Get to know East High
Meet the Wildcats, Brainiacs, thespians, and teachers at the heart of the stage musical.
Principal role
East High’s popular basketball captain discovers that he also loves singing. Torn between his team’s expectations and the school musical, Troy must find the confidence to choose his own path.
Principal role
A brilliant new student with a quiet gift for singing. Gabriella joins the academic decathlon team, auditions with Troy, and gradually finds the courage to let East High see who she really is.
Principal role
The confident, ambitious star of East High theatre. Sharpay is used to getting the lead and launches an elaborate campaign when Troy and Gabriella threaten her place in the spotlight.
Principal role
Sharpay’s talented twin brother and longtime performance partner. A polished singer and dancer, Ryan begins to step beyond his sister’s plans and develop an identity of his own.
Featured role
Troy’s loyal best friend and fellow Wildcat. Chad initially sees the musical as a threat to basketball, but learns that supporting his friends matters more than keeping everyone in one lane.
Featured role
The driven leader of the Brainiacs and captain of the scholastic decathlon team. Direct, clever, and fiercely loyal, Taylor becomes Gabriella’s closest friend and ally.
Featured role
The shy but gifted composer of the winter musical. Kelsi knows exactly how her songs should sound and gains the confidence to stand behind her work when Troy and Gabriella believe in her.
Featured role
A basketball player with a secret talent for baking. Zeke’s honesty about what he loves helps spark East High’s celebration of interests that do not fit the usual cliques.
Featured role
A Brainiac who surprises everyone by revealing her passion for hip-hop dance. Martha is energetic, fearless, and ready to prove that students can belong to more than one group.
Supporting role
East High’s enthusiastic P.A. announcer, known as the Velvet Fog of East High. His school updates bring comic energy and help keep the story moving between the gym, classroom, and theatre.
Supporting role
East High’s dramatic and deeply committed theatre teacher. She champions creativity, expects discipline from her performers, and regularly clashes with Coach Bolton over the value of the arts.
Supporting role
The Wildcats’ demanding basketball coach and Troy’s father. Focused on the championship, he struggles to understand Troy’s interest in performing before learning to support the whole person, not only the player.
Vocal ranges are casting-guide references for Disney’s High School Musical on Stage!Performers should confirm requirements against the licensed score used for this production.