Character Descriptions
Troy Bolton
Troy Bolton, the most popular kid at East High, is the star of the basketball team. Troy discovers he loves to sing, but is afraid to admit it to his friends. Troy Bolton is: athletic, independent, sometimes shy, smitten with Gabriella, a true leader.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Gabriella Montez
Gabriella Montez is the new girl in school. Gabriella is intelligent, pretty and shy. She possesses a fantastic voice when she sings with Troy.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: C#5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Ryan Evans
Ryan Evans is Sharpay's fraternal twin and a star in the making. This character loves singing, dancing and lots of attention. He follows Sharpay's orders, but wants to break free from her shadow. Triple-Threat (sing/dance/act)
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Sharpay Evans
Sharpay Evans is the egocentric star of the school musicals. She is Ryan's older twin and has a mad crush on Troy. Sharpay has never met a mirror she didn’t like.
Strong Singer/Dancer. Over-The-Top personality.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Jack Scott
Jack Scott is the nerdy school announcer who trips over his own feet. a character actor
with superior diction and good comic timing.
Gender: Male
non-singing
Chad Danforth
Chad Danforth is a hot-wired jock, second in command to Troy. He is focused on winning hisschool's basketball championship, but is slowly understanding that there might be more to thisworld, .
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Kelsi Nielsen
Kelsi Nielsen is a thespian rehearsal pianist and student composer extraordinaire. Underneath her shy demeanor, Kelsi has no tolerance for people. She is the “underdog” with snarky comments.
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Zeke Baylor
Zeke Baylor is a basketball player on the Wildcats Team. He has two secrets: a crush on Sharpay and a love for baking!
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Coach Bolton
Coach Bolton is the stern basketball coach and Troy's dad. He lost the big game years ago andwants a second chance through his son.
Gender: Male
non-singing
Taylor Mckessie
Taylor McKessie, the head Brainiacs, is the president of the Science Club. She wants Gsbriella to join the science club so they can with the competition.
Gender: FemaleVocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Martha Cox
Martha Cox is a proud member of the Science Club and is brainy with a secret love of dancing.She has a fun-loving sidekicky personality
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Ms. Darbus
Ms. Darbus is the eccentric drama teacher. Passionate and disciplined, she is always trying to expose students to the enrichment and fun of theatre. She must make her eccentricities appear second nature. Ms. Darbus's acting skills andtiming should be topnotch. Ms. Darbus exudes wacky, yet it doesn't detract from her true love of theatre and her students.
Gender: Female
non-singing
Ensemble
The Ensemble makes up all the other characters who populate East High School:
Jocks,Brainiacs, Thespians, Skater Dudes, Cheerleaders, Ms. Tenny, Science Decathlon Moderator,etc., with a few featured solo parts further described below. The ensemble is present throughoutthe show and provides the vocal power for the group numbers. These roles vary in size and in vocal, acting and dance requirements,
The ensemble participates in several self-contained numbers,
Gender: Both
The “Bit” parts below will be cast from the ensemble
Ripper
Ripper is a cool skater dude who is, lo and behold, a cello player! Cast a student who can sell thisfun "double personality" with one short but sweet air cello solo!
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: G#4
Vocal range bottom: G#3
James
In the big Audition scene, James is the auditionee who sings so badly off key it would scare anyone! Cast a person who can confidently sound bad& this can be a challenge for a goodmusician.
Gender: Male
Vocal range top: C#4
Vocal range bottom: A3
Susan
Susan is the "pop star wanna be" audition candidate. Cast someone who is not afraid to go over-the-top with this short yet humorous part.
Gender: FemaleVocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: F4
Cathy
Cathy is the auditionee who can belt like Ethel Merman! Cast a student that can fill the
auditorium with her voice. It doesn't need to be pretty!
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G4
Cyndra
Cyndra is the final auditionee and she sounds like an opera audition for the Met. If you have ayoung singer that can imitate an obnoxious vibrato in a serious manner, there's your perfect choice!
Gender: Female
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Ab4