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KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-1205 Plays for the holidays and coming in 2026In this final episode of 2025, Ed dives into the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar to cover the list of holiday shows and auditions coming up in December, and what’s ahead in the new year at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres. Join Ed on Jan. 2 for a brand-new season of KMUZ Theatre Talk podcasts for 2026.
2025-12-0515 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-1121: Two theatrical love letters from the 60s(00:00) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar (13:29) Neil Simon’s classic comedy, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK runs Dec. 5-20 at Albany Civic Theater. A pair of newlyweds is adjusting to marriage. But Paul is a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and Corie is a free spirit of the 60s, always looking for the latest kick. Add in a recently widowed mother, a worldly upstairs neighbor and a hapless telephone repair man and you’ve got a laugh riot. Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Becky Roth and actors Aja Cook and Lexy Macedo. (32:55) Open auditions for the hit mu...
2025-11-2146 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-1107: A four-score circumnavigation and a full house for the Holidays(00:00) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar (11:32) An adaptation of Jules Vern’s AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS fills the stage at Corban University Nov. 13-23. Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Tamara McGinnis about why this story is more about what the travelers learn about themselves along the journey than just winning a wager. (33:01) Two hapless thieves from a Christmas Eve liquor store holdup take a houseful of family and neighborhood friends hostage in the hilarious INLAWS, OUTLAWS AND OTHER PEOPLE (WHO SHOULD BE SHOT), playing Nov. 21 – Dec. 13 at Pentacle Theatre. Director Karen McCart...
2025-11-0753 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-1017: Medieval royal family battle and The Necronomicon returns(00:00) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar (19:27) THE LION IN WINTER, by James Goldman, comes to the Keizer Homegrown Theatre stage Nov. 7-23. The dramady follows the medieval Plantagenet family, who are locked in a free-for-all of competing ambitions. Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Linda Baker, and actors Rick Sanders, who plays England’s King Henry II, and Nyla McCarthy, who plays Henry’s wife, the powerful Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine about this family battle royale. (41:24) Wandering Players Theatricsis bringing back an audience favorite that its members produced last fall. The bloody and funny E...
2025-10-1752 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-1003: Comedy or Drama or Farce? You can’t go wrong.(00:00) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar (13:11) David Bates is directing Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Gallery Theater Oct. 10-26. The cast includes Lance Nuttman, Holly Spencer, Reese Madden and Jordan Reed. Host Ed Schoaps dives deep into Albee’s masterwork along with David, Lance and Holly in a lively conversation about truth, illusion and why this searing play is both a comedy and a drama. (37:47) Oct. 3 is opening night for A COMEDY OF TENORS at Pentacle Theatre and runs through Oct. 25. This madcap farce—by Ken Ludwig and set in 193...
2025-10-0354 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0919: THE GREAT GATSBY at The Majestic Theatre(00:00) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar (17:39) THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel about the idle rich in America’s Jazz Age, may be a century old but it’s as relevant today as ever. Simon Levy’s stage adaptation of Fitzgerald’s story of glamour and decadent excess in the 1920s opens Sept. 26 at The Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Laura Blackwell and actors Garrett Hembree and Steven Lerner about the show. (40:57) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fri...
2025-09-1942 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0905: Two summer theatre events not to miss this weekend!Labor Day may still be just a BBQ fever dream highlighted with cold brews, but summer isn’t over quite yet. On today’s KMUZ Theatre Talk podcast, host Ed Schoaps covers two theatre events happening this weekend that you don’t want to miss! (00:00) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar (14:00) Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, staged by Struts & Frets Theatre Company, plays tonight and Saturday afternoon at the Independence Riverview Park amphitheater. (27:51) Are you ready for the Splash Zone? Auditions for EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, produced by Wandering P...
2025-09-0546 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0815: XANADU at Gallery Theater(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (12:44) Greek muses suddenly walk out of an artist’s sidewalk mural straight into 1980s Venice Beach to help a struggling local artist realize his greatest dream: To create a roller disco called XANADU as a nexus for art, pop culture and roller skating. It’s a musical comedy/mythical love story based on the cult 80s film. Director Marla Nuttman and lead actors Paige Spellman and Remington Keough join Ed to talk about roller skating onstage, glitter, showstopper numbers, Mount Olympus and more. XANADU The Musical runs Aug. 29–Sept. 2...
2025-08-1532 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0801: HAIRSPRAY at Pentacle Theatre(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (15:12) Director Robert Salberg and actors Paige Caballero and Jessica Peterson talk with host Ed Schoaps about the cult musical HAIRSPRAY, coming to Pentacle Theatre Aug. 15–Sept. 6. Learn why this story set in the 60s still resonates strongly today. (39:21) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on the KMUZ mobile app. #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN #MVTNrepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre #stageplay #musical #KMUZmedia #KMUZtheatr...
2025-08-0140 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0718: MARY POPPINS is “practically perfect in every way” at Salem’s Riverfront Park(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (16:42) Host Ed Schoaps interviews choreographer Christopher Dean and actors Megan Smith and Benji Burgess from Disney's and Cameron Macintosh's MARY POPPINS, playing under the stars July 29-Aug. 7 at the Gerry Frank Amphitheater in Salem's Riverfront Park. (41:06) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on the KMUZ mobile app. #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN #MVTNRepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre #stageplay #musical #KMUZmedia #KMUZtheatretalk #PressPlaySalem #marypoppin...
2025-07-1842 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0704: THE CURIOUS SAVAGE and WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? both open in mid-July(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.(14:55) Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIAWOOLF? runs for two weekends only, July 18–26, at Albany Civic Theater. Director Sara Roth and actors Diane Cooper and Robert Henry talk about Fun and Games with George and Martha in this searing drama.(30:07) THE CURIOUS SAVAGE comes to Gallery Theater's intimate Arena stage July 18–Aug. 3. Ed talks with director Tonya Nichols and actors Bec Hasel and Sasha Horning about why this classic comedy is fun, touching and as meaningful today as it was on opening...
