MAT prepares youthful thespians for the stage

The Kids MAT summer camp brought more than 70 kids to the Little Theatre at Montana State University-Northern to create, develop and put on their own show.

Collette Hagen is an intern with Montana Actors' Theatre and recent college graduate who is helping the kids make the show, named "Into the River."

"This is a program for kids to come and, basically, they create the show all by themselves," Hagen said.

The camp started Monday, when the kids split into groups and created their own skits.

"It's all from their own minds," Hagen said. "We've had everything from circuses in outer space, to princ...