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(13:11) David Bates is directing Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Gallery Theater Oct. 10-26. The cast includes Lance Nuttman, Holly Spencer, Reese Madden and Jordan Reed. Host Ed Schoaps dives deep into Albee’s masterwork along with David, Lance and Holly in a lively conversation about truth, illusion and why this searing play is both a comedy and a drama.

(37:47) Oct. 3 is opening night for A COMEDY OF TENORS at Pentacle Theatre and runs through Oct. 25. This madcap farce—by Ken Ludwig and set in 1930s Paris—centers on one hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. Director Jennifer Gimzewski and actors Ken Hermens and Geri Greeno give Ed a peek at the coming onstage chaos.

(52:41) 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 wherever you listen to podcasts.

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(17:39) THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel about the idle rich in America’s Jazz Age, may be a century old but it’s as relevant today as ever. Simon Levy’s stage adaptation of Fitzgerald’s story of glamour and decadent excess in the 1920s opens Sept. 26 at The Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. Host Ed Schoaps talks with director Laura Blackwell and actors Garrett Hembree and Steven Lerner about the show.

(40:57) 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 and on the KMUZ mobile app.

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Labor Day may still be just a BBQ fever dream highlighted with cold brews, but summer isn’t over quite yet. On today’s KMUZ Theatre Talk podcast, host Ed Schoaps covers two theatre events happening this weekend that you don’t want to miss!

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(14:00) Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, staged by Struts & Frets Theatre Company, plays tonight and Saturday afternoon at the Independence Riverview Park amphitheater.

(27:51) Are you ready for the Splash Zone? Auditions for EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL, produced by Wandering Players Theatrics, happen on Saturday at Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre and Event Center in downtown Salem. That’s followed by two months of special events to help support the show.

(45:32) 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 and on the KMUZ mobile app.

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(12:44) Greek muses suddenly walk out of an artist’s sidewalk mural straight into 1980s Venice Beach to help a struggling local artist realize his greatest dream: To create a roller disco called XANADU as a nexus for art, pop culture and roller skating. It’s a musical comedy/mythical love story based on the cult 80s film. Director Marla Nuttman and lead actors Paige Spellman and Remington Keough join Ed to talk about roller skating onstage, glitter, showstopper numbers, Mount Olympus and more. XANADU The Musical runs Aug. 29–Sept. 21 at Gallery Theatre in McMinnville.

(31:14) 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 and on the KMUZ mobile app.

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(15:12) Director Robert Salberg and actors Paige Caballero and Jessica Peterson talk with host Ed Schoaps about the cult musical HAIRSPRAY, coming to Pentacle Theatre Aug. 15–Sept. 6. Learn why this story set in the 60s still resonates strongly today.

(39:21) 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 and on the KMUZ mobile app.

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(16:42) Host Ed Schoaps interviews choreographer Christopher Dean and actors Megan Smith and Benji Burgess from Disney's and Cameron Macintosh's MARY POPPINS, playing under the stars July 29-Aug. 7 at the Gerry Frank Amphitheater in Salem's Riverfront Park.

(41:06) 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 and on the KMUZ mobile app.

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(14:55) Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIAWOOLF? runs for two weekends only, July 18–26, at Albany Civic Theater. Director Sara Roth and actors Diane Cooper and Robert Henry talk about Fun and Games with George and Martha in this searing drama.

(30:07) THE CURIOUS SAVAGE comes to Gallery Theater's intimate Arena stage July 18–Aug. 3. Ed talks with director Tonya Nichols and actors Bec Hasel and Sasha Horning about why this classic comedy is fun, touching and as meaningful today as it was on opening night 75 years ago.

(51:05) 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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(15:36) BLACK COMEDY will light up the Pentacle Theatre stage June 27 – July 19. Join the conversation with director Debbie Neel and actors Emily Sass and Antonio Schoaps about this delirious British comedy that’s set in an apartment-wide blackout.

(36:53) The 12th annual Theatre 33 New Play Festival at Willamette University is going regional. The festival features new works in development written by Pacific Northwest playwrights. Thomas Nabhan and Susan Coromel talk about the “Three by 33” full productions, new pop-up plays and more on this summer’s playbill July 29–Aug. 10.

(56:48) 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