2025-07-0452 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0620: BLACK COMEDY lights up Pentacle Theatre & T33 New Play Festival goes regional(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (15:36) BLACK COMEDY will light up the Pentacle Theatre stage June 27 – July 19. Join the conversation with director Debbie Neel and actors Emily Sass and Antonio Schoaps about this delirious British comedy that’s set in an apartment-wide blackout. (36:53) The 12th annual Theatre 33 New Play Festival at Willamette University is going regional. The festival features new works in development written by Pacific Northwest playwrights. Thomas Nabhan and Susan Coromel talk about the “Three by 33” full productions, new pop-up plays and more on this summer’s playbill July 29–Aug...
2025-06-2057 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0606: WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT and DIAL “M” FOR MURDER(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (13:43) Director Linda Baker and actors Tom Hewitt and Jeremy Clifton talk with Ed about the backstage comedy, WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT, running June 13-29 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. (35:39) Co-director Dan Bushong and actor John Michael Murphey join Ed to talk about the psychological thriller DIAL “M” FOR MURDER, playing at Albany Civic Theater June 13-28. (44:00) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-W...
2025-06-0645 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0516: XANADU auditions & Pentacle’s summer acting class(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (12:20) There’s still time to audition for the musical XANADU at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville on Sunday, May 18 and Monday, May 19, with callbacks on May 20. Co-director Marla Nuttman talks about why more time slots were added on the signup page and how XANADU perfectly and lovingly parodies the 80s original film. (26:44) Pentacle Theatre legend Jo Dodge has been teaching her popular Acting Class for more than 40 years. She tells Ed that whether you're an experienced actor or a curious beginner, she helps each student to g...
2025-05-1839 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0502: THE GLASS MENAGERIE & AND THEN THERE WERE NONE(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (14:27) The Tennessee Williams classic, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, comes to the Pentacle Theatre stage May 9-31. Director Jeff Sanders and actors Christopher Schoaps and Quaye Dydasco talk about the “memory play” that catapulted Williams from obscurity to playwriting fame. (37:37) The Agatha Christie classic murder mystery, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, runs May 9-24 at Albany Civic Theater. Ed hears more about this popular show from director Ken Long and actors Butch Beall and Casper Oliver later in today’s program. (48:43) Wrap-up.
2025-05-0250 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0418: WILLY WONKA and THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (12:46) Director Jeremy Clubb, actor Jacob Fitts and stage manager Mariam Anderson-Taha from Mid-Valley Productions talk about the energy, the excess and the expertise needed by a cast of three to present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE — a hilarious adaptation of The Bard’s works — in 97 minutes. It runs May 1–11 at the Russel Trip Performance Center on the campus of Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. (33:44) Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, with music and lyrics byLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, comes to Gallery Theater’s mainstage May 2-25. Dire...
2025-04-1857 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0404: May the farce be with you: DRINKING HABITS at Keizer Homegrown(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (17:05) Today’s guests play a pair convent Nuns challengedfor their DRINKING HABITS in this comedy at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. Guest actors Laura Davis and Cathy Willoughby talk about their punny and physical farce playing April 11–27 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. (36:54) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on he KMUZ app for Apple and Android. #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN #MVTNRepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre...
2025-04-0438 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0321: Large cast lands BIG FISH at Pentacle Theatre(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (18:00) BIG FISH, a beautiful musical based on the celebrated novel and film. tells the heartwarming story of a traveling salesman who lives life to the fullest — and has larger-than-life stories to prove it — and his son, who’s determined to uncover the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Director Jill Sorensen and actors Natalie Pate Gwin and Noah Miller talk with Ed about this fanciful large-cast musical, onstage now through April 12 at Pentacle Theatre in Salem. (42:07) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs a...
2025-03-2143 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0307: AMADEUS at Majestic Theatre & the Center Stage Theatrics summer camp fundraiser gala(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.(18:07) AMADEUS, Peter Shaffer’s masterwork, runs March 7-16 at The Majestic Theatre in downtown Corvallis. Director Riley Lucas and the two lead actors from the show talk about the clash of envy versus genius between court composer Antonio Salieri and a talented young musical genius named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Riley shares their unique concept and vision for AMADEUS, from casting and staging to costumes and music.(37:10) Matthieu Voisine talks about the Center Stage Theatrics summer theatre camp, now in its fourth year, an...
2025-03-0752 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0221: Louisa May Alcott’s GOOD WIVES at Corban University Theater(00:00) Intro.(01:13) The KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar.(18:21)GOOD WIVES, Peter Clapham’s stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s follow-up novel to Little Women, runs March 6–15 at Corban University Theater. Director Tamara McGinnis talks about the show’s importance, why it’s more relevant than ever in today’s world, and how Corban’s theatre students learn to work on the art of conversation that was so important to daily life in the mid-19th century. (42:52) Wrap-up. KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the f...
2025-02-2145 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0207: WOU Theatre stages NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE, a reframing of Ibsen’s classic to modern times. ACT offers a strange/zany/funny musical, RIDE THE CYCLONE.(00:00) Intro and theKMUZ Theatre Talk calendar. (15:06)NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE, a modern reframing of the classic drama, “A Doll’s House,” by Henrik Ibsen, is set in three different time periods — the fight for women’s suffrage, the swinging 60s and modern day. Director Kindra Steenerson and the actors playing all three “Noras” talk with Ed about this update of Ibsen’s classic, opening Feb. 26 at Western Oregon University’s Rice Auditorium. (30:41) Director Lorianne Schmidt and actor Frank Kern talk with Ed aboutRIDE THE CYCLONE, the strange and hilarious musical...
2025-02-0750 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0207: WOU Theatre stages NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE, a reframing of Ibsen’s classic to modern times. ACT offers a strange/zany/funny musical, RIDE THE CYCLONE.(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar:
(00;00) NORA: A DOLL’S HOUSE, a modern reframing of the classic drama, “A Doll’s House,” by Henrik Ibsen, is set in three different time periods — the fight for women’s suffrage, the swinging 60s and modern day. Director Kindra Steenerson and the actors playing all three “Noras” talk with Ed about this update of Ibsen’s classic, opening Feb. 26 at Western Oregon University’s Rice Auditorium.
