MAT sets auditions for 'God of Carnage'

Press release

Montana Actors’ Theatre will be holding auditions Monday and Tuesday for “God of Carnage,” a comedy by Yasmina Reza to be directed by Patrick Ulano.

Billed as “a comedy about parents acting like children,” “God of Carnage” is the story of two married couples in present-day New York City who meet for the first time shortly after their respective sons have a nasty schoolyard tangle.

Michael and Veronica, whose son’s teeth were knocked out with a stick, invite Alan and Annette, whose son did the knocking, to their home to settle matters, such as who will pay for new teeth, says a press release about the play. Any attempt at having a civilized discussion about whose child is responsible for the fight, and how the parents may have influenced such destructive behavior, quickly devolves into finger-pointing, name-calling, stomping around and throwing things — and that’s before they break out the rum.

Ulano is looking to cast two women and two men in their late-20s to 50s. The auditions will be at Montana State University-Northern’s Little Theatre in Cowan Hall starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

For more information, call Patrick Ulano at 313-300 3193.