RTC announces new dates and director for If I Forget

The Roundabout Theatre Company has announced that Tony winner Daniel Sullivan will direct the upcoming production of If I Forget, written by Steven Levenson, at off-Broadway's Laura Pels Theatre.

New dates for the production have also been announced. Originally scheduled to begins previews on 19 January 2017 and run through to 16 April 2017, the play will now begin previews on 2 February 2017, before an official opening on 2 March and a limited engagement through to 30 April 2017.

Synopsis: "In July of 2000, immediately following the failed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at Camp David, three adult siblings and their families gather in a suburb of DC for their father, Lou's, 75th birthday. Middle son Michael, a Jewish studies professor, has recently finished the manuscript he hopes will push him into tenure. Dedicated to his father, a Jewish WWII veteran, the book argues an incendiary point about American Jews, Israel, and the Holocaust - but Lou hasn't said a word about it, leaving Michael uneasy. And as the visit continues, it becomes clear that Lou isn't the only member of the family leaving things unspoken. Money, marriage, and career pressures bear down, quickly turning familial responsibility into resentment. With deep sensitivity and dark humor, If I Forget focuses an unwavering gaze on the personal politics of family, heritage, and history - and the scars and legacies they leave behind."

Cast and creative team information for If I Forget will be announced at a later date.

Daniel Sullivan earned a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2001 for 'Proof.' He also earned Tony nominations for 'The Merchant of Venice' (2011), 'Rabbit Hole' (2006), 'Morning's at Seven' (2002), 'The Sisters Rosensweig' (1993), 'Conversations With My Father' (1992) and 'The Heidi Chronicles' (1989).

- by Tom Millward