KMUZ Theatre Talk

(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 Per...

(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...

(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 an...

(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...

(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 t...

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ 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...

(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.&...

(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 . Stephani...

(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 Andro...

(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...

(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...

(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...

(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 principle...

00:00) 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...

(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...

(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 come...

(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. St...

(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...

(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)...

(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 com...

(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...

(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 Life...

(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 Th...

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...

(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 Tibbe...