(00;00) Director Lorianne Schmidt and actor Frank Kern talk with Ed about RIDE THE CYCLONE, the strange and hilarious musical abou...
2025-02-0750 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0117: 2025 season openers at Gallery Theater and Pentacle Theater lean on audience-favori(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar:
(12;20) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a favorite musical among directors, actors and audiences alike. Host Ed Schoaps goes behind the curtain to talk with Gallery Theatre director Seth Renne and lead actor Lance Nuttman to learn why this fan- favorite musical opening Feb. 7 continues to touch audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty.
(26:32) Pentacle Theatre director Scott Ramp and actors Pamela Bilderbeck and Travis Brown join host Ed Schoaps to talk about their 2025 hot-ticket season opener, the zany classic comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, opening Jan. 31.
(43:33) Wrap-up.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m...
2025-01-1745 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 25-0103: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Keizer Homegrown Theatre and CHARLIE’S AUNT at Albany Civic Theater(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk calendar:
(11:43) Director Shaleen Reid Holbrook and actors Nathalie Reid Holbrook and TJ Lake talk with host Ed Schoaps about SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, a song-cycle musical coming to the Keizer Homegrown Theatre stage.
(32:34) Stephanie Violet Schwarz is co-directing Albany Civic Theater’s production of the classic British comedy CHARLIE’S AUNT. Stephanie brings actors Kiera Dodge and Robert Pickett talk with Ed about this zany audience-favorite show.
(50:42) Wrap-up.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m...
2025-01-0352 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1220: Host Ed Schoaps looks ahead to the 2025 theatre season in the mid-Willamette Valley(00:00) Intro with Ed behind the mic as host of KMUZ Theatre Talk.
(01:13) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar: A look-ahead to the 2025 theatre season of auditions and plays happening in the mid-Willamette Valley.
(11:34) Wrap-up.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM in the mid-Willamette Valley and on the KMUZ app for Apple and Android.
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2024-12-2013 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1206: Co-host Ann Peck McBride says goodbye to KMUZ Theatre Talk; holiday live radio plays at Theatre 33 in Salem and Mid-Valley Productions in Albany(00:00) Ann McBride takes a final bow as co-host of KMUZ Theatre Talk after a 12-year run.
(10:13) KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:18) A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A 1940s RADIO SHOW returns to Theatre 33 at Willamette University by popular demand. Ed and Ann interview artistic director Susan Coromel about this original comedy by Theatre 33’s Thomas Nabhan, based on the famous Dickens short story. Coromel
also tells Ann and Ed about what’s ahead for the Theatre 33 Summer Festival of new plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights.
(30:19) Mid-Valley Productions presents its second stage play, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A L...
2024-12-0643 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1115: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY and IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS lead the holiday parade(00:00) — Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:18) — CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is a musical adaptation of a children’s book written by Ian Fleming, with surprising parallels to his James Bond stories, including a villain on the path to steal a flying car, a heroic inventor and a “Truly Scrumptious” leading lady. Hosts Ann McBride and Ed Schoaps talk with director Katrina Godderz and actors Carolyn Aicher and Joseph Cannon about what makes this musical a special treat for both kids and grownups, opening Nov. 22 at Gallery Theater.
(29:08) — MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY takes place two years afte...
2024-11-1549 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1101: Auditions for ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Pentacle Theatre, and URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL opens at Willamette University.(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:26) Hosts Ann McBride and Ed Schoaps talk with director Scott Ramp about auditions happening Nov. 9 at Pentacle Theatre for the first show of its 2025 season. It’s the classic comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.
(21:25) — Director Joellen Sweeney, choreographer Megan Swanson and lead actor Nick Zimmerman from Willamette University join Ed and Ann to talk about URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL, opening Nov. 1 and running through Nov. 17 in the Pelton Theatre.
(38:12) Wrap-up.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the firs...
2024-11-0140 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1018: FOOLS at Corban U tackles the curse of stupidity, and THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Keizer Homegrown skewers politically correct theatre(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:39) Director Tamara McGinnis loves Neil Simon’s little-know comedy, FOOLS, for a simple reason. To many, it’s a comic fable about a teacher hired by a village in Ukraine to break its 200-year-old curse of stupidity. But to Tamara, the insights and lessons in Simon’s story teaches people in today’s world how to stand firmly on their principles and think independently. FOOLS runs Nov. 14–24 at Corban University Theatre.
(29:57) THE THANKSGIVING PLAY runs Nov. 1-17 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre and promises to be a real ho...
2024-10-1851 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-1004: FOOTLOOSE at Pentacle Theatre. and EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL at Chemeketa Theatre00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:39) “Kick off the Sunday Shoes” as director Geri
Greeno and actors Hunter Moate and Jeff Witt take Ann and Ed backstage at FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL, coming Oct. 11–Nov. 2 to Pentacle Theatre.
(30:41) “Do the Necronomicon” as vocal director Stacia
Purdie-Rice and co-producer/choreographer Nate Pierce talk with Ed and Ann about EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, playing Oct. 24–Nov 3 at the Chemeketa Community College theatre auditorium. It’s a fundraiser for the Mid-Valley Theatre Network.
(47:35) Wrap-up
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. th...
2024-10-0449 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0920: ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL comes to Struts & Frets Theatre Co. and Bridgetown Conservatory brings triple-threat classes to Salem(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:50) How can you bring out the best in one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays?” Director Hannah Fawcett and lead actors Maddie Blanchard (Helena) and Graham Glazner (Bertram) offer new insights and character relationships to the Struts & Frets Theatre Co. production of ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, running Sept. 25-28 at Eola Hills Wine Cellers in Rickreall.
(26:28) Want to sharpen your musical theatre skills for successful college auditions and local productions without driving to Portland? Now you can learn from professionals at Bridgetown Conservatory’s new center...
