High School Musical Stage Version.

Written by David Simpatico

Priemer date 2006 in the USA

Synopsis

Set in East High school but it kicks off in a ski lodge with Troy Bolton a Basketball jock and Gabriella Montez who has just moved here, get dragged up to sing kareoke meeting for the first time. It's New years eve and they end up asking for eachother's numbers. Back to the school year Gabriella has been transferred to East High and Troy shows her around. The drama club which is where we are introduced by Sharpay and Ryan Evans who practically run the club as they are always main characters in the musicals. Taylor Mckessie discovers how smart Gabriella is and convinces her to join the Scholastic Decathlon. Both Troy and Gabriella go to watch the auditions for the musical but they're to late to audtion Kelsie the composer trips and they both help her and sing the real version of the song she just played and Ms Darbus gives them a callback.

The callbacks list goes up and Sharpary and Ryan discover they have some competition. The rest of the wildcats are shocked that they auditioned and other students start confessing their hidden talents. But then Gabriella and troy decided to just focus on their other competion and not the musical as it is driving the school insane.Then they decided to go for the callback. Sharpay being scared of her competion she asks Ms Darbus to change the day of the callback on the same day as thebasketball game and Scholastic decathalon so they can't make it. They come up with a plan to make it and mess with the electrics on the score board so then everyone rushes to the hall and Troy and Gabriella sing.They get the roles and Ryan and Sharpay are understudies. Troy and Gabriella win their other competitions and break out in a song to celebrate.

Musical Numbers.

Start of something new - Troy and GabirellaGetcha Head in the Game - The wildcatsWhat i've been looking for - Sharpary and

Ryan then repeated by Troy and GabriellaStick to the Status Que - AllWhen there was me and you - GabriellaBop to the Top - Sharpay and RyanBreaking Free - Troy and GabriellaWe're all in the together - All

Contextual Understanding.

Historical

It is set in the present day in America. In a high school were there is so many friendship groups, majority of people are working class.

Geographical

Set in the modern day high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, some scenes are in Gabriella's room. It is always sunny.

Society.

Everyone was working class, Sharpay and Ryan's family are rich from their highly paid jobs. Troy's dad is the coach for the Wildcats. No one is poor they are just regular people with working class parents.

Character analysis

Troy Bolton

The wildcat captain, popular guy round school and meets a girl called Gabriella and falls for her, he loves basketball but enjoys performing too so he is torn between what to do. His Father is the coach of the basketball team.

Gabriella Montez

She has just moved to East high and is a smart girl, she joins the Scholastic decathlon after school club and meets Troy and falls for him, she always enjoys performing and is bestfriends with Taylor Mckessie the captain of the Scholastic Decathalon club.

Chad Danforth

He is Troy's bestfriend, he takes a fancy to Taylor Mckessie and wants a career in Basketball at first he didn't think it was right for Troy to like singing but he warms up to the idea.

Sharpay Evans

She is head of the drama club and wants to perform for the rest of her life, her brother ryan is a performer as well and they are twins. She is evil when it comes to protecting what she wants, she likes to play dirty. Her mother and father are rich.

Ryan Evans

He is Sharpay's twin, he enjoys performing too he isn't as evil as his sister but still can be when he wants to be. He really just concentrates on performing. His mother and father are rich. He is also head of the drama club with Sharpay.

Taylor Mckessie

She is the head of Scholastic decathalon club, she gets feelings for Chad towards the end and becomes bestfriends with Gabriella. She knows everything about East high.

Zeke Baylor

He is in the wildcats he is good friends with Chad and Troy he comes across as a kiss up and unintellegent, he has a hidden talent that he can cook. He likes Sharpay.

Kelsie Nelson

She is the composer of the winter musical, she plays the piano and is very quiet, she can stand up for herself towards the end and wants Troy and Gabriella to get the lead roles.

Ideas

The set is the school canteen and there is a balcony for Sharpay to look at everyone in Stick to the status quo and Troy to run away from his troubles, 2 school tables always in the background to role forward in that section and move back when there not need.

A score board for the ending basketball match to just come down.

Background noise of an audience cheering them on at the basketball match.