Like Father, Like Salt
About Like Father, Like Salt
How do we break out of the cycles we are born into? Over the course of one night, in a mansion tucked away in the wooded hills of Austin, Texas, a group of individuals wrestle with the aftermath of their own histories. Gut, an Afghan war veteran seeks her own corrosive idea of justice – she holds hostage the uber-rich Reuben, a man cursed by the shadow of his own father. Her plan starts to unravel as her sister starts asking questions, a mentally disturbed stranger arrives fleeing from the cold, and an expensive secret, hidden in the freezer, is discovered. This absurd illustration of revenge, class struggle, and spiritual absolution, drives these people towards revelations about the world and themselves, but at a dangerous cost.
Note from the Author:
The first step is to pose questions. As a young playwright I know enough to know that I don’t know. I have no answers. I write and act, not to show, but to find. To ask questions in search of the truth. My play, Like Father, Like Salt, is a deep and gross expression of this. It asks many questions like: How can we move on from the traumas we inherit from our families? What does it mean to go too far? What is justice? My play merely suggests possible answers and possible paths to finding these truths, but ultimately the truth can only be revealed within each audience member. The endeavor of mounting Like Father, Like Salt is my expression of finding the truth.