2024-09-2049 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0906: EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL comes to Albany Civic Theatre and Charlie's Aunt at Spotlight Community Theatre(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:23) Ann and Ed interview director Johanna Spencer
and actors Ant Ash and James Murry from EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, running Sept. 20–Oct. 12 at Albany Civic Theater. It’s gonna be a bloody good musical comedy!
(25:03) Director Shannon Rempel and actors Scott Abell and Emily Abell talk with Ed and Ann about the new version of the classic comedy CHARLIE’S AUNT that runs Sept. 19–29 at Spotlight Community Theatre in Stayton.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Friday...
2024-09-0637 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0816: GREASE comes to Gallery Theater; Pentacle Theatre reveals 2025 season(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(11:46) GREASE opens Sept. 6 at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville.
Director Kelly Janssen and actors Victor Polanco and Waverly Schmidt give Ann and Ed a peek behind the curtain of their colorful, energetic, song-filled musical.
(27:09) Pentacle Theatre’s 2025 season includes a chestnut, a classic drama, two modern musicals and lots of laughs. Steven Trahan and Laura Davis raise the curtain on Pentacle Theatre’s seven-show season and how to get season tickets.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fr...
2024-08-1636 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0802: Clue: Onstage and Oliver! open this month and Evil Dead the Musical auditions are Aug. 17(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk
Calendar.
(10:42) Choreographer Christopher Dean and actors Tyson Miller and Coleman Casebeer give Ann and Ed a preview of the classic family-friendly musical OLIVER! that plays every Tuesday evening in August at the Gerry Frank Amphitheater in Salem’s downtown Riverfront Park.
(28:32) Director Brandon Gitchel and actors Rose Beuford and Allison Reid Burton talk with Ed about the hilarious mystery-farce CLUE: ONSTAGE, running Aug 23-Sept. 14 at Pentacle Theatre in Salem.
(41:49) Co-directors Jeremy Clubb and Andi Bean tell
Ed all about auditions for EVIL DEAD...
2024-08-0249 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0719: A pair of one-acts open July 26 at Gallery Theater and the Theatre 33 11th Summer Festival of new plays winds up Aug. 4.(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(14:47) A pair of one-act plays, Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, and Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love, run July 26 – Aug.11 at McMinnville’s Gallery Theater. Ann and Ed talk with Trifles director Marla Nuttman and Fool for Love director Lance Nuttman about their collaboration on these engrossing tales that will leave you with a lot to think about.
(31:22) Theatre 33’s 11th Summer Festival of original plays-in-progress by Pacific Northwest playwrights continues through Aug. 4 at Willamette University. Ed and Ann talk with show director Rod Ceba...
2024-07-1951 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0705: Join Ann and Ed for the inside track on auditions at Keizer Homegrown Theatre and McMinnville’s Gallery Theatre.(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(16:38) Ann and Ed talk with director Mia Apodaca about the July 20 auditions at Keizer Homegrown Theatre for a wickedly funny satire on politically correct theatre, THE THANKSGIVING PLAY.
(31:59) In this episode’s second interview, Ed and Ann hear from director Seth Renne about open auditions July 14 and 16 at Gallery Theater for a darkly comic musical ode to young love, FLY BY NIGHT.
KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third
Fridays of the month at KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM
in...
2024-07-0546 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0621: Auditions are coming to Pentacle Theatre on June 22 for “SPIRAL the musical,” a new show development lab, and July 6 and 20 for “FOOTLOOSE the Musical.”(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(17:58) Playwright and director Catherine Kinsman joins Ann and Ed from her home in Nova Scotia to talk about open auditions on June 22 for SPIRAL, a new musical in development. Act I of SPIRAL: the musical will be workshopped by the cast and creative team and presented as a staged reading July 20 and 21 at Pentacle Theatre. Kinsman talks about this exciting opportunity for local actors to help bring a new Broadway show to life.
(35:44) Ed and Ann talk with director, choreographer and performer Geri Greeno ab...
2024-06-2154 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0607: It’s a Three-Fer! “Boy Gets Girl” at Pentacle Theatre, “The Lifespan of a Fact” at Keizer Homegrown Theatre and “Bullshot Crummond” at Albany Civic Theater.(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(11:42) In Boy Gets Girl, onstage through June 29 at Pentacle Theatre, what first looks like a romcom blind date takes an unexpected turn from romantic pursuit to obsession. Join Ann and Ed as they talk with director Emily Loberg, assistant director Elizabeth Ming and lead actor Megan Woodward about this chilling adult drama.
(25:04) The Lifespan of a Fact, at Keizer Homegrown Theatre June 14-30, mixes drama and humor to explore the blurred line between truth and fiction through the tension between a magazine essayist and you...
2024-06-0750 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0517: KARLABOY at Albany Civic Theater and JOHN PROTOR IS THE VILLIAN at Western Oregon University(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(11:06) Playing May 17–25 at Albany Civic Theater is KARLABOY, a psychological ghost story told through the lens of a high-profile 1950’s Hollywood marriage of convenience that ended with a starlet’s death. It’s directed by our first guest, Jillian Alden.
(19:43) May 29-June 1, JOHN PROCTOR IS THE
VILLAIN is onstage at Western
Oregon University Theatre. This bitingly funny comedy is set in a rural Georgia high school, where a group of lively teens study Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” while navigating young love, sex ed and a f...
2024-05-1739 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0503: Open auditions for CLUE: ON STAGE at Pentacle Theatre and Corban University’s summertime Theatre Camp 2024.Ed talks with director Brandon Gitchel about open auditions happening May 18 for CLUE: ON STAGE at Pentacle Theatre. Ann and Ed interview Tamara McGinnis about this summer’s Corban University Theatre Camp 2024 for kids from grade four through high school.
(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(11:06) CLUE: ON STAGE is a fun mystery/farce based on the 1980s film and the popular board game. Director Brandon Gitchel talks with Ed about his vision for the show and open auditions happening at Pentacle Theatre on May 18.
