The Producers at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon, WA from April 6-20, 2013. Presented by Theater Arts Guild of Skagit County, WA. A musical theater comedy by Mel Brooks following the antics and schemes of a broadway producer.

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    Steel Magnolias, the 1987 stage play by Robert Harling. Presented by ACT Theater in Anacortes, WA January 25 thru February 16, 2013.

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                                    Auditions for “Witches! the Musical” June 5-6, 2012 at the Historic Lincoln Theater in Mount Vernon, WA.  Show dates will be Oct. 19-Nov. 3 at the Lincoln Theater. This is a world premiere show about the Salem [...]

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askland on April 24th, 2009

  I was sent these photos of tulip season in Skagit County, Washington (USA). I don’t know if it was the sender’s intention, but the photos sure make me homesick for the Pacific Northwest of the US. This is a normal spring view in Mount Vernon, WA. A view that even locals know better than [...]

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askland on March 19th, 2009

Mount Vernon High School (Mount Vernon, Wa USA) Choir “Synergy” directed by Megan Lizama. I recognize some of these students from our production of Disney’s High School Musical in March 2007 at McIntyre Hall. What a great sounding group and awesome arrangements. I’ve listened to quite a few high school choir videos on YouTube and [...]

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askland on August 8th, 2008

Theater Arts Guild (TAG) auditions for the musical A Christmas Carol will be held September 9 and 10, 2008 at Lincoln Elementary School auditorium in Mount Vernon, WA. Singers, dancers and actors with talent of all ages, ethnicities, and “body types”! Parts for up to 60 actors! Show opens Nov.14 at McIntyre Hall in Mount [...]

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askland on July 25th, 2008

Shakespeare Northwest performs the Bard’s Midsummer Night’s Dream in Skagit County July 20 through August 10, 2008. They are fantastic and you won’t want to miss it. Click on image for full size flyer and location details.

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askland on July 8th, 2008

Mount Vernon, WA – If you have ever been involved with a Theater Arts Guild Production, You Are Invited to our TAG Family Reunion! Please join us on August 2nd at the Conway Muse for fun, music, food and hangin’ out with fellow cast and crew members from every show we’ve ever done. For more [...]

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askland on June 18th, 2008

The best sunblock is a map of Seattle…

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askland on April 14th, 2008

  Mount Vernon, WA – META Performing Arts presents Alice in Wonderland April 25- May 4, 2008 at McIntyre Hall (Mount Vernon, WA).

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askland on April 14th, 2008

(Click photo for full size) Skagit County Theater Arts Guild Board of Directors 2008. Looks like everyone is in the picture except….hey, where am I? You guys decide to do a group picture right after I move to China? That sucks eggs. I’m going to lodge a formal complaint with the theatatrical whatchamacallit thingee.

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askland on March 8th, 2008

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askland on February 16th, 2008

Photos from the Rocky Horror Show at the Lincoln Theater, Mount Vernon, WA. Presented by the Theater Arts Guild in October and November 2007. I was music director and keyboardist. This was one of the funnest shows and best crews I ever worked with. And everyone in the cast knows it. Long Live the Lips! [...]

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askland on January 24th, 2008

My friend Suzann just sent me this montage of some shows I’ve conducted while in Mount Vernon, WA. I can make out Elton John’s AIDA, Seussical, Disney’s High School Musical, Rocky Horror Show and Brigadoon. (The penguin outfit is what I wore in Seussical). In a couple days I leave for Montreal, Canada to join [...]

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askland on January 13th, 2008

Whidbey Island, WA was recently listed in a top 10 of international top romantic retreat locations. That’s pretty much in my backyard right now and should be no surprise to locals. People raised in this area of Washington State can easily take for granted the beautiful landscape and slower pace that is lovingly referred to [...]

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askland on December 11th, 2007

Through a strange turn of events I ended up late on a Friday night hanging out in Sedro Woolley, WA at a local pub called Boondocks. Sedro Woolley is known internationally as a center of refined art and world culture. *cough* It happened to be a band’s CD release party – the band Fortune 500. [...]

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askland on November 16th, 2007

Inside cover of Bye Bye Birdie Program – November, 2007 For two and a half years, local music and theatre communities have benefitted from the talents of Conrad Askland. Conrad is the consummate professional: creative, precise, able to balance high expectations with encouraging words and humor. “Bye Bye Birdie” will be Conrad’s final show in [...]

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askland on November 9th, 2007

Mount Vernon, WA – Our own (dare we admit it?) Roger Ragusa has made good on his promise and strolled the length of Downtown Mount Vernon in his costume to generate donations for the Theater Arts Guild. He was a good sport about it and did not try to weasel out of it in anyway. [...]

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askland on October 9th, 2007

 Mount Vernon, WA – The Theater Arts Guild announces auditions for Oscar Wilde’s Salome. Salome is based on the biblical character and story – an unforgettable story of love, lust, betrayal and revenge. Performance Dates: February 8 – 16, 2008 Audition Dates: November 6 & 7, 2007 Location: Lincoln Theatre, Mount Vernon, WA Audition [...]

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askland on October 3rd, 2007

 Cristina Villareale and Scott Rittenhouse as Josephine and Ralph Skagit Opera Presents: Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore Extreme silliness and beautiful music on the high seas! Information at www.skagitopera.org At Beautiful McIntyre Hall, Mount Vernon Tickets (toll-free) 866 624-6897 Fridays and Saturdays, October 5, 6, 12 & 13 at 7:30 pm Sundays, October 7 [...]

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