Poor Miss Minnie! She has been forced to become the reluctant manager of her old father’s melodrama theater, The Melodramodean, since he has suddenly and mysteriously taken ill (he thinks he’s a chicken) right before the judging of the grand melodrama competition.

Throw in a devious and insincere leading man, a deceitful developer and a large cast of misfits and ne’er-do-wells and poor Minnie faces her biggest challenges ever. “Miss Minnie’s Melodramodeon” is written and directed by Ross Collins and is rated G.

“Miss Minnie’s Melodramodeon” will play at the Fountain Hills Youth Theater located at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. Performances are held Friday and Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. through May 4.

For tickets call the box office at 480-837-9661x3 or visit fhtaz.org. Ticket price is $18 and group rates are available through the box office.

For more information, contact Box Office Manager Allison Hacker at 480-837-9661x4.