(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

 (30:19) Mid-Valley Productions presents its second stage play, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, at the Russell Tripp Performance Center at Linn-Benton Community College. Ann and Ed interview MVP director Laura Blackwell and two actors from the show.

 (41:17) Wrap-up.

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(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 after the final pages of Jane Austin’s novel, “Pride and Prejudice,” but with bookish and bored middle sister Mary as the unlikely heroine. Director Jennifer Gimzewski and actors Ellie Strömmer and Christopher Gray talk with Ed and Ann about Pentacle Theatre’s production, opening Nov. 29. 

(39:28) — IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS is a show biz audience-pleaser featuring some of the best holiday tunes ever written for the stage and screen. Albany Civic Theater’s production opens Nov. 29. Ann and Ed get the backstage story from director Rebecca Roth and actors Danny Corliss and Liz Waters.  

(48:06) — Wrap-up.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays

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(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 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.

 #Pentacle Theatre #ArsenicAndOldLace #Willamette University

(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 hoot. Director Mia Apodoca and actors Frankie Wright and Robby McMorris dive deep into indigenous playwright Larissa FastHorse’s timely modern satire on politically correct theatre. It all starts when a theatre teacher is tasked to write a play that celebrates both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage month . . .

(47:35) 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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00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.

(10:39) “Kick off the Sunday Shoes” as director Geri

(30:41) “Do the Necronomicon” as vocal director Stacia

(47:35) Wrap-up

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays

#footloosethemusical #pentacletheatre #evildeadthemusical #dothenecronomicon #chemeketatheatre #MidValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN

(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 in downtown Salem. Artistic director Rick Lewis tells Ann and Ed why he’s positive Bridgetown Salem’s classes will help you develop the triple-threat skills you need for success.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays

 #Struts&ThreatsTheatreCo #AllsWellThatEndsWell

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.

(09:23) Ann and Ed interview director Johanna Spencer

(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 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.

#MVTN #Mid-ValleyTheatreNetwork #theatre #communitytheatre

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar.

(11:46) GREASE opens Sept. 6 at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville.

(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 Fridays

#Mid-ValleyTheatreNetwork #MVTN #MVTNRepresentatives #theatre #livetheatre #communitytheatre

(00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk

(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

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays

(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 Ceballos and Theatre 33 executive director Thomas Nabhan about the final shows on this year’s festival calendar.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays