Script

Audition Central: Disney's High School Musical 2 JR.

Script: Gabriella Montez

SIDE 1

(CHAD, ZEKE, TAYLOR, MARTHA COX, JACK SCOTT and some other WILDCATS warm up for the employee baseball game. A dark cloud hangs over their heads; there is no joy in Mudville tonight!

MARTHA COX
There's no way can we beat the Groundskeepers without our Captain.

JACK SCOTT
I can't believe Troy and Kelsi sold out to Sharpay.

ZEKE
We are like so totally creamed corn, dudes.

CHAD
Yo, a little team spirit! We're all in this together, right?

WILDCATS
(depressed)
Creamed corn.

(GABRIELLA runs in, dragging RYAN with her. He feels awkward and out of place.)

GABRIELLA
Hey, Wildcats! Look, I found our ninth man!

RYAN
Uhm, hi guys.

CHAD
No way! Fulton probably sent him down here to spy on us.

RYAN
Actually, my sister's the one you should be worried about. She was afraid you'd beat her out for the Star Dazzle Award.

ZEKE
We're not going to do it, now that Troy blew us off.

RYAN
Yeah, "Humuhumu" is out, too, now that Sharpay broke up our act!

GABRIELLA
Hey, Troy or no Troy, I thought we decided doing the show together would be fun.

TAYLOR
I'm up for it!

MARTHA COX
Me, too! Let's throw down some slickness!

CHAD
Who are we kidding? We don't know what we're doing.

GABRIELLA
(pointing to RYAN)
No, but he does.

(EVERYONE is stunned, including RYAN.)

RYAN
("whoa!")
1-2-3 red light, hello!

GABRIELLA
If we had a real dancer like Ryan putting it together, the employees could win.

CHAD
Look, Dancer Boy, you want to hang  grab a mitt and let's play ball.

RYAN
Dancer boy? Oh, I get it. You don't think dancing takes some game?

(The WILDCATS snicker.)

CHAD
Be real.

RYAN
(taking on the challenge)
Okay, if I play ball and help you guys beat the Groundskeepers, then you have to dance and help us beat Sharpay.

CHAD
News flash, pal: I don't dance.

ZEKE
He really doesn't.

RYAN
Oh... wanna bet?

(The WILDCATS start their practice, during which RYAN shows CHAD how to improve his "swing.")

SIDE 2

CHAD
And?

TROY
And I know I've been acting pretty stupid lately. I've been such a jerk.

CHAD
A big jerk.

ZEKE
(trying to be helpful)
A really big jerk.

TROY
Yeah, you're right. Chad, you're my best friend. We're like brothers.

CHAD
Only one brother's been a big jerk.

ZEKE
(trying to be helpful)
He means you, Troy.

TROY
Thanks, Zeke.

CHAD
Brothers're supposed to trust each other  watch each other's backs.

TROY
But sometimes they fight, right?

CHAD
Yeah, and sometimes they get totally cut out.

TROY
But brothers say I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Chad.

(A beat. No response from CHAD. TROY drops his head and turns to leave.)

CHAD
(finally letting TROY off the hook)
Come here, jerk.

ZEKE
He means you, Troy.

TROY
(turning back, smiling)
Thanks, Zeke.

(TROY and CHAD hug and make up, best friends again. What the heck, ZEKE joins the hug, too. RYAN enters with some other WILDCATS.)

Ryan, I'm sorry I snapped at you, dude.

RYAN
Hey, no problem. But look, Troy, I really don't want to see Sharpay crash and burn. I think you should sing with her.

CHAD
Consider it punishment for being a jerk.

WILDCATS
He means you, Troy!

TROY
Thanks, guys. What team?

WILDCATS
Wildcats!

(JACK SCOTT takes the stage.)

JACK SCOTT
Wow, that was... unbeliev-a-dable! And now, for something completely different in kinda the same old way, let's bring out Janey Fire and Norman, her phenomenal psycho sock puppet!