“Pasta, Pistols and Passion: A Murder Mystery Dinner Party!” is an adaptation written by Ross Collins and Susan Miller-Dee.

Join the Youth Theater for a fun-filled evening of laughs, dinner and mystery as participants join Mama Rosa and her family at their restaurant, “La Speranza,” for the wake of her late husband Pepi and then help solve his murder.

Purchase “La Speranza Bucks” so you can bribe his family for clues. Enjoy a delicious three-course meal (vegetarian and gluten free options available) and join the fun as patrons get the chance to bid on the late Pepi’s estate items.

“Pasta, Pistols and Passion: A Murder Mystery Dinner Party!” is directed by Ross Collins and produced by Anne Kelleher.

The cast includes Devin Derr, Emily Spets, Summer Beckman, Hunter DiGrazia, Asher Sheppard, Sebastian Harris-Wylde, Katie Male, Patrick Moyse, Haylee Klein, Lachlan Henderson and Emily Campbell.

“Pasta, Pistols and Passion: A Murder Mystery Dinner Party!” will play Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. and will be held at the Kiwanis Activity Center, 16959 E Kiwanis Dr., south of Fountain Park.

Ticket prices are $45 per person, or a table of 8 for $40 per person, and include the show and three-course dinner, with wine available for purchase.

Part of the ticket price and the purchase of “La Speranza Bucks” is tax- deductible.

Fundraiser proceeds benefit the Fountain Hills Youth Theater theatrical productions, workshop and camps, and ACT OUT! Outreach Program.

Tickets are available through the Fountain Hills Theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.