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2024-05-0331 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0419: Theatre 33’s 11th Summer Festival, RIPCORD at Pentacle Theatre and SILENT SKY at Keizer Homegrown Theatre(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:43) Lauren Gunderson’s SILENT SKY is onstage through April 28 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. This true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific discoveries, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them. Ann and Ed talk with actor Shilah Tibbets and director Lorianne Schmidt.
(21:21) Theatre 33’s Summer Festival of original plays-in-progress by Pacific NW playwrights, runs May 23–Aug. 4. Ann and Ed talk with executive director Thomas Nabhan and Artist...
2024-04-1957 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0405: THE PROM at Albany Civic Theater and DANCING AT LUGHNASA at Willamette University Theatre(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:51) The hit musical THE PROM runs at Albany Civic Theater April 5-27. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest actors join forces with a student who wants to bring her girlfriend as her high school prom date — against the wishes of parents who want to keep the dance on the straight and narrow. The result is love that brings everyone together. Ed interviews assistant director Dan Bushong and actors Abigail Hobson and Liz Winters.
(24:02) Willamette University Theatre presents DANCING AT LUGHNASA April 11-27 on the Pelton Thea...
2024-04-0542 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0315: R&J: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ENDING at Gallery Theater and LITTLE WOMEN at Struts & Frets Theatre Company(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar
(08:39) What if Romeo had stayed helplessly in love with Rosaline instead of Juliet? Or if Mercutio and Tybalt hadn't died — but got together instead? In “Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending” at Gallery Theater March 22-April 7, the audience votes on which course true love takes in this irreverent, madcap reimagining of Shakespeare's beloved romance. Ann and Ed interview director John Hamilton and actors Olivia Claudell and Sara Wright.
(19:27) Struts & Frets Theatre Company presents “Little Women” March 28-30 at the Dallas Event Center. It’s a new adaptation of Louisa May A...
2024-03-1539 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0301: THE PROM at Pentacle, THE REVOLUTIONISTS at The Majestic Theatre and SLEEPING BEAUTY, BRIAR ROSE at Corban University(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(12:57) The hit musical “THE PROM” runs at Pentacle Theatre March 1-23. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest quartet joins forces with a student who wants to bring her girlfriend as her high school prom date, and the town’s citizens. The result is love that brings everyone together. Director Robert Salberg joins Ann and Ed.
(21:33) “THE REVOLUTIONISTS,” by playwright Lauren Gunderson and directed by Leigh Matthews Bock, runs March 8-17 at The Majestic Theatre. Ann and Ed talk with assistant director Danita Hamel and actors Sanaya Forbe...
2024-03-0154 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0216: “Eclipsed” reveals the truth about Ireland’s Magdelene Laundries, and “Spring Awakening” is more than a musical about teens discovering their sexuality.(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ “Power Up” campaign.
(02:32) Theatre Talk Calendar
(12:57) “Eclipsed,” by Irish playwright Patricia Burke-Brogan, reveals the terrible truth behind Ireland’s Magdelene Laundries, where, for more than 200 years, over 30,000 women branded as “fallen” were banished into forced labor and abused by the Catholic Church. Ed and Ann interview Albany Civic Theatre director Charlotte Headrick and actors Diane Slamp and Leslie Hogan about this important drama.
(33:42) “Spring Awakening” is a modern rock musical based on a 19th century German play about the joys, angst and challenges of teenagers discovering their budding sexuality. Professor and show...
2024-02-1652 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0202: The new musical “Zazzie Sings” has its West Coast premiere at The Majestic Theatre, and a 1960s French farce, “Boeing Boeing” comes to Keizer Homegrown Theatre(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:40) “Zazzie Sings” is a new musical being previewed at The Majestic Theatre in Corvallis by the creators of the worldwide phenomenon “Disenchanted.” Director- playwright Fiely Matias and composer-lyricist Dennis Giacino return to Theatre Talk with the story behind the story.
(35:15) Jeff Minden is directing the French farce “Boeing Boeing” at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. He talks about how to fit seven doors on a small stage along with six actors and non-stop mayhem.
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2024-02-0247 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0119: Auditions for “Ripcord” at Pentacle Theatre and a new adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” comes to Albany Civic Theatre(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(10:52) Karen McCarty, director of “Ripcord,” by David Lindsay-Abair will hold auditions for this small cast comedy at Pentacle Theatre on Jan. 27. Ann and Ed talk with Karen about the characters and why Lindsay-Abaire is her favorite playwright.
(19:11) A new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby” takes the stage at Albany Civic Theatre Jan. 26 – Feb. 10. Ann and Ed talk with director Lorianne Schmidt and actor Robert Henry in depth about bringing this Jazz-Age story to life.
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2024-01-1936 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 24-0105: Salem’s Pentacle Theatre kicks off its 70th anniversary season with one of Neil Simon’s best comedies, “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Jan. 12–Feb. 3.(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:25) Ann and Ed talk with Jo Dodge, who has directed scores of comedies, dramas and musicals in her long career at Pentacle Theatre and has a special relationship with “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” the first of Neil Simon’s autobiographical trilogy plays. It means a lot to her as a director, actor and acting teacher. It’s no wonder that Jo is known affectionately as Mama Drama. Join us for a fun interview with a local theatre legend!
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2024-01-0526 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-1215: Happy Holidays and a gift for you from Ann and EdHappy Holidays to all you theatre lovers!
Here’s a special gift from Ann and Ed to thank you for listening to and supporting another year of KMUZ Theatre Talk broadcasts and podcasts. Gather round and listen along with your kids for a special treat!
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2023-12-1506 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-1201: The mid-Willamette Valley 2024 theatre season from A to Z.(00:00) Intro.
(00:50) The mid-Willamette Valley theatre season promises great entertainment ahead for theatre lovers. Ed and Ann cover it from A to Z in this episode.
(17:58) Wrap-up. Thanks for listening to and supporting another year of Theatre Talk broadcasts and podcasts.
