EcoDisaster in the Hundred Acre Wood (Central Library)

Join us for a play reading of EcoDisaster in the Hundred Acre Wood, a musical melodrama adapted from the classic Winnie the Pooh stories and set in the context of our current climate change reality. With book and lyrics by Sarah Safford and music by Sean Ivy, this will be a 50-minute version of a full-length work in progress, with professional actors performing the roles of the familiar A.A. Milne characters Pooh, Piglet, Owl, Eeyore, Rabbit, Kanga, and Roo. Christopher Robin’s son and grandchildren are also in the story.

Synopsis: Facing extreme weather and a pipeline under construction, Winnie the Pooh and his aging friends realize they must do something to protect their threatened habitat. Aimed at an intergenerational audience, we welcome you to come listen and share your feedback on this work in progress.

Writer Sarah Safford and composer Sean Ivy have been collaborating on this work in progress for almost two years and hope to develop it into a full length musical. They’ve had several readings and presented a showcase version last October with the Brooklyn Musical Theater Workshop Showcase. The cast of professional actor friends includes Joe MacMurray (Pooh), Adam Basco-Mahieddine (Piglet), Alex (Ace) McCarthy (Eeyore), Lisa Whitten (Owl), Bailey Macejak (Rabbit), Elizabeth Brik (Kanga), Hannah Weaver (Roo), and Gabriella DiPiazza (Stage directions and understudy).