EdFringe Talk: Horny for the End of the World

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“I get to go be a part of the festival with my apocalyptic anti-rom-com, Horny for the End of the world. It’s great, and a little surreal.”

WHO: Tatienne Hendricks-Tellefsen

WHAT: “Gen Z, try-hard, pick-me Ebeth gets dumped by the man of her dreams the day before everyone realizes the world is going to end. With the short time she has left to live, Ebeth obsesses over her humiliating past relationships and unhinged personal philosophies. This apocalyptic anti-romcom follows Ebeth on her journey of unintentional self-reflection.”

WHERE: Stephenson Theatre at theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall (Venue 53) 

WHEN: VARIES (40 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

It’s not my first time at Edinburgh Fringe, but it is my first time performing. I went 6 years ago right after I graduated school, and I was so inspired by all the creativity and variety of the festival. It put a fire under me, I thought, “if they can do it, I can do it.” I wrote some of my web-series, Adult, while I was there, and it went on to win awards, be selected at official selection at Lower East Side Film Festival, and get me invited to Tribeca Film Festival N.O.W. Creators Market.

And now I get to go be a part of the festival with my apocalyptic anti-rom-com, Horny for the End of the world. It’s great, and a little surreal.

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

A big thing I’ve learned in 2024, is it’s no biggy to face artistic failure when everything else is failing too. If I have a fun, ridiculous, low budget apocalyptic solo play that features mainly homemade props, like a an ottoman made of suitcases and faux-fur, and a visionless vision-board? Bring it to Scotland! Who cares, all our arts funding is cut or restricted in the US anyway. There might not even be theaters in the NYC in the next few years, at least not ones that a person who isn’t MEGA wealthy can afford (I’m ready to eat my weight in fringe comps bb).

And yes, I am very much putting this lesson into practice as I write this interview.

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Tell us about your show.

Of course! I wrote my show, because I was dumped right before the pandemic. I basically spent the whole time I was stuck at my parents house spiraling about a man who didn’t care about me, when I could have spent this very scary, unsure time in history connecting with my family, friends, or nature. I was out of control, I could feel how bored I was making everyone, but I could not stop.

I started channeling some of these negative social behaviors into a script, and Horny or the End of the World was born! A story about a delusional and shallow young woman named Ebeth, who gets dumped before the apocalypse and uses it as a distraction from her impending death … I do like to think I’m personally a little more self aware than my anti-heroine though.

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What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Well, you should definitely go see my friend Michael DeBartolo’s show “Tell Me Where Home is (I’m Starting to Forget)” It’s a beautiful meditation on coming to terms with your sexuality and the challenges of loving yourself when it feels like the world doesn’t.

I’m also very excited for Bebe Cave’s new show “CHRISTBRIDE”, I haven’t been able to see Kaila Galinat’s show about rejection in Manhattan, “Okay Bye,” so I’m definitely going to be hitting that up! I’m gonna see Daniel Sloss of course. I would recommend you guys see all those shows too. Unless you want to admit to me that you have bad taste or something.

See you at Fringe! ❤

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