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 (“Get’cha Head in the Game”). Pacific Repertory Theatre’s School of Dramatic Arts High School Musical Act 1 Finale. 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 (“Auditions”). Sharpay and Ryan audition as well (“What I’ve Been Looking For”). After the auditions have been declared closed, Gabriella and Troy sing the song as Kelsi intended it - much slower (“What I’ve Been Looking For (Reprise)”). 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 (“Cellular Fusion”). 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 (“Stick to the Status Quo”). 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!” Act II Jack Scott recaps events before Troy and Gabriella dance on the rooftop garden (“I Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”). 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, (“Wildcat Cheer (Reprise)”), 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 (“Counting on You”). Gabriella hears and becomes very upset. Troy and Gabriella, lonely and upset, sing (“When There Was Me and You”). The Jocks and Brainiacs then realize that they have gone too far and feel guilty for ruining Troy and Gabriella’s relationship. Act 2 Finale of Pacific Repertory Theatre’s School of Dramatic Arts production of Disney’s High School Musical. 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 (“Start of Something New (Reprise)”). 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
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