If something can go wrong, it will.

That’s the premise of Mouse River Players Community Theatre’s final production of the season, “The Play That Goes Wrong.” Show dates are Friday through Sunday, May 9-11 and 16-18, in the theater at 115 1st St. SE, Minot.

Director Brittany Montez has brought together a seasoned group of actors to bring this award-winning comedy to the local stage. Each of the actors is tasked with playing not one, but two characters, as they create a show within a show. They portray Cornley Drama Society members as well as the various roles of the 1920’s murder mystery the drama society brings to the stage.

Wealthy Charles Haversham, played by Marcus DuPona, has been discovered murdered on the night of his engagement party to society darling Florence Collymoore, portrayed by Nicole Swain. Attending family members Mary Collymoore (Amanda Lindstrom) and Cecil Haversham (Edward Montez), as well as the family butler Perkins (James Fisk), become suspects when the local police detective Inspector Carter (Cris Gifford) is called in.

The performance centers on the opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, “The Murder at Haversham Manor.” Things rapidly go from bad to utterly disastrous. From an unconscious leading lady and a corpse who simply can not play dead to actors who trip over everything, including their lines, and a set subject to unforeseen mishaps, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to the final curtain call. The humor of this farce hinges on the troupe’s unwavering endeavor to carry-on, the bad choices made in trying to get out of the situations they find themselves in, and their overwhelmingly optimistic belief that their luck will change.

The production was written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m.. The Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are available through MRP’s online ticket service or by calling 838-3939. Seats also may be available at the box office on the day of the performance. Please note there is some crude language and slap-stick style violence within the show.