The quarterly sales goal has been met, the drinks are flowing, and the celebration is in full swinguntil the boss leaves her laptop behind.

Thats the premise of

, a new home-grown musical comedy making its debut with the Santa Cruz Shoestring Players at the Community Performing Arts Center (CPAC).

What begins as a night of lighthearted workplace banter quickly unravels into a whirlwind of secrets and scandal. A forbidden romance, embezzlement to pay for a pet cats surgery and even a shocking corporate crime come to light, all set to a soundtrack of original songs about nerdy TV shows, workplace woes and the complicated bonds between co-workers.

It started out as just a crazy idea between two friends, said co-creator Claire Corlett. We became so invested that we had several songs and a

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