10-MINUTE MUSICAL COLLECTION
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Erik Przytulski
Comedy
Pellets, Cherries, and Lies
In this heart-wrenching tale of addiction, a legendary video game golden boy must struggle to keep his family together while dealing with his late night binges. With the help of his wife, Ms. Pac-Man and his son, Junior, can Pac-Man free himself of his disease, or will he succumb to the seductions of Sue and her fellow ghosts?
Overview
Cast Size
5+ (2m, 2f, Ensemble 1-3)
Duration
10 Mins Approx.
Setting
Mrs. Pac-Man's Living Room
Subgenre
Farce, Fantasy, Adaptation, Parody/Spoof
Themes
Love, Addiction, Parenting/Family, Marriage
Target Audience
Appropriate for all audiences
Style
Contemporary Musical Theatre
Instrumentation
Piano/Vocal, Bass, Drum, Percussion, Guitar
Additional Resources
Accompaniment Tracks
Cautions
N/A
Casting Information
MS. PAC MAN: Female, Soprano – Caring wife and mother with a past.
PAC MAN: Male, Baritone – Strung-out pellet addict in denial.
JUNIOR PAC MAN: Male, Tenor – Emo kid with a secret.
SUE THE GHOST: Female, Alto/Mezzo – Ghostly seductress of Pac Man.
INKY, BLINKY, and PINKY: Female, Alto/Mezzo/Soprano – A trio of ghosts and Sue’s back-up singers.
OFF-STAGE VOICES and MARIO, Q-BERT, TAPPER, & FROGGER
Note: INKY, BLINKY, and PINKY are optional cast members and can be omitted if necessary. Actors playing SUE THE GHOST, INKY, BLINKY, and PINKY can double the roles of OFF-STAGE VOICES, MARIO, Q-BERT, TAPPER, and FROGGER.
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Media
Production History
WORLD PREMIERE
Theatre Now's SOUND BITES 2014 - 10-Minute Musical Festival
Venue: The 47th Street Theater, Manhattan, NYC
Date: December 8th, 2014
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Production: Strip Show: One Act Stories... Stripped Down
Company: After Hours Theatre Company
Venue: The Hudson Theatres, Los Angeles, CA
Date: March 1-2, 2019
Author Bios
ERIK PRZYTULSKI is a composer, writer, and producer whose works include: A Song for Christmas, Thumbelina, and Christmas In Neverland. His show, Princesses, was presented at the 2012 ASCAP/Dreamworks Musical Theatre Workshop hosted by Stephen Schwartz. Pellets, Cherries, and Lies: The Pac Man Story marked his Off-Broadway debut and was soon followed by the NYC premiere of the award-winning Alien Vs. Musical in early 2019. Upcoming projects include Marian – A New Musical, an updated adaptation of the Robin Hood legend, and BugBandKids, a new educational music series premiering in 2020. (www.pretzylmusic.com) (@pretzylmusic)
