“Patsy’s Bridal Shower,” an interactive comedy when cash meets trash co-written by Biltmore resident Richard Schultz, is enjoying sellout shows at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre.

    This comedy hit ran for five years in Naperville, a suburb west of Chicago; it delighted audiences with its tale of two dysfunctional families who attempt to forge a bond at a bridal shower just weeks before the wedding.

    Schultz, who has lived in Central Phoenix for more than 10 years, updated the script for the Valley and is a member of the cast. This new version is set in Buckeye where the bride’s family resides in a doublewide trailer, while the groom’s family heralds from a gated community in Paradise Valley. Friends and family members unexpectedly drop in on the festivities resulting in a surprise ending. Audiences are asked to play along with shower games and to help the young couple makes decisions about their upcoming wedding.

    Schultz has directed throughout the Valley and is a founder of a performing arts charter school in north Phoenix.

    Performances continue through Sunday, May 9, at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, 5247 E. Brown Road in Mesa (just off the 202). Tickets may be purchased online at www.broadwaypalmwest.com or by calling the box office at 480-325-6700.