End of Times Therapy at Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space

Santa Monica Playhouse is excited to present the world premiere of Solange Castro’s powerful and poignant play, End of Times Therapy, to support the Save the Main Stage Campaign.

The year is 2037. Food is scarce, war is imminent, and the patriarchy dominates local tribes. A lone therapist sets up a practice in La Crescenta where she tries to help a young woman find a better life. But power and politics continue to dominate American life even in the post-apocalypse. End of Times Therapy, directed by Robert Yasamura, explores the themes of class wars, gender roles, romantic love and the therapeutic process in end of times Los Angeles and holds up a mirror to the times in which we now live. 

This striking world premiere features stage and screen celebrities Abigail Marlow (The Sopranos), Sarah Cortez (9-1-1), Anthony Riggins Jr (Catfish Christmas – Apple TV), A.J. Castro (NCIS); Leonard Wu (The Blacklist), Anne Gregory (American Crime Story: Impeachment), with Jeremy Guskin and Paul Jackson rounding out the company.

Solange Castro is a writer, standup comic and playwright. She is the author of the original play, Changes In The Mating Strategies of White People, published by Broadway Play Publishing and the memoir, Salsa Chica: How I Learned To Dance Salsa And Avoid Real Life. Her standup comedy album A Journey of Self Discovery, is available on Spotify. She was chosen as “Comic of the Week” on The Jackie & Laurie Show and performed at the SF Sketch Fest in 2020 and 2024 and is a regular performer at The Westside Comedy Theater, where she also teaches standup comedy, and co-produces the female and non-binary comedy show The Witching Hour.

The world premiere production of End of Times Therapy is a labor of love created by a community of artists and supporters collaborating to create something new and illuminating and profound. Says Castro, “I can’t think of anything healthier for a society to do.”

The beautiful Main Stage was destroyed in a water damage disaster in July 2024. Wonderful support is helping us make major inroads towards the rebuild - but we need your help! Please join Solange Castro and her wonderful company of artists in helping to bring this iconic theatre back to life. Add a donation to your admission ticket or donate online at SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com. 

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous contributions from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, and Playhouse PALS.