Director

Anita (she/her) is a Seattle based director, dramaturg, and speech coach. In 2016, she founded Art in Communication, a resource for public speakers. From 2002-2015 Anita served on the artistic staff at ACT, where she created the Young Playwrights Program (YPP), ran the literary department, and fostered several new play development partnerships. Anita teaches Dramaturgy for Directors in the MFA program at the University of Washington. She has had the pleasure of working as dramaturg and/or director on over 30 new plays by professional playwrights across the country. Favorite Directing credits include the world premiere of Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World at ACT, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf at the Pendragon Theatre in upstate NY, and Ghosted an original touring show for high school students on mental health issues, a collaboration between SCT and Kaiser Permanente. Anita has two kids, Haze (23) and Gabe (17), both raised on theatre at SCT!

Playwright

Trista Baldwin (she/her) was raised to love theater in the young actor programs of SCT and is wonderstruck to share her first play for the very young at her first artistic home. Ghosted, her last commission with SCT, toured WA state high schools and now tours nationally. Trista is also the author of over 20 award-winning plays for "adults" and has been produced internationally, Off-Broadway, and throughout the U.S. She currently makes her home in Tacoma with her partner, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 tortoises, and 2 formerly small daughters who are now somehow taller than she is.

Scenic Designer

Andrea Bryn Bush (She/Her) is thrilled to be part of the creative team for A Tale of Peter Rabbit. As a scenic designer she has worked with many Seattle based companies including ACT, Village Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Seattle Public Theater, and Cornish College of the Arts. She is a former Ensemble member and was a resident designer at the Washington Ensemble Theatre. Andrea is an MFA graduate from UW where she is currently on staff in the Scene Shop. She received the 2010 Gregory Award for outstanding scenic design.

Costume Designer

Melanie Taylor Burgess (she/her) is a proud Seattle Costume Designer. Occasionally, she is taken elsewhere: The Guthrie, Cincinnati Playhouse, Playmakers, Denver Center, Arizona Theatre Company, and others. She has designed costumes for 26 plays at Seattle Children’s Theatre and over 160 productions for Seattle Rep, 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT, Intiman Theatre, The Village Theatre, Seattle Opera, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and others. She is also a professor of costume design at Cornish College of The Arts. She received the first Gregory Award for Outstanding Costume Design 2010 and again in 2019.

^denotes member of United Scene Artists

Lighting Designer

Chih-Hung (he/him) is a lighting designer for live performance in the Seattle area. His most recent lighting design was produced by ArtsWest and co-produced by Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble, and his next design project is MFA Dance Concert produced by UW Dance Department. He has worked with McCaw Hall, Seattle Rep, Village Theatre- Issaquah, ACT Contemporary Theatre, and ArtsWest to name a few. Other selected lighting design credits include How To Write A New Book For The Bible (Taproot Theatre), Sanctuary City (Seattle Rep), Born With Teeth (ArtsWest), Comedy Of Errors (Seattle Shakespeare Company), and Measure For Measure (Freehold Theatre).

Sound Designer

Chris (he/him) is a Music Producer, DJ, Teacher, Entrepreneur, Mixing Engineer, and award-winning Sound Designer. Born in Baltimore, Lane has served as Sound Designer for various theatrical productions across the nation. He is excited to make a return to SCT following his work on The Boy Who Kissed the Sky. His regional credits include work at: Alliance Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, The Old Globe, Westport Country Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre Center, The Kennedy Center, and more. He is also Founder and CEO at Multiband Studios. http://www.multibandstudios.com

Stage Manager

Laurel Nichols (she/her) is "hoppy" to be here for this wonderful show! Previously at SCT: Goodnight Moon. Broadway: Mrs. Doubtfire. Regional: Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Wiz, Mrs. Doubtfire, Austen’s Pride, West Side Story, Rock of Ages, Annie (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Beautiful The Carole King Musical, Hello, Dolly!, Songs For A New World, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, Newsies (Village Theatre); Revenge Song (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); King of the Yees, Until The Flood (ACT Theatre); The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (The Feast). Proud AEA member. Love to Mr. Nichols! @laurelleemarie

*denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

Assistant Stage Manager

P. Alyda Sorm (she/her) is a Seattle-based, second-generation Khmer American theatre artist, and very excited to return to Seattle Children's Theatre. She works in both stage and production management with various companies in the city including Intiman, Seattle Shakespeare Company, The Feast (previously The Williams Project), Sound Theatre Company, and Pork Filled Productions. Notable AEA credits: SM, The Comedy of Errors, (Seattle Shakespeare Company); SM, The Amen Corner, (The Feast); ASM, Two Mile Hollow, (Intiman). Her two rabbits are eager to see this production of A Tale of Peter Rabbit!

Choreographer

Francesca Betancourt aka “Cessa” (she/her) is an actor, intimacy director, choreographer, facilitator, and producer. She has worked as a theatre artist and educator in Ireland, India, the Philippines, New York, Washington, Wisconsin, Maryland, Washington D.C., Florida, and internationally in the virtual world. She holds two BAs from Western Washington University in Theatre Arts and Sociology and has trained in Applied Theatre at City University of New York. Her creative work is led by trauma informed social/emotional practice, human connection, access, agency, and physical storytelling.