2.  Act I
 At East High School , Troy Bolton tells his Jock friends, Chad Danforth and Zeke Baylor, about meeting Gabriella
Montez on New Year's Eve during winter vacation on a ski trip. Gabriella, who has just moved to Albuquerque, also
tells her newfound Brainiac friends Taylor McKessie, Kelsi Nielsen and Martha Cox of her vacation. We meet
Sharpay and Ryan Evans, the two drama stars of the school. Sharpay is selfish, and Ryan follows her orders but tries
to be friends with everyone. Troy and Gabriella have a flashback to New Year's Eve when they met. ("Start of
Something New"). One-half of the song is during the flashback, then we return to East High where Chad, Taylor,
Kelsi, Ryan, Sharpay, Zeke and other students sing of their New Year's Resolutions.
 In homeroom, Mrs. Darbus tells her class of the upcoming winter musical, "Juliet and Romeo", a new version of
Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", written by Kelsi Nielsen, a shy East High student. When Ryan, Sharpay, Troy, and
Gabriella start using their cell phones, Mrs. Darbus gives them all detention. Chad interferes, telling Mrs. Darbus that
Troy cannot go because they have basketball practice after school and that they have an upcoming
championship game. Mrs. Darbus then gives Chad a 30 minute detention, and gives Taylor detention when she
remarks that Chad can't even count that high. At Gabriella's locker, Troy runs into her and they show their
amazement of how they found each other again. Sharpay walks by and tries to flirt with Troy, but he shows no
interest in her. Sharpay observes that he is interested in Gabriella and she is interested in him. Later, the Jocks have
basketball practice.
 In a Science class, Gabriella shows her smarts by pointing out a flaw in the teacher's equation. Taylor is impressed
and asks, on behalf of her Science Club, if Gabriella could join their team to win the upcoming Scholastic
Decathlon, although Gabriella refuses. Sharpay overhears and has Ryan investigate by Googling her.
 Discovering that Gabriella was a very intelligent Brainiac at her old school, Sharpay prints her newfound
information and puts it in Taylor's locker. The students later head to the Mrs. Darbus's room for detention, and act
like animals. Taylor then asks Gabriella again to join the Scholastic Decathlon team based on the printouts Sharpay
planted in her locker, and Gabriella agrees. Everyone does the 'ball of noise,' and Coach Bolton comes to get Troy
and Chad for practice and then talks to Mrs. Darbus about it.
 The next day, thespians audition for the play. Sharpay and Ryan audition as well . After the auditions have been
declared closed, Gabriella and Troy sing the song as Kelsi intended it - much slower . Although Troy and Gabriella
did not intend it to be an audition they are called back for a second audition. When their friends hear the news
they spread it via cell phones .
 Sharpay is furious, believing Troy and Gabriella have stolen the lead roles and broken the 'rules' of East High.
Though most of the school agrees, lyrical chaos erupts during a lunch break when students begin telling their secret
obsessions outside of their cliques . The scene culminates with Sharpay getting 'caked' by Zeke (who secretly likes
her), after Gabriella spins into him. Act I ends with Sharpay angrily shouting "Someone is going to pay for this!"

3.  Act II
 Jack Scott recaps events before Troy and Gabriella dance on the rooftop garden . Zeke comes to Sharpay's locker and tries
to flirt with her. Meanwhile, the Jocks and Brainiacs plot against the infuriated duo during study hall. Sharpay and Ryan see
the Jocks and the Brainiacs mingling together and imagine they are trying to help Troy and Gabriella. So Sharpay lies to Mrs.
Darbus saying that Troy and his dad are trying to ruin the auditions because she gave Troy detention. Later at practice, Mrs.
Darbus talks to Troy's dad and then he talks to Troy. Gabriella comes to practice to see Troy while Martha comes and takes
her to the lab. Troy's dad thinks Gabriella is the reason why Troy got detention. He tells Troy that he is a playmaker and not a
singer. This infuriates Troy who angrily asks his father if he ever wondered if he could be both and storms off in a rage, leaving
his father stunned.
 The Jocks and Brainiacs put their plan to work, pushing at Troy and Gabriella to 'split up'. Eventually, Troy, furious with his friends
for telling him the same things his dad did, gives in and pretends that he doesn't like Gabriella, completely oblivious to the
phone in Zeke's hand, transmitting Troy's words directly to Gabriella . Gabriella hears and becomes very upset. Troy and
Gabriella, lonely and upset, sing. The Jocks and Brainiacs then realize that they have gone too far and feel guilty for ruining
Troy and Gabriella's relationship.
 The next day, Sharpay and Ryan are rehearsing for their callback while Sharpay talks to Ryan about her role in the school.
Then Troy comes in looking for Gabriella and Ryan tells him that she is in the theatre. Troy goes to the theatre and tells
Gabriella that they were set up and he didn't mean what he said and sings to remind her of New Year's .
 Hearing that the callback date has been moved up by request of Sharpay to the same time as the big game and the
Scholastic Decathlon, Troy and Gabriella announce to the Jocks and Brainiacs that they are going to not do the
callback, but instead help their respective teams for their events. The Jocks and Brainiacs say they should do the callbacks.
Troy and Gabriella refuse, but the teams decide to lend a helping hand anyway.
 On the day of the big game/Decathlon/callbacks, the students are excited for the festivities. Sharpay and Ryan perform their
callback song, which at the same time happens with the basketball championship and the science decathlon, during which
Taylor engineers an electronic meltdown in the decathlon and light malfunctions in the game, which forces all the students to
move to the theater. Chad and Taylor explain to Troy and Gabriella that this is their only chance. Mrs. Darbus, hesitant to
allow Troy and Gabriella an audition due to their lateness, has no choice but to let them audition as the auditorium fills with
students. Mrs. Darbus gives Troy and Gabriella the parts on the spot with everyone watching.
 The end of Act II brings us to the gym where all the main characters wrap up their plots (Chad asks out Taylor, Zeke gets
Sharpay to be nice to him, Jack Scott and Kelsi literally fall head over heels for each other, and Sharpay makes up with
Gabriella and Troy). The Wildcats win the big game and the Decathlon. The students celebrate followed by a recap of all the
major songs in the show

4. Historical
 It is set in the present day
Georaphical
 It is set in Albuquerque in New Mexico
Social
 School children

5. The Jocks
 Troy Bolton - Captain of the Basketball
team. Main Lead.
 Chad Danforth - Basketball team
member, friend of Troy's.
 Zeke Baylor - Basketball team member.
Passion for baking

6.  The Thespians
 Sharpay Evans - Lead in every school
musical since kindergarten. President of the
drama club. And most popular student.
 Ryan Evans - Sharpay's brother. Performs
with Sharpay in musicals. Vice president of
the drama club.
 Kelsi Neilsen - Pianist for the drama club.
Composer of the winter musical.
 James Parker - An earthworm
expression.Has the worst sense of pitch

7.  The Brainiacs
 Gabriella Montez - The "New Girl" to East
High School, met Troy over winter break.
 Taylor McKessie - Head of the Brainiacs.
Very smart.
 Martha Cox - Brainiac, who has a
passion for hip-hop
 Kratnoff - Brainiac, who is very much
against Martha Cox's dancing, and
"knows everything about everything"

8.  My initial idea was to make a wildcats
banner for the cheerleaders to hold.
 It would include the wildcats logo and
the words “GO WILDCATS” printed in red.