Memoirs of a Forgotten Man @ Thalia’s Umbrella (Seattle – Capitol Hill)

Alexei is an extraordinary man: he has a perfect memory. But he is a journalist in Stalin’s Russia, and when the State tells him to forget someone, he can’t — and then he disappears. A Soviet official is searching for him, and the official tries to enlist the help of the psychologist who studied him. But are the official’s reasons political or personal? Or both?

A slippery examination of the connections between memory and identity, Memoirs of a Forgotten Man is a celebration of a remarkable man — but it also counts the costs we pay when the State decides what the truth is. Written by D.W. Gregory, directed by Terry Edward Moore. Performed by Sunam Ellis, Patrick Harvey, Leslie Law, and Jon Lutyens.

Location: 12th Avenue Arts (1620 12th Ave., Seattle)

Pay-what-you-choose preview on 2/22; opens 2/23

Tickets ($54, or $20 for theatre artists) here.