Before I Forget

The new solo show from the creators of The Mushroom Cure about memory, mortality and meaning.

“Fantastic show – a tour de force! Hilarious and deeply moving.”

– Michael Pollan

“Brilliant! Adam Strauss is an art form of his own… Capped by a huge, room-rocking ending that uses a live AI therapist.”

– Theatrius

“Captivating… Strauss is so funny and engaging”

– San Francisco Gazetteer
Before I Forget Performance

Before I Forget is the ferociously funny true tale about the impossibility of getting life right, told by a man trying to outrun his genes, his past, and his search history. Artificial intelligence, Alzheimer’s disease, ancient Greece, and modern love all collide in a wildly inventive odyssey through memory, mortality and meaning.

Built from Adam Strauss’s real experience caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s while navigating the end of a long relationship, Before I Forget is emotionally grounded, formally inventive, and very, very funny, even as it looks unflinchingly at aging and grief.

What kind of show is this?

  • 90 minute solo performance
  • Comedy-forward with emotional depth
  • Minimal technical and set requirements
  • Adaptable for PACs, theaters, universities, festivals, and residencies
  • Ideally suited for talkbacks and community engagement programming

Why presenters program it

  • Audiences laugh first, then reflect
  • Alzheimer’s is addressed with compassion and humor
  • Created by writer/performer Adam Strauss and director/developer Jonathan Libman, the same team behind The Mushroom Cure, with a long track record of critical and commerical success
For booking inquiries or more info, please email
info@themushroomcure.com.
Adam Strauss on stage