"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.