In 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 concerned woman holds a phone to her ear whiile a living room full of six other people anxiously watch her.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/If-I-Forget/0023_Tasha-Lawrence-Larry-Bryggman-Jeremy-Shamos-Seth-Steinberg-Gary-Wilmes-Maria-Dizzia-in-IF-I-FORGET-Photo-by-Joan-Marcus-2017.jpg)
Tasha Lawrence, Larry Bryggman, Jeremy Shamos, Seth Steinberg, Gary Wilmes, and Maria Dizzia
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman and a man sit on the floor of a bedroom and smile while looking through papers in a blue box.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/If-I-Forget/0055_Maria-Dizzia-Jeremy-Shamos-in-IF-I-FORGET-Photo-by-Joan-Marcus-2017.jpg)
Maria Dizzia and Jeremy Shamos
Photo by Joan Marcus![A split level set of a house. On the top in a bedroom, an older and younger man sit on the edge of a bed. Downstairs in the dining room, three people quietly sit at the table.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/If-I-Forget/0117_Jeremy-Shamos-Seth-Steinberg-Maria-Dizzia-Larry-Bryggman-Kate-Walsh-in-IF-I-FORGET-Photo-by-Joan-Marcus-2017.jpg)
Jeremy Shamos, Seth Steinberg, Maria Dizzia, Larry Bryggman, and Kate Walsh
Photo by Joan Marcus![Seven family members lounge around a living room, some sharing a one-seat chair, some on the floor, some standing.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/If-I-Forget/0175_Tasha-Lawrence-Jeremy-Shamos-Maria-Dizzia-Larry-Bryggman-Kate-Walsh-Gary-Wilmes-Seth-Steinberg-in-IF-I-FORGET-Photo-by-Joan-Marcus-2017.jpg)
Tasha Lawrence, Jeremy Shamos, Maria Dizzia, Larry Bryggman, Kate Walsh, Gary Wilmes, and Seth Steinberg
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man and woman sit on the edge of a bed and a woman stands next to them. They all smile as the woman on the bed holds a box and a sheet of paper.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/If-I-Forget/0368_Jeremy-Shamos-Kate-Walsh-Maria-Dizzia-in-IF-I-FORGET.jpg)
Jeremy Shamos, Kate Walsh, and Maria Dizzia
Photo by Joan Marcus![](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/If-I-Forget/0469_Jeremy-Shamos-Kate-Walsh-in-IF-I-FORGET-Photo-by-Joan-Marcus-2017.jpg)
Jeremy Shamos and Kate Walsh
Photo by Joan MarcusIf I Forget Cast
- Lou Fischer
- Larry Bryggman
- Sharon Fischer
- Maria Dizzia
- Ellen Manning
- Tasha Lawrence
- Michael Fischer
- Jeremy Shamos
- Joey Oren
- Seth Steinberg
- Holly Fischer
- Kate Walsh
- Howard Kilberg
- Gary Wilmes
Levenson’s If I Forget will begin preview performances on February 2, 2017 at the Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. This is a limited engagement off-Broadway through April 30, 2017.
Opening Night: February 22, 2017
If I Forget is a recipient of anEdgerton Foundation New Play Award.
Roundabout’s work with new and emerging playwrights and directors, as well as development of new work, is made possible by Katheryn Patterson and Tom Kempner.
We gratefully acknowledge the Roundabout Leaders for New Works: Alec Baldwin, Linda L. D’Onofrio, Peggy and Mark Ellis, Jodi and Dan Glucksman, Sylvia Golden, Hess Foundation, Inc., Judith and Douglas Krupp, K. Myers, Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater, Laura Rodgers, Seedlings Foundation, Lauren and Danny Stein, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Dr. Leonard Tow and Lori Uddenberg.
If I Forget is generously supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
![The empty house of the Laura Pels Theatre. Rows of grey chairs incline upwards towards the back of the house.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_340,q_auto:eco,w_440/e_grayscale/e_tint:100:391f55:0p:ea5297:100p/v1/placeholders/Pells_1000x386.jpg)
Presented at
Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre
111 West 46th Street, New York, NY
between 6th and 7th Avenues