MAT slates auditions Friday for 'Haymarket Eight'

The local acting troupe is moving on with a new season, holding auditions Friday for a different kind of theater.

Montana Actors’ Theatre founder and Artistic Director Jay Pyette said the two-day production of “Haymarket Eight” by Derek Goldman and Jessica Thebus will be Reader’s Theatre.

“Reader’s Theatre is a staged dramatic reading of a compelling script,” he said. “MAT actors will take you on an intriguing journey simply with the spoken word, a few minor costume pieces, and some sound effects.”

The poster for the auditions says, “So you want to be an actor? Reader’s Theatre is the place to...