It’s a ‘Madhouse’ and it’s on stage at Hutton’s Hamlet in Oakdale on July 7 and 8. The show is the third of the summer season at the Performing Arts Center.

Best-selling author Byron Pembroke is dead. Soon after his death, his highly dysfunctional family gathers on a dark and stormy evening for the reading of his will. Each family member has their own reason to believe they’ll receive the bulk of Byron’s estate, but the family soon finds out that the deceased didn’t think much of any of them. Instead of naming an heir, Byron instead condensed his fortune into one mysterious object and left it to … whoever finds it first. Before greedy family members are able to put together plans of their own to find the object, the mansion is overrun by a horde of strangers seeking shelter from the storm. And once the strangers find out about the hidden treasure, they soon join in the hunt.

Who will find the treasure first? Byron’s spoiled, self-serving family members? The bickering trio of ghost hunters? The nosy news team? Or the busload of obnoxious tourists?

To get the answer, makes plans to attend “It’s a Madhouse” at Hutton’s Hamlet Performing Arts Center, 132 W. G St., Oakdale. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for those 12 and under. Showtimes are Friday, July 7 at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, July 8 at 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Call for more information, 209-848-1216.