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

Script: Troy Bolton

SIDE 1

(TROY shoots some hoops, waiting for the Redhawks to pick him up for practice. GABRIELLA runs in, steals the ball from TROY, takes a shot. There's something on her mind, but she's playing cool, working hard to maintain her smile.)

GABRIELLA
Nice jacket. University of Alberquerque?

TROY
It's a gift from Sharpay's dad. He fixed it so I could practice with the college guys today.

GABRIELLA
(smiling)
Wow! Go Redhawks! Go Sharpay's dad!

(GABRIELLA passes the ball to TROY.)

TROY
I'll be back right after practice, then we can go to a movie or something. Promise.

GABRIELLA
We have the staff baseball game today. You promised to play, remember?

TROY
Is that today?

GABRIELLA
You promised to have dinner with me last night, too.

TROY
Uhm, I'm really sorry I had to rehearse. I'm just trying to get that scholarship, you know?

GABRIELLA
Troy, you'll get that scholarship because you deserve it, not because you sing with Sharpay.

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!

SIDE 3

(The audience applauds as JANEY takes the stage with her puppet. In her dressing room, SHARPAY cries, attacking yet another innocent cookie.)

SHARPAY
(into the mirror)
I hate my life, I hate my life  I love these cookies  I hate my life

TROY
Sharpay?

SHARPAY
Troy??

TROY
Uhm, if you still want me to, I'll sing with you.

SHARPAY
What?

TROY
I figure I should start trying to keep my promises. What was that thing you said to me when I first came here?

SHARPAY
Bring me some more iced tea?

TROY
No, the other thing. We're all...

SHARPAY
... all in this together?

TROY
Yeah, that.

SHARPAY
(trying to rally)
So let's get out there and knock 'em dead, Troy Bolton!

TROY
Look, I do the show only if the Wildcats do the show, too. Or do you just want to sit here and polish off what's left of Zeke's cookies?

SHARPAY
Zeke made these?

(pulls from her mouth a piece of paper baked into a cookie)

"Dear Sharpay: You are my secret ingredient. Your Iron Chef, Zeke." How sweet is that?

(dabbing her eyes with a tissue)
Oh, Troy, what a loser I've been...

TROY
Join the club. I was so focused on what I wanted, that I forgot what I already had. I lost my team, I lost my best friend, and I lost Gabriella.

SHARPAY
I guess maybe it's time I stepped away from the mirror.

TROY
(holds out his hand)
Come on. It's show time.

(SHARPAY is really affected by TROY's selflessness. Suddenly, she gets an idea.)

SHARPAY
Um, give me a few minutes to get my face on, okay? Can I borrow your cell phone real fast?

(TROY gives her his phone.)

Oh, and I want you to learn a new song.

TROY
What? Now?? Are you crazy?!?

SHARPAY
Tell Kelsi I need her asap. Tell her it's super-urgent.

TROY
I can't learn a new song that fast!

SHARPAY
Tell Fulton to put us on last. He can stall until we're ready. I need like fifteen minutes! Go get Kelsi! Hurry!!!

(TROY runs for KELSI. SHARPAY whips open the phone, dials and puts it to her ear.)

Uhm, hi, it's Sharpay... No  don't hang up  I have something really important to tell you... You have like two minutes to get up here...

(SHARPAY exits.)