September 7, 2012 – Mount Vernon, WA
Interview with Conrad Askland – writer of “Witches! the Musical”
Premiere Info
- World Premiere Oct. 19-Nov. 3, 2012 at the Historic Lincoln Theater – Mount Vernon, WA
- Produced by Theater Arts Guild of Skagit County
- Directed by Jane Skinner. Book, music and lyrics by Conrad Askland.
- Official Witches! the Musical website at http://www.WitchesMusical.com
Why did you choose the subject of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials?
Originally I had picked a different subject. But while researching that other project I ran into a major problem with the plot that ruined the project for me. That plot problem became my new focus for a different project which I started working on, and may be my next project. During that process I realized it was just too big to attack for my first full length musical. So I started over looking specifically for an existing story, a topic I felt hadn’t been done well as musical theater in the past, and that incorporated children.
