I Remember Mama is a charming play based on Kathryn Forbes' collection of short stories entitled Mama's Bank Account. The play is narrated by Mama's daughter, Katrin, as a series of vignettes recalling the events in the lives of their family, Norwegian immigrants, in early 20th centrury San Francisco. Mama manages her household with grace and humour as an
assortment of eccentric relatives, boarders, and friends weave in and out of their lives. The
story is seen through the eyes of Katrin as she matures from a dreamy adolescent seen as "the dramatic one" by her parents to a mature young woman putting the finishing touches on her autobiography, "I Remember Mama".