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2023-12-0219 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-1117: “James and the Giant Peach” and “Peter and the Starcatcher” — two tales to stretch your imagination.(00:00) Intro and KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:06) We all know the Peter Pan story, but what happened before Neverland? The answer is in the magical play with music, Peter and the Starcatcher, onstage at Albany Civic Theatre Dec. 1–16. Ann interviews assistant director Stepanie Schwarz and actors Henry Moat and Teza Ross to talk about Black Stache, the Lost Boys, crocodiles, fairies and how a raked stage helps tell the tale.
(18:34) A giant peach, animated puppet insects and a thrilling story come alive on the Grand Theatre stage in downtown Salem Dec. 8–17 as Enlightened Theatrics presents James and the...
2023-11-1743 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-1103: “The Play That Goes Wrong” at Pentacle Theatre, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” at Corban University and “Much Ado About Nothing” at Western Oregon University.(00:00) Intro and KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:28) “The Play That Goes Wrong” runs Nov. 17–Dec. 9 at Pentacle Theatre. Director Susan Schoaps, with actors Shay Hasse and Ken Hermens, share the challenges and rewards of creating the crazy comic chaos of a theatre troupe’s opening night disaster — where the props don’t work, the set has a mind of its own and the stalwart actors and technicians are unprepared for the mayhem.
(26:13) For one comic strip kid, nothing ever seems to go right. Trees eat his kites and kicking a football is always a huge fail. Still, Charlie w...
2023-11-0556 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-1020: Award-winning Oregon playwright E. M. Lewis and composer Roscoe McDonald talk about collaborating on the world premiere of their new musical, “In the Deep,” at Willamette University.(00:00) Intro and KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:45) Award-winning playwright and opera librettist Ellen Lewis is the playwright in residence at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland and is working on a new play commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for its American Revolutions series. Ellen recently wrote the book and lyrics for her first musical, “In the Deep,” together with composer Roscoe McDonald. It premieres Oct. 26 at Willamette University.
(32:02) Composer Roscoe McDonald joins playwright Ellen Lewis to dive into their new musical, “In the Deep,” which premieres Oct. 26 at the Willamette University Theatre in Salem.
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2023-10-2049 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-1006: Jo Dodge is casting her 50th show at Pentacle Theatre, Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and North Salem HS presents the docudrama “Trap.”(00:00) Intro and KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.
(07:04) Legendary director Jo Dodge joins Ann Ed, who ask about Jo’s life as an actor, director and acting teacher at Pentacle Theatre. She’s directing her 50th show in January and holding open auditions for actors on Oct. 21.
(22:17) Jo Dodge dives into the details for the casting call and open auditions for her 50th show at Pentacle Theatre, the Neil Simon classic comedy, “Brighton Beach Memoirs.” Auditions are Oct. 21, and the show runs Jan. 12 – Feb. 4.
(34:25) North Salem High School Theater Department teacher Jay Gipson-King is directing students in the tr...
2023-10-0647 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0915: “Matilda The Musical” and “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”We’re featuring two new musicals on this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk that are sure to become audience favorites.
(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(06:32) Joining us first on KMUZ Theatre Talk are co-directors Emily Matsuda and Sabrina Rehnke, along with young actor Esther Morgan, to tell us all about “Matilda The Musical,” onstage now through Oct. 1 at Gallery Theater in McMinnville.
(20:36) And in our second interview segment, we’ll talk with director Loriann Schmidt and actors Lance Nuttman, Nathalie Reid-Holbrook and Kamil Finger, from “The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” r...
2023-09-1537 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0901: “Savannah Sipping Society” at Albany Civic TheatreOn this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk:
(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(06:06) Four Southern gals learn what the bond of friendship really means when faced with late-life challenges in “The Savannah Sipping Society,” opening Sept 15 at Albany Civic Theatre. Ann and Ed talk with director Scott Harvey and actors Linda Cashin and Jennifer Moody about this comic character piece.
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2023-09-0118 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0818: Auditions for Pentacle’s “The Play That Goes Wrong” and Theatre 33’s Summer New Play Festival is ending strongOn this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk:
(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(08:32) Agatha Christie meets Noises Off? Auditions for The Play That Goes Wrong are Sept. 2 at Pentacle Theatre. Director Susan Schoaps talks about the physical comedy and complex tech in this hilarious play-within-a-play hit farce — where everything that can possibly go wrong onstage, goes wrong.
(19:38) Theatre 33’s New Play Summer Festival winds up Aug. 20 with two shows: The Names is held over for extra performances in the Pelton Theatre and A Tale of Two premieres in the Rodgers Rehearsal Hall. Rod Ceballos, Susa...
2023-08-1837 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0804: “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” and “Newsies” are headed your way.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk:
• (00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
• (07:20) Show director Debbie Neel and actors Christoper Schoaps and Victoria Venard talk about the challenges and rewards of working on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, running Aug. 11–Sept. 2 at Pentacle Theatre in Salem. This Tony-winning drama focuses on a teenage boy with an extraordinary brain, determined to go out of his comfort zone to solve a mysterious crime.
• (26:37) Based on the Disney movie, the musical Newsies runs Aug. 11-19 at the new Mid-Valley Musical Theatre in the Albany P...
2023-08-0445 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0721: Pentacle Theatre reveals its 2024 season and Shakespeare’s "The Winter’s Tale" comes to the Struts and Frets Theatre Co. stage.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk:
(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:17) Pentacle Theatre board president Emma Thurston and operations manager Steven Trahan reveal Pentacle’s 2024 season of plays. They also cover the challenges, joys and work it takes to put together a winning season with wide appeal.
(29:44) No problem? Struts and Frets Theatre Co. takes on one of Shakespeare’s most challenging and entertaining romance plays, The Winter’s Tale, coming to Struts & Frets Theatre Co. Aug. 16–19 at the Eola Hills Wine Cellars in Rickreall. Ann and Ed take a peek behind the curt...
