Jeremy Stanbary
Roles: Playwright, Director, Sound & Projections Designer, Actor (Marco)

Jeremy holds a BA in Fine & Performing Arts with over 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. Since then, Jeremy has written five original full-length plays for the OWT stage and is working on his sixth one, Joan of Arc, which is scheduled to premiere this spring.

Jeromy Darling
Role: Pier Giorgio Frassati

Jeromy is an actor, singer-songwriter and professional speaker. He’s appeared in commercial, print, film, television and various stage productions, including the role of Will Kellogg in the popular History Channel mini-series “The Food That Built America”. He has previously been seen on stage at Open Window Theatre in Lolek, Frassati, George Orwell’s 1984, Nicholas, Mercy Unrelenting, The Scrutinies, and The Living Water.

Cecilia Hanson
Roles: Luciana Frassati + Extras

Cecilia is honored to be returning to the stage for this production of Frassati.  Since the last production, another baby girl has been added to the family! Prior to the first run of Frassati, Cecilia played Gemma in Missed the Boat Theatre’s inaugural run of Catholic Young Adults: the Musical. Her past work has been with the Black Hills Playhouse and the South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, among others. By day, she homeschools her three older children and would like to thank her kids for their patience with this project. However, the biggest thank you belongs to her wonderful and supportive husband, Andrew.

Sarah Stanbary
Roles: Laura Hidalgo, Mariscia + Extras

Sarah is the co-founder of Open Window Theatre and 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. 

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

Stephen O’Toole
Role: Co-Director

Stephen has been a Twin Cities based theatre practitioner for over thirty years and has taught & directed at Century College, Lyric Arts, Elk River Community Theatre, Lakeshore Players and Festival Theatre. Stephen was a company member for five seasons with Door Shakespeare in Door County, Wisconsin. At Open Window Theatre, Stephen has ben privileged to direct The Potting Shed and The Originalist, while providing directorial assistance for LOLEK, SCRUTINIES, NICHOLAS, MERCY UNRELENTING, and FRASSATI. Stephen holds an MFA in Theatre Arts and M.Ed. both from the University of Minnesota.

Caecilia Hanson
Roles: Stage Manager & Board Operator

Caecilia is an actress and script supervisor based in the Twin Cities. She is excited to be working with the Open Window team as Stage Manager for this production of Frassati. Her most notable works have been as an actress in the stage production of His Name is Michael, as a script supervisor for the upcoming feature film adaptation of His Name is Michael, and as an actress and script supervisor for the short film titled Around You. When she is not working, Caecilia loves traveling and seeing new shows.

Nathan Farley
Roles: Set & Props Designer, Costume Designer, House Manager

Nate has been with OWT since our second season (2012-2013) and has been a cornerstone of our operations since then. Nate is a Librarian by day at the University of Northwestern–St. Paul, and a freelance designer/actor by night. Nate’s broad spectrum of creative talents are showcased in a variety of ways as our Resident Designer at Open Window Theatre, having worked on just about every production in one way or another since Season 3. His love for people and his heart for service is on display at almost every performance as our lead House Manager.

Sue Berger
Role: Lighting Designer

Sue is thrilled to return to OWT after previously designing lights for Dante’s Inferno, The Living Water, The Lilies of the Field, Wizard of Oz, and most recently, A Christmas Carol (2024). Sue is Production Coordinator and Resident Lighting Designer at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Her work has been seen with The Finnish National Opera, Arizona BroadwayTheatre, The Palace Theatre WI Dells, Yellow Tree, Historic Pantages Theatre, Ordway Center, North Star Opera, Valleyfair, MusicBox Theatre, Carousel Dinner Theatre, Circa21 and Park Square Theatre, among others. She enjoys spending her summers designing for Iowa’s Cedar Summerstock while also teaching at ChanDT’s Musical Theatre Camp. She’s been a guest artist with several universities and high schools, has taught theatre for all levels.