Theatrical storyteller Eddie Jen from San Francisco talks with Jo Tomalin about creating a first ever show and performing it at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Passionate about writing, Jen creates, writes and performs Seeking a Pen Pal for the End of the World playing at Just the Tonic at The Caves, August 1-24, 2025.
“After Trump 1.0’s mob breached the US capitol to destroy democracy on January 6th, 2021, an immigrant drag queen attorney from San Francisco began writing to a retired, White, Republican woman in Bountiful, Utah – his high school English teacher from thirty years ago. What happens when the political discussions stop and the personal begins? Can you really be friends with your former teacher? An interactive performance, with reading and writing prompts. We tell the story of our lives. For everyone who remembers their English teachers most fondly.”
Listen to our 7 minute interview with Eddie Jen:
More information about Eddie Jen and the show:
Website: https://seekingapenpal.com
Instagram: @one.good.sentence