2023-07-2148 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0707: "Pride and Prejudice" at Gallery Theater and "The Book of Will" at Keizer Homegrown Theatre.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk:
(00:00) Intro and the Theatre Talk Calendar.
(09:55) Katrina Godderz and Daric Moore tell Ann and Ed it’s not your grandmother’s "Pride and Prejudice," opening July 28 at Gallery Theater.
(24:30) Linda Baker is a self-described fangirl for Lauren Gunderson’s "The Book of Will," opening July 14 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre.
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2023-07-0739 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0616: Auditions for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," Broadway Dreams returns to Salem and two great summer theatre camps for students.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk:
(00:00) Intro and Theatre Talk Calendar.
(13:21) Loriann Schmidt talks about auditions for "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder," July 8 at Pentacle Theatre.
(24:43) Jessica Lynnette Peterson and Carole Astley from Enlightened Theatrics talk about the Broadway Dreams workshop in July and 2023 Summer Camps for kids in August.
(38:47) Robert Salberg from Children’s Educational Theatre takes a deep dive into CET’s 49th annual summer theatre program for elementary through high school students.
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2023-06-1653 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0602: Theatre 33 at Willamette University celebrates its 10th New Play Summer Festival for PNW playwrights. And live life to the fullest so you can "Exit Laughing" at Pentacle Theatre.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview Susan Coromel and Thomas Nabhan from Theatre 33 at Willamette University about their 10th New Play Summer Festival for Pacific Northwest Playwrights. We’ll also learn about Theatre 33’s ambitious plan to become a creative regional theatre hub for emerging playwrights.
Later, Ed and Ann are joined by show director Karen McCarty and actors Jodi Deming and Kelli Jaecks from Exit Laughing, an award-winning laugh-a-minute comedy running June 9-July 1 at Salem’s Pentacle Theatre.
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2023-06-0248 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0519: David Janowiak, WOU professor, creative arts chair and theater founder, moves on to chair the UNC Charlotte theatre program. Also, learn about Corban University’s Summer Theatre Camp.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview David Janowiak, who’s been a leading force behind Western Oregon University’s BFA theatre program for 24 years. He’s also the founder of the Valley Shakespeare Company and one of the founders of the professional Salem Repertory Theatre. David is headed to the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, in July to chair their theatre program. He leaves behind a legacy that few university theatre leaders can match. We also learn that he’s making a road trip of the journey back East with his wife, twin 6-year-old boys and...
2023-05-1944 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0505: It’s all about working women in ”9 to 5 The Musical” at Gallery Theatre, and women tackling life challenges in “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” at Albany Civic Theatre.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview show director Robin Pederson about “9 to 5, The Musical,” with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, playing at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville every weekend in May. Working women, unite!
Later, Ed and Ann learn about some surprising personal histories and longtime connections to ”Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” from director Leigh Matthews-Bock and actors Storm Kennedy and Laura Blackwell. This collection of women’s voices and stories in monologues comes to Albany Civic Theatre May 12 – 20.
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2023-05-0545 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0421: A one-night stand of one of Sondheim’s greatest, a new take on an old masterpiece and tantalizing audition roles are right here in this week's KMUZ Theatre Talk.On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview show director Stephen Munshaw and music director John Radosta about Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music,” in concert April 29 at the Elsinore Theatre. This special performance features the mid-valley’s best vocalists backed by the Salem Orchestra.
Ed and Ann also talk with Patricia Wiley and Tom Hewitt, the co-directors of “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” opening May 5 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. It’s a contemporary update of Ibsen’s 19th century classic and we’ll learn why.
Later, director Debbie Neel joins Ann and Ed to talk a...
2023-04-2157 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0407 Three new shows are opening at Willamette University, Albany Civic Theatre and Pentacle Theatre and we’ve got them covered here on KMUZ Theatre Talk.On this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, it’s a three-fer! Ann and Ed talk with Susan Coromel, who’s directing the Noël Coward classic comedy Blithe Spirit, opening April 13 at Willamette University’s Pelton Theatre. And theatre manager Stephen Alexander joins in to reveal Willamette’s 2023-24 season.
Then Ed and Ann talk with assistant director Becky Roth and actor Melissa Gutierrez about the hilarious Shakespearian musical comedy, Something Rotten! opening April 7 at Albany Civic Theatre.
And finally, Ann and Ed interview director Jo Dodge, assistant director Jennifer Gimzewski and actors Heather Tol...
2023-04-0754 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0317: THE ODD COUPLE and EXIT LAUGHING, coming your way in this week's KMUZ Theatre TalkOn this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed talk with actors Koli Cutler and Zach DuFault, who are in Neil Simon’s classic 60s comedy, “The Odd Couple,” running March 17-26 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. Ed and Ann also talk with Pentacle Theatre board member Bryan Toller about a change in Pentacle’s show lineup, and director Karen McCarty about upcoming auditions for the new comedy, “Exit Laughing,” happening on March 25. Join us!
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2023-03-1748 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0303: From a kid's trip through a PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH to a grumpy green ogre in SHREK THE MUSICAL, there's theatre for all ages coming your way in this week's KMUZ Theatre Talk.On this week’s episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview Jerimiah Price, director of The Phantom Tollbooth, running March 17-26 at Corban University. Then director Robert Salberg and actors Brett Hochstetler and Corey Jenkins join Ed and Ann to talk about the big, green, grumpy ogre who squares off against the diminutive despot of Duloc in Shrek The Musical, onstage March 3-25 at Pentacle Theatre. Join us!
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2023-03-0348 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0217: "Dear Elizabeth" comes to Enlightened Theatrics and WOU’s "The Laramie Project" marks the 25th anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s murderIn this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview Enlightened Theatrics executive director Jessica Peterson and actors from Dear Elizabeth, by Sarah Ruhl, running March 10-19 at the Historic Grand Theatre. Then Western Oregon University director Michael Phillips and actors from The Laramie Project join Ed and Ann to talk about how their show, running March 2-10 at Western’s Rice Auditorium, comprises part the university’s 25th anniversary tribute to Matthew Shepard.
