MAT brings 'Arsenic and Old Lace' to MSU-N tonight

The Montana Actors' Theatre will present a classic comedy starting this week.

"Arsenic and Old Lace" will make its debut tonight at 8 in the Little Theatre at Montana State University-Northern. Written by Joseph Kesselring, the play follows the antics of two murderously eccentric women and their relationships with their insane family.

The play's director, Donald Mayer, said MAT has put a new twist on an old classic.

"It's a well known show," he said. "It's been made into a movie, and been performed by a number of theater groups. But people should expect the unexpected. It's the type of show th...