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UPSTAGE CALLBOARD If I Forget


By Steven Levenson Directed by Daniel Sullivan


Ln the final months before 9/11, liberal Jewish studies professor Michael Fischer has reunited with his two sisters to celebrate their father's 75th birthday. Each deeply invested in their own version of family history, the siblings clash over everything from Michael’s controversial scholarly work to the mounting pressures of caring for an ailing parent. As destructive secrets and long-held resentments bubble to the surface, the three negotiate—with biting humor and razor—sharp insight—how much of the past they’re willing to sacrifice for a chance at a new beginning. If I Forget tells a powerful tale of a family and a culture at odds with itself.


From Steven Levenson, acclaimed writer of Dear Evan Hansen and Roundabout’s The Language of Trees, comes If I Forget, a sharply funny, unflinchingly honest new play about the


stories we choose to believe, the compromises we can’t avoid and the hurt only our nearest and dearest can inflict.


a note from Artistic Director Todd Haimes


This production of If I Forget marks the third time that Roundabout is bringing the work of playwright Steven Levenson to the stage. I would say third time’s the charm, but frankly, our first two outings with this gifted artist were nothing short of charming themselves. Steven was only the second playwright ever produced in our Roundabout Underground program, and to have this ongoing relationship with him as his career and work continue to grow has been incredibly rewarding. Steven has never shied away from taking on the major issues of the day, and this piece is no different. Treading into sensitive territory, this play asks us to really look at the America we were before 9/11, the way that American Jews have or have not assimilated, and the attitude of this country towards Israel. It’s sure to provoke discussion, which is exactly what a great new play should do.


when where who


July 29, 2000 and February 18, 2001


Tenleytown, a white, upper-middle class neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C.


Lou Fischer Holly Fischer Michael Fischer Sharon Fischer Ellen Manning Howard Kilberg Joey Oren


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