Plot Summary

This production is a live-action/animated film based on the beloved stories and characters of Beatrix Potter.

Follow Beatrix Potter on a magical journey through the English countryside with Peter Rabbit, a mischievous little rabbit in a blue jacket. We also hear a bunch of stories Beatrix Potter wrote of Peter Rabbit and Friends.

Meet Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Squirrel Nutkin, The Tailor of Gloucester, Simpkin, Tom Thumb, Hunca Munca, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs. Tittlemouse as you enter the magical world of Beatrix Potter, Peter Rabbit, and all their friends.

Cast List

Our cast is not complete yet; but we have a very good start. So far the cast list is as follows:

Beatrix Potter (live-action) - Jackie Weiner

Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail - Alyssa Franck

Mr. McGregor - Joe Roberts

The Sparrows - Alex Jackman

Benjamin Bunny - Andrew Kapadia

Tom Thumb - John Patrick Munley

Hunca Munca - Robin Edinger

Squirrel Nutkin - Jade Light

Squirrel Twinkleberry - Katylin Franck

Mr. Alderman Ptolemy Tortoise - Daniel Munley

Auditions

Adults and children are invited to audition. We kindly ask for video auditions. For auditions, please sing a song and read a monologue from any play. Please send your video auditions to this email address: jp@munley.org. We will be filming and recording the animation dialogue at my house in Westfield, NJ.

Please know that not all characters will require an accent; but some characters will need either a British or Scottish accent. Do know a lot of the characters have either one or a few lines, but all of the characters in the film are important.

Character List for Auditions

Peter Rabbit - a very mischievous rabbit

Mrs. Rabbit - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter Rabbit’s mother

Old Mr. Benjamin Bunny - Peter Rabbit’s uncle and Benjamin Bunny’s father

The Tailor of Gloucester - a very old, kind, poor tailor

Simpkin - the Tailor of Gloucester’s badly behaved cat

The Tailor Mice - a group of helpful mice; friends of the Tailor of Gloucester

Lucinda - a doll

Jane - a doll

The Policeman Doll - a policeman; also a doll

Old Mr. Brown - a very old owl

Mr. Jeremy Fisher - a fisherman frog

Sir Isaac Newton - a wise newt

Jack Sharp - a sharp, snappy fish

Jemima Puddle-Duck - a very silly duck

Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-Duck - a practical duck; Jemima’s sister-in-law

The Farmer’s Wife - Jemima and Rebeccah’s caretaker

The Fox - a sinister, sandy-whiskered gentleman

Kep - a wise collie dog

Mittens - a naughty kitten, Tom Kitten’s sister

Tom Kitten - a naughty kitten

Moppet - a naughty kitten; Tom Kitten’s sister

Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit - a cat; Moppet, Mittens, and Tom Kitten’s worried mother

Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck - a very silly duck

Mrs. Tabitha’s Guests - friends of Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit; also cats

Mrs. Tittlemouse - a worrisome tidy mouse

Babbity Bumble - a bumblebee

Mr. Jackson - a large, sloppy toad

Lucie - a little girl

Tabby Kitten - a kitten

Sally Henny-Penny - a hen

Cock Robin - a bird

Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle - a hedgehog; a washerwoman