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5 x 5
By Transatlantic Love Affair
Created by The Ensemble
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Show Description
An anthology of five tales in a classic “tréteau” style, keeping the performers in one tiny square on the stage with no sets and no props. The biggest stories in the smallest space.
Genre and Content
Content Warnings
The creators say this show is appropriate for ages 12-15 and up
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Seat Reservations and Show Tickets
| Add to Schedule | Date | Time | Ticket Options | Quantity | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 08/01 | 7:00 PM | ||||
| Sun 08/04 | 5:30 PM | ||||
| Mon 08/05 | 10:00 PM | ||||
| Thu 08/08 ASL | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Sat 08/10 | 2:30 PM |
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Cast and Crew
Mark Benzel
EnsembleMark Benzel (he/him) is a theatre maker and teacher who seeks out collaborating on new works across disciplines. His curiosity and playfulness through improv, movement, and writing has been seen locally in The Seven Shot Symphony (2011 Ivey Award Winner) and The Sparrow (Live Action Set). Houdini, The Little Pilot, Unspeakable Things, etc (Sandbox Theatre), The Big Show (Jon Ferguson Theatre), and will you still love me tomorrow and Dreamless Land (Red Eye Theater).
As a collaborative director and creator Mark has worked on The Rule of Three (Four Humors) and frequently with Brooklyn-based duo The Coldharts on Eddie Poe, Unrepentant Necrophile, Edgar Perry, and Edgar Allan, which has appeared in Fringe Festivals across the U.S.
This January Mark will be co-directing a second run of the wordless, physically focused Improv Movement Project and performing in Attenborough: The Improvised Nature Documentary at HUGE theater. Mark also ongoingly works with the Remember Project to build more dementia-capable communities by using the arts and performance.
Amber Bjork
DirectorAmber (she/her) is the founding member / producer of The Winding Sheet Outfit and a freelance actor, director, and writer in the Twin Cites. She has performed with and directed for: The Winding Sheet Outfit, Theatre Unbound, Theatre Pro Rata, Sandbox Theatre, Freshwater Theatre, and Tedious Brief Productions. As an actor, she's also been on stage with Savage Umbrella, Nimbus Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, and others. She was named one of the 2019 Artists of the Year by CityPages and is a 2018 Minnesota Theater Awards Honoree (Exceptional Performative Direction, The Memory Box of the Sisters Fox).
This is Amber's third show with Transatlantic Love Affair (her first as director) and she is honored that these talented friends trust her to help them to tell these stories.
Cristina Castro
EnsembleCristina Florencia Castro (she/her) is an actor, playwright, arts administrator and has been active in the Twin Cities theater community for almost 15 years. Cristina is an Artist Core member with Ten Thousand Things and an ensemble member of TransAtlantic Love Affair. Cristina is a 2011 graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, a 2022 graduate of Augsburg University's MFA in Creative Writing Program, and is an Affiliated Writer at The Playwrights’ Center.
André Johnson, Jr.
Stage ManagerAndre (he/him) is a theater artist in the twin cities working primarily as a Stage manager. He has worked with various companies including The Winding Sheet Outfit, Full Circle Theater, Theater Pro Rata, among others.
Peyton McCandless
EnsemblePeyton McCandless (she/they) is thrilled to return to the Minnesota Fringe Festival with Transatlantic Love Affair! Peytie has performed with TLA in all their productions of These Old Shoes and Ash Land, and their Fringe Festival production of 105 Proof. She has also performed with The Winding Sheet Outfit (Marie Jeanne... Twin Cities Horror Festival 2023), Theatre Pro Rata (The Good Woman of Setzuan, Twelfth Night), Theatre Unbound (Silkworms), Freshwater Theatre, and nimbus theatre. They recently moved back to the Twin Cities after living in Oregon for eight years, where they performed with Oregon Children’s Theater, Speculative Drama, and Enso Theatre Ensemble. Peytie is also a teaching artist, director, and Global Somatics™ Practitioner.
