Jeremy Stanbary
Founder & Exec-Artistic Director

Jeremy holds a BA in Fine & Performing Arts with 20-years of experience producing and performing theater professionally while advancing his uniquely redemptive vision for the arts. In 2003, Jeremy began touring full-time with his original one-man and small-cast dramas. For the next 8-years, he performed for tens of thousands of people both nationally and internationally, reaching countless others via cable television. In 2011, Jeremy & Sarah founded Open Window Theatre, which has become a staple of the Twin Cities arts scene. Jeremy also has over 10-years of active experience in theater education for youth, developing and growing the E-Rhapsody Youth Theater program between 2007-2016. The legacy of the E-Rhapsody program lives on now as the Young Actors Academy.

Sarah Stanbary
Co-founder & YAA Instructor

Sarah is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with a dual degree in Theatre Performance and Arts Management. Sarah toured both nationally & internationally with husband Jeremy between 2007-2011 and also served as a youth theater instructor for their E-Rhapsody Youth Theater program from 2007-2016. Sarah continues to serve the aspiring young talent at Open Window Theatre as an occasional instructor with our Young Actors Academy program, and serves as a volunteer member of our YAA Committee.

Aside from her acting talents, Sarah is also an accomplished ballroom dancer and dance instructor.

Mark Dittman
Managing Director

Mark Dittman is a versatile and results-oriented organizational leader, coming to us in the summer of 2024 with more than 25 years in church business administration. He holds a BA in Psychology & Liberal Arts from the University of Minnesota-Morris, a Master of Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas, and an MBA from Bethel University. He is Working Genius Certified and is a Certified Senior Professional through the Society for Human Resource Management. Mark has a love of art, literature, and history and is a historical reenactor with the First Regiment of Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He is excited to bring his skills, experience and interests in service to the mission of Open Window Theatre.

Thaxton Gamache
Box Office Manager & Office Admin

Thaxton is a graduate of the University of Northwestern – St. Paul with a BS in English Literature and Writing. His love for theatre began at a young age, attending a myriad of productions at Children’s Theatre Company with his family and for field trips. He cultivated and evolved his passion by performing as an actor in many productions throughout high school and college. In his professional life he has been in entertainment and management for several years. As a consumer and producer of many creative mediums, stories and those who tell them have always captivated him, and he is ecstatic to be able to use his skills to further the mission of redemptive storytelling at Open Window Theatre.

Rose Dittman
Traveling Theater Booking Manager & YAA Coordinator

Rose began as a part-time Box Office Associate and certified beer & wine server at OWT during Season 11 (2024-2025). Starting July 1, 2025, Rose will be joining our full-time staff as Booking Manager for our touring productions along with Young Actors Academy Coordinator. Rose is excited to share the beauty of Open Window Theatre’s productions across the nation and serve our young actors and their families in their growth in the performing arts. She brings a unique perspective to this work, having gained several years of administrative and communications experience in the veterinary medicine field, and is passionate now about promoting Open Window’s mission of redemptive storytelling both locally and nationally. “I’ve been so blessed by the truth, goodness and beauty of OWT’s productions, and am so grateful and excited to play a part in the mission of this wonderful theater.”

Nate Farley
House Manager & Resident Designer

Nate has been with OWT since our second season (2012-2013) and has been a cornerstone of our operations since that time. Nate is a Librarian by day at the University of Northwestern–St. Paul, and a freelance designer/actor by night. His acting talents were featured on the OWT stage in our production of Shadowlands in 2013, although most patrons will recognize him as our friendly house manager at most productions. Nate’s broad spectrum of creative talents are showcased mostly through our props, sets, and costumes. He has served as the props designer for most of our shows since 2014 in addition to designing the sets for The Jeweler’s Shop (2014), Lolek (2020), FRASSATI (2021), A Christmas Carol (2021) and George Orwell’s 1984 (2022). Nate’s costume design work has also been featured in The Jeweler’s Shop, The World Over, Lolek, and every production of our ’21-’22 season.

Jeromy Darling
IT/Website Development

Lauren Volkart
Volunteer Coordinator

Lauren hails from the sunshine state of Florida and made her way to Minnesota by way of New Jersey. She graduated from Florida State University in 2016, worked in college campus ministry for a number of years after that, and now works for the Ordway in St. Paul. Lauren discovered her passion for theatre during college, and it flourished during her two years living in New Jersey with frequent trips to NYC. She is thrilled to have a space where her passions in administration, theatre, and community-building can work together within the mission of Open Window both as a volunteer coordinator for our performances as well as an occasional stage manager.