Magic Zoo Director: Marc Adam Smith

IRTE's latest production, THE MAGIC ZOO continues Sunday, July 20 and 27, 2014. It's our tongue-in-cheek take on the kids' shows we grew up with like THE NEW ZOO REVUE, THE MAGIC GARDEN, and ZOOBILEE ZOO.

Jeff O'Leary, guest performer and 2013 IRTE company member, asked some fun questions of MAGIC ZOO director, Marc Adam Smith to get to know a little bit about growing up, and how children shows helped a funny man adapt to society.

Jeff: What was your favorite kid's show when you were growing up and why?

Marc: Fat Albert

J: Did you ever apply any "life lessons" from a children's show to your own life? Did you ever have a problem as a kid that you wished would have been addressed on a show you watched?

M: No, but when I was a kid I was a loner so I would like to have seen that dealt with in a positive way, not making us all out to be mini-Oswalds

J: If you were a big shot television producer and could create your own kid's show, what would it look like?

M: Apes would be in charge.....wait no, we would be slaves to machines.......No....................Apocalypse Now for Kids!!!!!!

Well... I hope we all learned something.

Thanks, Jeff and Marc, we'll see you soon at the zoo!

THE MAGIC ZOO

Sundays, July 20, & 27, 8:00 pm

at The Producer's Club

358 W 44th St, NYC

between 8th & 9th Ave.

Tickets: $10.00