2023-02-1741 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0208 Terra Nova returns to Pentacle Theatre for three fundraiser performancesIn this edition of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Ed and Ann consulted their Wayback Machine to bring you an extended interview with Scott Ramp, the director of the award-winning play Terra Nova, which returns to the Pentacle Theatre stage for three special performances Feb. 9 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm.
Pentacle first staged Terra Nova last July, but the production was cut short when lead actor Chris Benham had emergency eye surgery. Benham has recovered and he and the other members of Pentacle’s original cast will return to play the final three performances as a s...
2023-02-0917 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0203: The Secretaries, a campy, whacky, horror-comedy set in Big Bone, Oregon, comes to Willamette UniversityNo matter where you’ve worked, at some point it crossed your mind — c’mon, admit it — that the coworker or boss you hate so much would be better off gone, as in dead.
On this episode of KMUZ Theatre Talk, Willamette University Theatre manager Stephen Alexander and guest director Stephanie Mulligan join Ann and Ed to talk about The Secretaries, a whacky cult horror-comedy set in the timber town of Big Bone, Oregon. The Secretaries, written by The Five Lesbian Brothers, features five actors playing numerous roles — from a cult leader to followers to unwary victims of feminine...
2023-02-0324 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0121: KMUZ Theatre Talk podcasts have moved to your favorite podcast appAnn and Ed here. We have some great news for all our Theatre Talk listeners.
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2023-01-2102 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0120: A Disney first comes to the McKay stage and an astronomical story opens soon at Albany Civic TheaterOn this edition of Theater Talk, Ann and Ed interview theatre arts director Tiffany Carstensen and actors from the Oregon premiere of Disney’s Descendants: The Musical, opening Jan. 20 at McKay High School. Then later in our program, director Rus Roberts and actor Gina Eslinger of Albany Civic Theater’s production Silent Sky join Ann and Ed to discuss this true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. Silent Sky explores a woman’s place in society in a time of great scientific discovery, when women’s ideas were dismissed until men claimed credit for them.
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2023-01-2038 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 23-0106: The 2023 theatre season is starting strong!The 2023 theatre season is under way! On this episode of Theater Talk, Ann and Ed interview director Isaac Joyce-Shaw and three cast members of An Inspector Calls, opening Jan. 13 at the Pentacle Theatre. Then director Loriann Schmidt, playwright Laramie Dean and actor Rain Holland join Ann and Ed to talk about the world premiere of Finding Jo March, a modern adaptation of “Little Women,” also opening Jan. 13 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre. All that and more theatre news from throughout the mid-Willamette Valley comes your way at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ, 100.7 and 88.5 FM a...
2023-01-0645 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 22-1216: Happy Holidays from Ann and Ed!This short Holiday edition of Theatre Talk features our updated live theatre calendar, plus a special audio gift for all our listeners just to say, "Thanks for sticking with us through 2022!" Happy Holidays to you and yours from Ann and Ed. May the New Year bring you joy and happy rewards.All that and more theatre news from throughout the mid-Willamette Valley comes your way at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ, 100.7 and 88.5 FM and on our KMUZ Theatre Talk podcast page at anchor.fm and on Spotify. Join us!
2022-12-1612 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 22-1202: Theatre 33 brings back "A Christmas Carol -- A 1940's Radio Show" for the holidays; Keizer Homegrown Theatre holds auditions for its 2023 season.On this edition of Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed talk with Keizer Homegrown Theatre's Linda Baker about upcoming auditions for all the productions in KHT's 2023 season. And Theatre 33's Executive Director Tom Nabhan and Artistic Director Susan Coromel tell Ann and Ed about "A Christmas Carol -- A 1940s Radio Show," returning to the Pelton Theatre stage at Willamette University by popular demand. All that and more theatre news from throughout the mid-Willamette Valley comes your way at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ, 100.7 and 88.5 FM and on our KMUZ Theatre Talk podcast...
2022-12-0234 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 22-1118: “The Fantasticks” at Pentacle Theatre and “Seussical the Musical” at Enlightened Theatrics.On this episode of Theatre Talk, Ed and Ann interview director Cherie Ulmer and two actors from The Fantasticks, opening Dec.1 at Pentacle Theatre after being postponed a week due to a cast illness. Ann & Ed also talk with Jessica Peterson, Executive Director of Enlightened Theatrics, and director Danielle Valentine and two of actors from Seussical, opening Dec. 9 at the Historic Grand Theatre. All that and more theatre news from throughout the mid-Willamette Valley comes your way at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on KMUZ, 100.7 and 88.5 FM and on our KMUZ Theatre Talk podcast...
2022-11-1843 min
KMUZ Theatre TalkEpisode 22-1104: Killing monsters at Western Oregon University, a murder at Corban University and a mail order bride arrives in Stayton.On this edition of Theatre Talk, Ann and Ed interview actors Lexy Bolsinger and Katie Newbury from She Kills Monsters, opening Nov. 16 at Western Oregon University. Ann and Ed also talk with Tamara McGinnis, theatre professor and director of Murder on the Orient Express, opening Nov. 10 at Corban University. And later in the show, director Shannon Rempel from Spotlight Community Theatre joins in to talk about Sarah Plain and Tall, the heartwarming show that runs Nov. 4-17. All that and more theatre news from throughout the mid-Willamette Valley comes your way at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays...
2022-11-0450 min
Action CityDr. Bob Schoaps & Shannon Ohmann - INTEGRIS Baptist Medical CenterDr. Bob Schoaps grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma before attending OU where he obtained a bachelor's degree and a medical doctorate. He went on to Penn State Medical Center where he completed a residency in Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine and a fellowship in Neurocritical Care. He then completed a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center before returning to Oklahoma. He is currently on faculty at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center with the Specialty Critical Care & Mechanical Circulatory Support Service. His career passions include cardiogenic shock, ECMO & other forms of mechanical circulatory support, and advanced ventilator management. Dr...
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