BE NOT AFRAID

Alex Church

Co-Writer/Co-Director/Composer/Producer
Alex Church (He/Him) is a director, dramaturg, performer, playwright, and Artistic Director of Third Space Theater (@Third.Space.Theater). He has worked creatively with The Playwrights' Center, Children's Theatre Co., the Tank NYC, Illusion Theater, Gremlin Theater, Theater in the Round, and several other fabulous local companies. He holds a B.I.S. in Theater, Mass Communication, and Political Science from the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. www.alex-church.com - @Alex.And.Or.Church on instagram.

Ben Qualley

Jordan
Ben is excited to be working with Third Space after working with them on Plano earlier this year! He is a local actor based out of the Twin Cities who has been working all around town for the past few years. He wants to thank everyone who came together in the community to make this show happen!

Em Adam Rosenberg

The Angel
THEATER: Theatre Latté Da: My Ántonia; Ten Thousand Things: Men on Boats; Children’s Theatre Company: Treasure Island; History Theatre: Whoa, Nellie! The Outlaw King of the Wild Middle West; Guthrie Theater: Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Hamlet; Trademark Theater: Ostentatious Outlaws of Neehai Valley; Artistry Theater: Rent; Third Space Theater: Breach, Plano; The Gray Mallard Theater Co.: Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night. AWARDS: Best Performer In A Play, 2024 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis/St. Paul Awards, Romeo and Juliet, The Gray Mallard Theater Co. TRAINING: Gaiety School of Acting; B.A. Theatre Arts, B.S. Marketing/Business, University of Minnesota. UPCOMING: She Loves Me, Ten Thousand Things. emrosetheatre.com

Hannah Leatherbarrow

The Baron
Hannah is an actor, director and dramaturg who has worked in different capacities with Dark & Stormy Productions, Theatre Novi Most, Theatre Pro Rata, Theatre in the Round, Running Errands and others. She has a BA in Theatre & English from the U of M, and is a company member with Third Space. She performed in BREACH and Plano with TST, as well as directed Dutch: Made in America. Favorite oil is olive. Favorite fictional oil barons are Daniel Plainview and Abraham H. Parnassus.

Logan Lang

Peter
Logan Lang (he/him) is excited to be joining Third Space Theater for his Minnesota Fringe Festival debut! Recent credits include Guthrie Theater: Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women; The Modern Rep: Salome; Park Square Theatre: Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium; Children’s Theatre Company: Treasure Island. Website: logan-lang.com / IG: @loganjlang

Mariabella Sorini

Micah/Co-Writer
Mariabella is a writer, actor, and artist in the Twin Cities with a background and passion for social and cultural activism. Selected acting credits include: Third Space Theater, Theater in the Round Players, Theater Underground, Cardboard Suitcase Productions, Combustible Company. She received a BA in English from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities and is a company member of Third Space Theater as well as a co-writer of last year’s Fringe show, Breach. She has a love of Gothic literature, a soft spot for stories about monsters, and has found great joy in her small but mighty garden this summer.

Mary Lofredo

Deer/Costume Designer
Mary Lofreddo is a theatre artist with numerous stage appearances throughout Minnesota and Texas, and holds a BA in Theatre from the University of North Texas. Highlighted credits include Conscience (Theatre in the Round), BREACH (Third Space Theater), The Crucible (Night Fire Theatre Company), The Rocky Horror Show (4CT), Urinetown (Lakeshore Players Theatre), and many more. By day, Mary is the owner of Lofreddo's Alterations, and when not onstage or sewing, they enjoy drawing, working on their model railroad, and collecting vintage items.

Rachel Brees

Sound Designer
Rachel Brees (she/her) is a Twin Cities-based sound designer and audio engineer. Her recent credits include Minnesota Opera, The Playwrights' Center, Pillsbury House and Theatre, Ten Thousand Things, The Parsnip Ship, Marketplace Morning Report, and Minnesota Public Radio. She also is a sound designer for the children's science podcast, Brains On! She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Music from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Sebastian Grim

Mason
Sebastian is thrilled to be joining Third Space for the first time! Since graduating from The UMN BFA in 2021 he has acted and fixed bikes around the Twin Cities. He would like to thank his mom and dad for their awesomeness and the planet we all live on for its fortitude, may we learn from it again and again.

Stephanie Kahle

Co-Director
Stephanie Kahle (she/her) is an Actor and Stage Manager in the Twin Cities, a core company member of Third Space Theater, and is ecstatic to be making her directorial debut with “Be Not Afraid” after acting as Movement Director for TST’s 2025 production of BREACH. Recent performance credits include Plano (Third Space Theater), Salomé (The Modern Rep), Pride and Prejudice (Theatre in the Round) and BREACH (Third Space Theater). Next up Stephanie will be understudying A Very Good Christmas Carol with Jeffrey Nolan and Hawken Paul, then cooking up something juicy with TST in the winter. Keep your eye out! Instagram: @steph_kahle and @ThirdSpaceTheater

Tamira Rashid

Sam
Tamira Rashid is fucking jazzed to return to the Minnesota Fringe Fest! Recently she's played Ashley in Lion's Tooth as a part of Melancholics Anonymous' New Play Series, and Ellen Karras in Academonic at MN Fringe Fest 2025. Tamira is also trying to become a hat person this year, which is more complicated and trying than one would think.

Wren Heiman

Stage Manager
Wren is a Southern MN stage manager and theatre technician. They hold a BA in Theatre from Gustavus Adolphus College, and have worked in previous seasons with Peninsula Players and Chautauqua Theatre Company. They're delighted to be getting involved with MN Fringe and TST for the very first time! (heimansm.com)