Artistic Director

Isabel Nelson

Isabel Nelson is a performer, director, and theatre creator in the Twin Cities. She received her B.A. from Macalester College in Theatre and Religious Studies, and a certificate in Creating Theatre at the Lecoq-based London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA). She conceived and directed Ballad of the Pale Fisherman, Red Resurrected Emilie/Eurydice, The Devout, and After the Fires, and performed and collaborated on Ash Land, These Old Shoes, and Solitaire, and co-directed ​Promise Land. Other directing credits include work with Black Dirt Theater, Macalester College, and Theater Unbound.  As a performer, she has worked with the Children's Theater Company, Live Action Set, Jon Ferguson Theatre, and Four Humors, among others. In 2012, the expanded version of Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (presented at the Illusion Theater) was recognized with an Ivey Award for Emotional Impact, and Isabel received the Emerging Artist Ivey.  In 2015 she was honored with the National Theater Conference's Outstanding Emerging Professional Award. She is currently pursuing her M.Div. in Theology and the Arts from United Theological Seminary in St. Paul, MN.

Core Ensemble

Eric Marinus

Eric Marinus is a Twin Cities-based performer. He trained in the UK at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA). Here in Minnesota, he has worked with Transatlantic Love Affair, Live Action Set, Interact, Black Dirt Theater, and Savage Umbrella. He has performed at the Guthrie's Dowling Studio, the Illusion Theater, the Southern, Theatre in the Round, and in the Minnesota Fringe. With Transatlantic Love Affair, he has performed in Ash Land, These Old Shoes, 105 Proof, Emilie/Eurydice, Promise Land, and The Privateer.
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Derek Lee Miller

Derek Lee Miller is an actor, puppeteer, designer, writer and musician. He earned his BFA in acting and technical theatre at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. During his time there, he founded the Last Chance Theatre, an underground experimental black box space and was awarded the school’s McNabb Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Theater.  He has toured nationally as a puppeteer for Madcap Puppets in Cincinnati, OH and regionally as an actor/educator for Twin Cities companies National Theatre for Children and Teatro del Pueblo. The Yaddo Artists Colony in Saratoga Springs, NY awarded him two residencies for playwriting in 2006 and 2007.  Derek was voted Outstanding Male Performance of the 2011 Minnesota Fringe Festival for his role in Transatlantic Love Affair’s Red Resurrected and was also part of that group’s 2012 Ivey Award-winning play, Ballad of the Pale Fisherman.

Adelin Phelps

Adelin Phelps is a founding and core member of Transatlantic Love Affair. Since graduating from Coe College with a B.A. in Theatre, she has worked with the Minnesota Shakespeare Company, the Brazen Theatre, the Workhouse Theatre, the American Shakespeare Repertory Theatre, Jon Ferguson Theatre, Freshwater Theatre, Illusion Theatre, Walking Shadow Theatre, Swandive Theatre, Park Square Theatre, and others.

Allison Witham

Allison Witham is a Twin Cities-based performer, director, writer, deviser, and teacher. Allison is a proud alum of the University of Minnesota's B.A. Theater program, and teaches English at South High School. In addition to performing all around the Twin Cities, she is a core and founding member of Transatlantic Love Affair, a company member of Umbrella Collective, and a teaching artist at the Guthrie Theater.

Past Core Ensemble Members

Heather Bunch (Core Ensemble Member 2011-2019)
Red Resurrected (2011, 2013)
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2012, 2016)
Ash Land (2012, 2014)
These Old Shoes (2013, 2015)
Solitaire (2014)
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015, 2016)
Emilie/Eurydice (2015)
The Privateer (2017)
The Devout (2019)

Willie Gambucci (Core Ensemble Member 2010-2013)
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2010, 2012)
Red Resurrected (2011, 2013)
Ash Land (2012)

Diogo Lopes (Core Ensemble Member 2010-2018)
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2010, 2012, 2016)
Red Resurrected (2011, 2013)
Ash Land (2012, 2014) - Director
These Old Shoes (2013, 2015) - Director
Solitaire (2014) - Director
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015, 2016) - Director
Promise Land (2017) - Director

Anna Reichert (Core Ensemble Member 2010-2014)
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2010, 2012)
Red Resurrected (2011, 2013)
Ash Land (2012, 2014) - Costume Designer
These Old Shoes (2013) - Costume Designer

Collaborators

Avi Aharoni
Promise Land (2017)
After the Fires - (Development Workshop 2019)

Gracie Anderson
After the Fires (2020)

Amber Bjork
Solitaire (2014)
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015, 2016)

China Brickey
The Privateer (2017)

Barry Browning
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2016) - Lighting Designer
After the Fires - Lighting Designer

Cristina Castro
​The Devout (2019)

Vinecia Coleman
After the Fires (2020)

Domino D'Lorion
After the Fires (2020)

Emily Dantuma
Emilie/Eurydice (2015) - Musician/Composer
Promise Land (2017) - Musician/Composer
After the Fires (2020) - Musician/Composer

Peyton Dixon
Promise Land (2017)

Joy Dolo
Solitaire (Development Workshop 2014)
Emilie/Eurydice (2015)
The Devout (2019) - Assistant Director

George Dornbach
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015)

Antonio Duke
The Privateer (2017)

Emily Dussault
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2016)

Julia Gay
Promise Land (2017)

Joanna Harmon
Emilie/Eurydice (Development Workshop 2015)

Alex Hathaway
Solitaire (2014) - Musician/Composer
Emilie/Eurydice (2015)
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2016)

Emily Madigan
Promise Land (2017)

Peyton McCandless
Ash Land (2012, 2014)
These Old Shoes (2013, 2015)
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015)

C Michael Menge
After the Fires (Development Workshop 2019)

​Emily Michaels King
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2016)
Promise Land (2017)

Natavia Lewis
The Devout (2019)

Nora Montañez 
The Privateer (2017)

Gregory Parks
Promise Land (2017)

Adam Patterson
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2016) - Musician

Natalie Remus (Founding Ensemble Member)
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2010)
Emilie/Eurydice (2015)

Nick Saxton
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2016)

Walken Schweigert
The Devout (2019) - Musician/Composer
After the Fires (2020) - Vocal Composition

Boo Segersin
After the Fires (2020)

Siddeeqah Shabazz
The Devout (2019)

John Stephens
The Privateer (2017)

Sam Stroup
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015) - Musician

Dustin Tessier
These Old Shoes (2013, 2015) - Musician/Composer
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015, 2016) - Musician/Composer
The Privateer (2017) - Musician/Composer

Michael Wangen
Ballad of the Pale Fisherman (2012, 2016) - Lighting Designer
Red Resurrected (2013) - Lighting Designer
Ash Land (2014) - Lighting Designer
These Old Shoes (2015) - Lighting Designer
Emilie/Eurydice (2015) - Lighting Designer
The Privateer (2017) - Lighting Designer
The Devout (2019) - Lighting Designer

Sally Wingert
Emilie/Eurydice (Development Workshop 2015)

Nick Wolf
Ash Land (2014)
105 Proof, or The Killing of Mack "The Silencer" Klein (2015, 2016)

Harper Zwicky
Ash Land (2012, 2014) - Musician/Composer