Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join us in the gardens!

Playwright, Artistic Production Manager, Propmaster   

 Dylan Bailey is a Raleigh-based theatre artist. He works as Seed Art Share’s Managing Director and is a member of the Pure Life Theatre Core Leadership. He holds a BFA in Theatre for Youth from East Carolina University.  As a teaching artist, he works with RLT, Applause! Youth Theatre, NCT, Seed Art Share, TAP, SAY, and more! In addition to teaching he’s worked professionally as a freelance actor and theatre technician with Seed Art Share, Burning Coal Theatre, Pittsboro Youth Theatre, Theatre in the Park, and Summer Storybook Theatre. In 2018 toured throughout Polish primary schools. Since 2016 he has worked as a teaching artist and facilitator with the Confident Voices program at Camp SAY: A Camp for Young People Who Stutter.  When not on a stage or in a classroom, he enjoys writing and adapting new plays for young audiences like The Many Adventures of Peter Rabbit! 

 Flopsy  

 Eliana Breed is excited to be returning to the Seed Art Share stage having previously been seen in Seed Art Share's virtual presentation of Peter Rabbit.  In addition to her role as Flopsy, Eliana played 'Alice' in Alice in Wonderland and 'Young Cinderella' in Cinderella through Seed Art Share and NC Theatre Conservatory (respectively). Eliana is from Garner, NC, attends middle school at Oak City Academy, and has been acting since she was 4 years old! In her free time, she enjoys baking, horseback riding, and reading the thickest novels she can find. With an uncanny ability to memorize large lines & hefty portions of scripts, the stage is definitely her happy place!

Mama Rabbit

 Julia Chung is a homeschooled 17-year-old. She has been in several local theater productions such as Charlotte's Web with CAPA (Martha Arable), The Secret Garden with Applause! Youth Theatre (Kanchi), The Wizard of Oz with CAPA (Tin Man), and Once On This Island with Applause! Youth Theatre (Ensemble/Grand Homme). She also plays the violin, sings, and is on the clogging team at DanceArt Studio in Garner. Julia would like to thank Mrs. Barbette, Mrs. Renee, and Mr. Dylan for putting together this production and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Cottontail

 Miranda Chung is 15 years old and homeschooled. She has acted in several local theater productions such as Aladdin Jr. with Sonorous Road (Jasmine), The Wizard of Oz with CAPA (The Wicked Witch), Peter Pan with Seed Art Share (Tinker Bell). Miranda is a gymnast at Peak Gymnastics Academy in Apex and a team dancer at Danceart studios in Garner.  In Miranda’s free time she likes to read and play the ukulele. Miranda would like to thank Barbette, Renee, and Dylan, for helping to put on this amazing show and she hopes you enjoy it!!

 Mr. Bunny, Mr. McGregor, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle,  Mrs. Tittlemouse 

 Leanne Heintz is a professional voice actor & coach, as well as a stage actor. She has been involved with several Triangle theater companies including Theater in the Park, Hot Summer Nights, Theater of the American South, REP, DeepDish, Justice Theater Project, and of course, SeedArtShare. She has several awards for both voice over and stage. She is honored to be working with the whole Peter Rabbit team & looks forward to more production

 Topsy 

Acacia Howard  is a high school theatre student and performer who has been involved in theatre for a little over five years. She enjoys stage managing and hopes to become involved in musical directing, but she is happiest on stage and hopes to take every opportunity she can to take to the stage! She is excited to once again be working with Seed Art Share in this production of Peter Rabbit, and she’d like to thank Ms. Renee, Mr. Dylan, and Ms. Barbette for making this happen! 

 Hopsy, Babbity Bumble 

Brittania Howard  is a high school theatre student and performer who has been involved in theatre for a little over five years. She enjoys stage managing and hopes to become involved in musical directing, but she is happiest on stage and hopes to take every opportunity she can to take to the stage! She is excited to once again be working with Seed Art Share in this production of Peter Rabbit, and she’d like to thank Ms. Renee, Mr. Dylan, and Ms. Barbette for making this happen! 

Mopsy

Director

Barbette Hunter  

Barbette Hunter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech/Communications from NC State University and did graduate work in acting at UNC-Greensboro. She has earned three performance awards and two technical theatre awards from RLT. As a professional actress, she has performed with numerous companies in the Triangle including the Justice Theatre Project, Raleigh Ensemble Players, and Theatre in the Park. She has over 25 years of experience working as a director, stage manager, and award-winning professional actress in theater, film, TV, and radio. Barbette has been working with the RLT Education Program and Cary Applause! Youth Theatre for over fifteen years. 

Benjamin Bunny 

Asher Richardson is a 14-year-old homeschooler who, in addition to acting, loves to drum, mountain bike, snow ski, and spin fire! He has been privileged to be a part of Seed Art Share's educational and performance programs for over six years and has also been involved with various shows through CAPA, Sonorous Road, and The Holly Springs Cultural Center. His favorite past roles have been The Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Jafar in Aladdin Jr., and Jack in Jack and the Giant's New Ground. He is excited to play the role of Benjamin Bunny in The Many Adventures of Peter Rabbit and hopes that you all enjoy hopping around in the garden with him!

 Asst. Artistic Production Manager 

 Peter Rabbit

 Miana White is a 10th grader at Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh. She has performed with several theatres in the community including Raleigh Little Theatre, Cary Players, Women’s Theatre Festival, and Seed Art Share. Her roles include Frieda in Raleigh Little Theatre’s Charlie Brown Christmas, Young Amy in Women’s Theatre Festival’s Little Women, and Martha in Seed Art Share’s The Miracle Worker. She is excited to be a part of the wonderful cast of The Many Adventures of Peter Rabbit. Miana thanks her parents for supporting her acting passion, and Renee Wimberley and the casting crew for allowing her this opportunity.