They called it the last house on the block.

It was a nonprofit rehab in East Hollywood — a place where people landed after every other intervention failed. Chris Jensen arrived in April 2018 with one suitcase, no keys, and a knack for getting loaded at exactly the wrong moment.

Adapted from a series of original essays on Substack, Last House on the Block is the true story of what happened next. Funny, unsparing, and finally hopeful, it’s a one-of-a-kind play about the long way round to healing.