"The Catastrophist", by Lauren M. Gunderson

Date16 Feb 2022

The fifth session of Reading Theatre with Science happened in Marionet’s Space, in Coimbra, on the 16th of February 2022. The translation was read of Lauren M. Gunderson‘s “The Catastrophist”, made by the Collaborative Translation Project’s volunteers. The original text, as well as the translation made by the Collaborative Translation Project, are available for consultation or loan at the DCPAS.

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Marionet | Coimbra

February 16th, 2022 | 6:00 pm

Age rating | 12+

Running time | approx. 2 hours

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Written during the 2020 lockdown and based on the life and work of the playwright’s own husband, Dr. Nathan Wolfe, a virologist and pandemic specialist. It is an intimate play, that deals with real stories of love, family and loss, through the depths of scientific research, the prescience in the prediction of pandemics and the harrowing need to face one’s own mortality.

Production Credits

Artistic Direction Mário Montenegro

Coordination and Revision Nuno Geraldo

Executive Production Francisca Moreira, Carolina Andrade, Vicente Paredes

Communication and Photography Francisca Moreira

Translation Adelaide Calheiros, Ana Botelho, António Calheiros, Bárbara Oliveira, Francisca Moreira, Nelson Cardoso, Nuno Geraldo, Nuno Meireles, Ricardo Jerónimo, Susana Pires

Reading António Calheiros, Carla Almeida, Carolina Andrade, Francisca Moreira, Margarida Silva, Mário Montenegro, Nelson Rodrigues, Nuno Geraldo

With the support of

Direção-Geral das Artes

Município de Coimbra

MAFIA — Federação Cultural de Coimbra

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