Alien Ambush by Nikki Haverstock

Captain Liz Laika and crew have a new assignment: escorting the Mother Love's Traveling Intergalactic Troupe on their galactic tour. The final stop is where Liz started her career, Epsilon Violet, a lush, forested planet with multiple research stations, and the scrappy captain looks forward to reconnecting with her old boss. But when the first troupe performance ends with a prop phaser that is actually quite deadly, all plans go off the rails. Now Liz is investigating an accident that may not be that accidental. Can she keep her crew and friends safe when even more goes wrong?