adam smith
I'm a writer and director, an award-winning performance artist, a theater and writing educator and an occasional sound designer/composer. I'm also one half of dance/theatre duo andersmith.
My work is low brow/brilliant according to New York Magazine's Approval Matrix.
I studied acting, directing, and writing for theater at Bowling Green State University. I wrote and performed with the New York Neo-Futurists for a few years, then started and led the San Francisco Neo-Futurists for a few more years.
upcoming
3/14 @ 12p - 3p | Nothing to Something, Volume 2
Glendale Room (Glendale, CA)
Workshop focused on fast generation and collaboration. Enter with nothing and leave with the sketch of an idea work further develop. Updated for 2026, N2S, Vol 2 puts a strong focus on using senses to generate material.
3/27 @ 7:30p | Ajani + Andersmith
time + space (Los Angeles, CA)
A shared evening with Ajani Brannum and Andersmith. Ajani will present a work-in-progress performance of AT THE END OF ASPIRATION, which marks their first performance project since 2024 — just in time for the (latest) death of hope. Andersmith will present a work-in-progress showing of Canon: a series of actions exploring of we give meaning to the unexplainable.
4/4 - 5/23 @ 3p - 6p | Increasingly Unreproducible Acts
Lyric Hyperion (Los Angeles, CA)
6-week intensive & culmination show focusedon creating performance that's never the same twice (intentionally). "Unreproducible Acts" builds a foundation of bringing chance into process and performance to make work that feels uniquely different every time.
4/19 @ 12p - 2p / Practice
time + space (Los Angeles, CA)
andersmith's free, interdisciplinary devising practice. Open to all, but limited to 12. Registration opens 3/19/26
6/7 @ 12p - 2p / Practice
time + space (Los Angeles, CA)
andersmith's free, interdisciplinary devising practice. Open to all, but limited to 12. Registration open 5/7/26.