Registration for this event will open at 12 PM on Friday, April 25.
by Andrew Reid
Showtimes
Saturday, May 17 @ 8 PM
Sunday, May 18 @ 3:30 PM
Sunday, May 18 @ 8 PM
Inspired by A.A. Milne’s classic characters, the beloved 100 Acre Wood is in the midst of a civil war. Throughout this multi-year conflict, childhood friends Winnie, Christopher, and H.P. Piglet find themselves on different paths. H.P. struggles with the moral dilemmas of being a soldier, Christopher discovers what can happen when the powerless gain power, and Winnie is on the run for dodging the draft. Part war epic, part whimsical absurdism, this play looks at how people justify violence, the lengths you’ll go to defend what you believe in and if fire is fought with fire - will the acres just burn to the ground?
About the Playwright
Andrew Michael Reid (he/him) is a filipino-american NYC based playwright and dramaturg who writes epic spectacles filled with whimsy. Recent productions and development at The Workshop Theatre, Dramatic Question Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Rorschach Theatre, The HUB, D.C. Arts Center, The Chain Theatre, George Mason University, Fairfax County Public Schools, and Columbia University. Recently a Lanford Wilson New Play Festival Finalist and O’Neill Playwrights Conference Semi-finalist. He has worked as a theater educator as both a teacher and administrator. In 2017 he co-founded Who What Where Productions, a multi-disciplinary cohort dedicated to developing new works which has launched numerous projects locally and internationally. Andrew will graduate this spring with a MFA in playwriting from Columbia University and holds a BFA in playwriting and dramaturgy from George Mason University.
About the New Plays Festival
Columbia University School of the Arts presents a festival of new plays written by the 2025 Columbia MFA Playwriting Cohort. The esteemed faculty who nurtured these students, including Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners, such as Lynn Nottage, Rogelio Martinez, Blair Singer, Noelle Vinas, Charles L. Mee, Michael Korie, David Auburn, and David Henry Hwang invite everyone to experience these innovative new playwrights.
Organized by Leslie Ayvazian, Theatre.