal American city have to make a choice that will affect their relationship in the future after a climate disaster. It is love and the dreams they have that guide them.