1. High School Musical Stage Version. Written by David
Simpatico Priemer date 2006 in the USA
2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Musical Numbers. Start of something new - Troy and
Gabirella Getcha Head in the Game - The wildcats What i've been
looking for - Sharpary and Ryan then repeated by Troy and Gabriella
Stick to the Status Que - All When there was me and you - Gabriella
Bop to the Top - Sharpay and Ryan Breaking Free - Troy and
Gabriella We're all in the together - All 5. 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. 6. Geographical Set in the modern day
high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, some scenes are in
Gabriella's room. It is always sunny. 7. 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. 8.
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. 9.
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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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.
