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“Steven Levenson’s passionate and provoking If I Forget is a family play… Irritable and animated, the Fischers come vibrantly alive in this young playwright’s funny, bruising, searching voice.” —Alexis Soloski, New York Times
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.
“Steven Levenson’s passionate and provoking If I Forget is a family play and a political play . . . Irritable and animated, the Fischers come vibrantly alive in this playwright’s funny, bruising, searching voice.” —Alexis Soloski, New York Times
“Gripping . . . The problem with many family dramas is that the families are so often hateful. Levenson avoids that trap in If I Forget, writing about a tribe of middle-aged Jewish neurotics who snipe and squabble after the death of their mother—but who love one another . . . One secret after another is teased out.” —Marilyn Stasio, Variety
“Magnificent . . . The miraculous thing about Levenson’s talent is that he makes us understand the Fischers’ private code even though it’s not our family . . . An amazing play.” — Robert Hofler, Wrap
“Funny and deeply unsettling . . . wholly conceived and deeply felt. Levenson is such an expansive and gifted writer.” —Jeremy Gerard, Deadline