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KMUZ Theatre Talk

KMUZ Theatre Talk

By: Ed Schoaps
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KMUZ Theatre Talk brings you news and interviews about live theatre performing throughout the mid-Willamette Valley. Host Ed Schoaps covers shows that are opening, playing and auditioning in the area, and interviews playwrights, directors, actors, production designers and more.Ed Schoaps Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • Episode 25-0606: WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT and DIAL “M” FOR MURDER
    Jun 6 2025

    (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-Willamette Valley and on the KMUZ mobile app.

    #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN #MVTNRepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre #stageplay #KMUZmedia #KMUZtheatretalk #PressPlaySalem #KeizerHomegrownTheatre #AlbanyCivicTheater

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    45 mins
  • Episode 25-0502: XANADU auditions & Pentacle’s summer acting class
    May 18 2025

    (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 grow as an artist and as a person. You can register now for the summer session that starts June 7 in downtown Salem.

    (38:08) 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 mobile app.

    #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN MVTNRepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre #stageplay #KMUZmedia #KMUZtheatretalk #PressPlaySalem #PentacleTheatre #PentacleTheatreCommunity #Gallery Theater #GalleryTheatre Community #XANADU #musical #classic80s #rollerskatesandbighair

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    40 mins
  • Episode 25-0502: THE GLASS MENAGERIE & AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
    May 2 2025

    (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.

    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.

    #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN #MVTNRepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre #stageplay #KMUZmedia #KMUZtheatretalk #PressPlaySalem #PentacleTheatre #PentacleTheatreCommunity #TennesseeWilliams #TheGlassMenagerie #AlbanyCivicTheatre #AndThenThereWereNone #AgathaChristy #MurderMystery

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    50 mins

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