(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.

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(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.

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(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. Directors Travis and Kalina Morgan, and actors Tim Jaeger and Liliana Quiroz join Ed to talk about this fanciful and beloved musical, where “Think Positive” is the key to winning the Golden Ticket — and more.

(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, on the KMUZ mobile app and anywhere you get your podcasts.

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(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.

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

(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 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.

(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, and a special Red Carpet Gala fundraiser on March 14 at Salem’s Historic Grand Theater. The gala features food, entertainment and a silent auction to help fund scholarships and operations costs for the growing week-long overnight summer camp on the shoulder of Mt. Hood.

(51:33) 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.

(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 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 #CorbanTheater #LittleWomen

(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 about six members of a Canadian chamber choir stuck in limbo after dying in a freak rollercoaster accident. But a mechanical fortune teller offers them a chance to return to life. Opening Feb. 21 at Albany Civic Theatre.

(48:01) Wrap-up.

KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month at⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley and on the KMUZ app for Apple and Android.

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