Episode # 13: Eco-Fables and Embodied Memory: The visceral and elemental theatre of Adam Weisman

Welcome to the "State of Field" Podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in Applied Drama and Theater for Youth, Theater for Young Audiences and Theater in Education Research Communities. Hosted by ADTY MFA Candidate Robert Smith.
In this episode of State of Field, host Robert Smith sits down with playwright and MFA candidate Adam Weisman to explore his eco-theater fable Waldsterben, his adaptation of Chess Story, and his TYA musical A Blue-Eyed Daisy. Together, they discuss Adam’s journey through the ADTY MFA program at EMU and how his Jewish identity, environmental activism, and love of memory and myth inform his creative process. Featuring select audio from Waldsterben, this episode is a moving portrait of a storyteller using theatre to confront grief, honor the earth, and imagine new futures.