Please Don't Ask About Becket

by Wendy Graf

When Emily Diamond dreams of her twin Beckett, who disappeared many years before, she attempts to unravel the mystery of what happened to Beckett and to her family. Do all members of a family remember the events differently? Do they all write their own narrative as to what really happened? What is real and what is rewritten in the minds of the survivors? Can parents love a child too much? Can a family ever...

When Emily Diamond dreams of her twin Beckett, who disappeared many years before, she attempts to unravel the mystery of what happened to Beckett and to her family. Do all members of a family remember the events differently? Do they all write their own narrative as to what really happened? What is real and what is rewritten in the minds of the survivors? Can parents love a child too much? Can a family ever really come to grips with its painful past? Can a person ever really make the journey to selfhood without breaking with the family that holds them tightly in their throes? These are the questions asked in Please Don't Ask About Beckett, a Memory Play and deeply felt family drama.

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Please Don't Ask About Becket

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  • Ken Levine: Please Don't Ask About Becket

    So much to relate to in this beautiful play. Family dynamics laid bare. Highly recommended.

    So much to relate to in this beautiful play. Family dynamics laid bare. Highly recommended.

  • Vince Melocchi: Please Don't Ask About Becket

    I saw a production of this play in Los Angeles last year and fell in love with the characters, the world they live in and the story as a whole. This play is a really great journey.

    I saw a production of this play in Los Angeles last year and fell in love with the characters, the world they live in and the story as a whole. This play is a really great journey.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Pacific Resident Theater, Los Angeles, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Interplay Jewish Theatre of Cleveland/Dobama Theater, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization Electric Footlights/ Sacred Fools Los Angeles, Calif, Year 2016