Episodes

  • Ep 26-10-16: SILENT SKY celebrates role of women in early astronomic discoveries
    Oct 16 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (13:44) Director Marla Nuttman with actors Lesli Okorn and Kevin Folgate join host Ed Schoaps for a backstage interview about Lauren Gunderson’s SILENT SKY, running Oct. 16–Nov. 2 at the Gallery Theater in McMinnville.

    (34:16) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.


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    35 mins
  • Ep 26-10-02: Steven King thriller MISERY will have you squirming in your seat at Keizer Homegrown Theatre
    Oct 2 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (02:01) Joining host Ed Schoaps for a backstage interview are director Jeff Minden and actors Pamela Bilderbeck and Robert Barnett from the edge-of-your-seat thriller, MISERY, by WilliamGoldman, based on the novel by Stephen King and opening Oct. 9 at Keizer Homegrown Theatre.

    (29:49) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    31 mins
  • Episode 26-0918: Ever been gaslighted? Pentacle Theatre will stage the OG thriller.
    Sep 18 2026

    Ever been gaslighted? The OG is this Victorian-era psychological thriller coming to Pentacle Theatre.


    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (09:12) Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Gregory Jolivette and actors Delaney Sump and Christopher Gray about the classic Victorian-era thriller, ANGEL STREET (GASLIGHT) coming to Pentacle Theatre Oct. 2-24.

    (28:32) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    30 mins
  • Episode 26-0904: COME FROM AWAY opens at Albany Civic Theater on 25th anniversary of 9/11
    Sep 4 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (09:41) Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Loriann Schmidt actors Danae Newson and Nathalie Reid-Holbrook of the musical COME FROM AWAY, opening on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and running through Oct. 3 at Albany Civic Theater.

    (30:19) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    31 mins
  • Episode 26-0821: CABARET comes to Gallery Theater
    Aug 21 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (08:18) “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome …” to CABARET at Gallery Theater Sept. 4–27. Director Seth Renne and actors Natishia Fenley and Noah Miller join host Ed Schoaps to talk about how Kander and Ebb’s musical about life in 1929 Berlin at the close of the Jazz Era and the rise of the Nazis tells a cautionary tale that remains relevant today.

    (31:33) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    33 mins
  • Episode 26-0807: Two hot August musicals: chasing a teenage conman at Pentacle and chasing perfection in love at Keizer Homegrown.
    Aug 7 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (11:34) Director Wendy Boyack, with actors Hunter Moate and Jeff Witt, talk with host Ed Schoaps about CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, a musical about a teenage conman wanted by the FBI, coming to Pentacle Theatre Aug. 14–Sept. 5.

    (33:44) Director Shaleen Holbrook talks with Ed about I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE, a musical comedy about chasing perfection in love, relationships and more, running at Keizer Homegrown Theatre Aug. 14–30.

    (47:32) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM ⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZ mobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    49 mins
  • Episode 26-0717: THEATRE 33 SUMMER NEW PLAY FESTIVAL and TWELFTH NIGHT by STRUTS & FRETS
    Jul 17 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid- Willamette Valley theatres.

    (14:03) Theatre 33 executive director Tom Nabhan and artistic director Susan Coromel join host Ed Schoaps to talk about their 13th Annual Summer New Play Festival celebrating Northwest playwrights. This growing regional attraction happens Aug. 4-16 at Willamette University.

    (36:19) Struts & Frets Theatre Company director Hannah Fawcett and actors Bree Trickle and Bryce Hayes talk with Ed about Shakespeare’s romantic comedy TWELFTH NIGHT, or WHAT YOU WILL, playing Aug. 6-9 and 13-15 on the Main Street Park stage in Monmouth.

    (51:09) Wrap-up.

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    52 mins
  • Episode 26-0703: STEEL MAGNOLIAS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
    Jul 3 2026

    (00:00) Intro and the KMUZ Theatre Talk Calendar covering shows and auditions coming up at your favorite mid-Willamette Valley theatres.

    (13:45) Three co-directors from Keizer Homegrown Theatrejoin host Ed Schoaps to talk about Shakespeare’s magical favorite, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, playing outdoors at the Keizer Elks Club July 16-18.

    (34:45) Ed also talks with director Leslie Inmon and actors Sasha Horning and Toby O’Brien about Southern women whoare delicate as magnolias but tough as steel, from the Gallery Theater production of STEEL MAGNOLIAS, running July 24 – Aug. 16.

    (53:59) Wrap-up.

    KMUZ Theatre Talk airs at 9 a.m. the first and third Fridays of the month on ⁠KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM⁠in the mid-Willamette Valley, on the KMUZmobile app and anytime wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    55 mins