Derek Lee Miller
EnsembleDerek (he/him) is an actor, writer, designer, builder, puppeteer and musician. A founding ensemble member of Transatlantic Love Affair, he has performed in TLA's Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, Red Resurrected, Ashland, These Old Shoes, 105 Proof, Emilie/Eurydice, and After the Fires, as well as directing The Privateer.
Derek has been performing at the Minnesota Fringe since 2005, and you may have seen him previously with Sandbox Theatre in June of Arc and Marie-Jeanne Valet, Who Defeated la Bete du Gevaudan; with The Winding Sheet Outfit in Blood Nocturne, You Are Cordially Invited to the Life and Death of Edward Lear, When Your Love Sets You on Fire, The Darger Project, and Årsgång; with Perpetual Motion Theatre Company in The Depth of the Ocean; or in his own solo show Know Your B-Movie Actors. In this current Fringe Festival, you can also see him in his other solo show The Banana Wars.
Derek is also the illustrator of the children's book, "The Princess in the Clouds" and is currently working on the long-term project "Song-a-Week", where he is attempting to write a new song every week for a year. To see all of the things that Derek has gotten up to in the past, please visit derekleemiller.com.
Mason Tacke
MusicianMason Tacke is a musician and composer based in the twin cities. He received a degree in music composition from St. Olaf college, where he participated musically in several theatre productions. This is his first time working with Transatlantic Love Affair, and is very humbled to be part of such a skilled group. When not on stage, Mason enjoys taking things apart, looking at the ground, and living room jam sessions with friends.
Allison Vincent
EnsembleAllison Vincent is an award-winning performer, director, writer, deviser, and educator. She has been honored to collaborate with companies and theaters across the Twin Cities. In addition to performing, Allison is a co-artistic director and founding member of Transatlantic Love Affair, a company member of Four Humors, and an instructor at the University of Minnesota and Augsburg University. You can also see Allison in her solo show Daddy Issues in the 2024 MN Fringe at the Phoenix theater and catch her direction of The Physicists for Dark & Stormy at the Gremlin Theater Aug. 23rd-Sep 15th.
Leslie Vincent
UnderstudyLeslie Vincent is a prolific songwriter and jazz vocalist. Equally at home singing the Great American Songbook, musical theater, and contemporary rock and pop, she has quickly become one of the most notable voices to emerge in the vibrant Minneapolis music scene, being hailed for her joy-filled performances and her “fun, human, beautiful interpretations” (Levi Weinhagen).
With a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theater, she relocated from Washington D.C., to Minneapolis to take part in its thriving theater scene. But after meeting noted jazz pianist George Mauer, she dove headfirst into a musical career. Playing with him introduced her to the nuances, beauty and infinite potential of jazz. Since then, Vincent has become an accomplished bandleader, playing 50+ shows a year across the Midwest, using her theatrical chops to bring drama, comedy and poise to the stage.
In 2020, she released her debut album These Foolish Things, which garnered much critical attention from fans and music critics in the Twin Cities, especially from Jazz88 FM, where she’s become a regular in-studio guest. She’s recorded with the band Viewers Like You and performed alongside Twin Cities legends including Jeremy Messersmith, Joyann Parker, and Patty Peterson. Now getting ready to release her new album About Last Night, Vincent is poised for the national spotlight, mixing jazz standards, vintage blues, and her own fresh originals. For more information, visit lesliedellavincent.com.
More Information
MUST SEE. "For 5 x 5, the troupe’s first Fringe in nine years, it offers an ideal distillation of its marvelously imaginative manner of making theater." - St. Paul Pioneer Press
FRINGE OF THE DAY AWARD. "This is without a doubt the 'Must See Show of the Festival'" - The Stages of MN
STRONG RECOMMENDATION. "Like no other show, in all the best ways." - Twin Cities Arts Reader
