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Afterwords: LIKE FATHER
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
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Like Father
A true-crime podcast unearths a family’s past, forcing them to confront identity, legacy, and the consequences of obsession.
Best enjoyed by audiences ages 13 and up.
Created by Jacob Ryan Smith
By Jacob Ryan Smith & Caroline Pernick
Choreography by Dell Howlett
Directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Produced by Special Arrangement with Westway Studios
Like Father is a coming-of-age musical set against America’s true-crime obsession. After her father’s arrest, seventeen-year-old Chris moves in with her estranged mother, Michelle, and stepfather, Ben. When a hit true-crime podcast exposes their family's disturbing past to the world, they are forced to face the truth of what brought them together, or risk being undone by its consequences.
Driven by a bold, innovative folk-pop score, Like Father explores legacy, identity, and the cost of obsession, inspired by the loved ones left in the wake of infamous serial killers—and by the true-crime industry’s meteoric rise to over 250 million listeners worldwide.
Like Father emerged as the winner of the inaugural Open Jar Musical Shark Tank and was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O’Neill New Music Theater Festival.
Contains explicit language and graphic descriptions of violence; depicts drinking and smoking; addresses sexual identity and true-crime topics, including violence, murder, trauma and grief.
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Hertz Stage
A Coming-of-Age Musical by Jacob Ryan Smith and Caroline Pernick
OCT 8 – NOV 15, 2026
A true-crime podcast unearths a family’s past, forcing them to confront identity, legacy, and the consequences of obsession.
Best enjoyed by audiences ages 13 and up.
Created by Jacob Ryan Smith
By Jacob Ryan Smith & Caroline Pernick
Choreography by Dell Howlett
Directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Produced by Special Arrangement with Westway Studios
Like Father is a coming-of-age musical set against America’s true-crime obsession. After her father’s arrest, seventeen-year-old Chris moves in with her estranged mother, Michelle, and stepfather, Ben. When a hit true-crime podcast exposes their family’s disturbing past to the world, they are forced to face the truth of what brought them together, or risk being undone by its consequences.
Driven by a bold, innovative folk-pop score, Like Father explores legacy, identity, and the cost of obsession, inspired by the loved ones left in the wake of infamous serial killers—and by the true-crime industry’s meteoric rise to over 250 million listeners worldwide.
Like Father emerged as the winner of the inaugural Open Jar Musical Shark Tank and was a semi-finalist at the Eugene O’Neill New Music Theater Festival.
Contains explicit language and graphic descriptions of violence; depicts drinking and smoking; addresses sexual identity and true-crime topics, including violence, murder, trauma and grief.
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“At its core, LIKE FATHER is about learning to live beyond the shadows we inherit—a journey through grief, forgiveness, and the radical act of reclaiming your own name. It’s a surprising, darkly funny, deeply human story that speaks to so many of us reckoning with the weight of our histories and the hope of transformation. New work like this needs room to take risks, and regional theaters are where those stories are given oxygen; I’m thrilled to work alongside artists and producing partners with an unflinching belief in bold, emotionally intelligent storytelling, and proud that the Alliance is a national home where artists are trusted to push boundaries, deepen our empathy, and imagine what’s possible.”
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Afterwords: LIKE FATHER
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Free with Ticket
Afterwords: LIKE FATHER
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Free with Ticket
Afterwords: LIKE FATHER
Join us for a post-show discussion with the cast of LIKE FATHER. Afterwords discussions are free for ticket holders. No RSVP required.
Free with Ticket
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