KMUZ Theatre Talk

On 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, “Ex...

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 Penta...

In 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 Auditor...

In 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 sh...

No 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 t...

Ann and Ed here. We have some great news for all our Theatre Talk listeners. KMUZ Theatre Talk podcasts have moved and are now available for free on your favorite podcast app, including: Anchor.fm Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Amazon Music Pandora iHeart Radio Castbox Pocket Casts RadioPublic Stitcher and more Just open your favorite podcast app, search for KMUZ Theatre Talk and...

On 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 He...

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 o...

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...

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 th...

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 Theat...

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...