[ZEKE]
Ladies and gentlemen, we coulda been working anywhere in the world this summer, but we’re here in the Lava Springs kitchen. Are you ready for a staff meeting???

The issue on the table: Do we want to spend our summer serving the Evans family? Chad Danforth, you have the floor, bro

[CHAD]
Ball, summer fun, hangin’ with the wildcats
We thought we would be chillin, now we’re wearing chef hats
Don’t get me wrong, I know we needed the money
But this job is so whack, it’s not even funny

[Jason]
Oww

[CHAD]
But what Troy didn’t get
This job would have us serving Sharpay in hairnets
And we don’t even have benefits
Instead of having fun, we’ll be picking up shifts

[TROY]
Come on, Chad.

[CHAD]
Oh don’t forget, ‘miss evans’
If she thinks we’ll call her that
She’ll live to regret it
Uh! We’re your classmates, I’m afraid
Don’t call me for a refill of your pink lemonade
At East High, we are boots on the ground
We’re all great. She just wants to throw her money around
This summer work plan is getting way out of hand
And it’s too many damn hours for any of us to stand
Stand with me, we are THE wildcats team
And pray to Coach we come out of this summer in one piece
Look, when she tried to come for our boy, we got annoyed
Imagine what gon’ happen when we’re here to exploit

[ZEKE]
Thank you, Chad. Troy  Bolton, your response

[TROY]
Chad. That was a real nice explanation
Welcome to employment, it requires cooperation
I know this seems bad, —and looks bleak but
We still have the ingredients to Make this summer sweet
If we collect paychecks, stay out of debt
Our future stays sunny and we save a little money. 
Maybe if we’re lucky, we can get tickets to the knicks!
Take the girls to the mall. Hit the pool for a dip
We’re a champion team, guaranteed!
We’ve faced tougher problems than this, best believe 
“We are boots on the ground. We’re all great”
Yeah! We got this!
Don’t you want that money in your pocket?
And another thing, Mr. Head in the Game
Where do you think your baller idols were before fame?
You think this is my first choice?
To spend my summer stressed
But I think we can find a way to make it the best!
Chad Danforth, why d’you have to be so negative?
Sensitive—you don’t need to be so argumentative
Everybody, we’ll get through this, let’s not be derogative
Let’s keep up the good work, don’t stop clockin’ in
We can still save this summer, I have no doubt
If we all come together
We Can work this out

[FULTON]
Excuse me? Bolton, Danforth, come with me! Ms. Montez, get back to work! I hope no guests have drowned in your absence. Bolton!

[TROY]
Sir!

[FULTON]
A word

[CHAD]
We are on the clock

[TROY/CHAD]
We are on the clock

[trad]
Aha-ha-ha ha!

[TROY/CHAD]
We gotta go and wait some tables ‘cause we are on the clock

[TROY]
The boys are back, wearing uniform slacks and it’s time to attack

[CHAD]
And it’s time to attack

[FULTON]
Can you young men just shut up for a sec?
I know you wildcats are birds of a feather
But I have a new assignment for you two
You boys will be caddies for a golf rendez-vous

[CHAD]
Is our pay the same?

[FULTON]
No, you get a small raise. 

[TROY/CHAD]
Alright man!

[FULTON]
You start in an hour

[CHAD]
This will surely be a breeze, we’re seasoned ballers

[FULTON]
Balling was easy, young man. Caddying’s harder

[TROY]
If you say so, sir.

[FULTON]
You’ll be helping out the Evans’s
This could be your chance to make a good impression
Be professional


[CHAD]
Why should I be seeking the Evans’s approval?

[FULTON]
If you don’t, I may call for your removal

[TROY]
Sir—

[FULTON]
Figure it out, Mr. Bolton. 

[CHAD]
I fuckin hate Mr. Fulton

Kitchen Battle #1 (Cabinet Battle #1)

[ZEKE]
The issue on the table: Troy was invited to practice with the Redhawks 
And we were supposed to scrimmage after work the same day. How will Chad react? 
Remember, Troy’s already on thin ice with the wildcats and gabriella
Should Troy take this shot or choose his team?
Chad Danforth, you have the floor, bro

[CHAD]
When we were losing a game, when we were desperate
We stuck together, give us some credit
We needed a plan of attack with you at the lead
And who had your back?

[Zeke, Jason]
The team!

[CHAD]
In return, we didn’t ask for praise
And now you turn around and accept a raise
And sit with the Evans while we serve you lunch and dinner
I don’t care how you want your roast pork braised!
Stay with your brothers as we sing in Star Dazzle
I know it’s strange coming from me, you might be baffled
But I’d rather do it as a team
You’re playing right into Sharpay’s latest scheme

What do you know of loyalty?
With your shoes, new money, and dressed in a polo tee
Giving little kids high fives
Right before telling them “Now watch this drive”

[ENSEMBLE]
Ooh!!

[CHAD]
Hey, and if ya don’t know, now ya know, bro

[ZEKE]
Thank you, Chad. Troy… Your response

[TROY]
well-

[SHARPAY]
You must be out of your Goddamn mind if you thought
The Evans fam is gonna let Troy Bolton rot
As a waiter in the wings, while he wonders what he wants
Guess you forgot, he’s not throwing away his shot
We got him in with the Red Hawks at their afternoon practice
Why don’t you go ahead and ask him?
“Should we hold you back from all your dreams?”
He’s wasting his time on this pathetic team

[ZEKE]
Enough! Thank you Sharpay

[SHARPAY]
You’re welcome

[TROY]
The last thing I want is another fight

[CHAD]
But bro, you keep ditching Gabriella and me

[JASON]
Hey! Why don’t you invite the Hawks to play with our team?

[TROY]
I think It’s a closed practice…

[CHAD]
Closed practice, my ass!
So high and mighty! While you stab us in the back. You would leave the team behind for a glimmer of clout
Zeke

[ZEKE]
Yeah?

[CHAD]
Let’s see ourselves out

[TAYLOR]
Did you forget Gabriella?

[TROY]
What?

[TAYLOR]
Aren’t you her fella?
You invite her on dates, she gets in trouble
After you show up an hour late

[TROY]
Gabriella understands, she’ll be fine
She’d let me know if I cross a line
I’m just trying to take every opportunity I’ve got
Am I supposed to decline?

[TAYLOR]
I don’t know, Troy

[TROY]
I’m trying to stay employed

[TAYLOR]
By singing with Sharpay?

[TROY]
I don’t think I have a choice

[TAYLOR]
Yeah. Well, someone oughta remind you

[TROY]
What?

[TAYLOR]
You’re nothing without Sharpay behind you

[SHARPAY]
Troy!

[TAYLOR]
Miss Evans is calling

Kitchen Battle #2 (Cabinet Battle #2)

[ZEKE:]
How does Troy Bolton the star baller
Affectionate boyfriend of the lifeguard
Finder of the summer jobs
Ardently abuse his new promosh
Destroy his reputation?
Welcome, folks, to

[Zeke/Company:]
The Evans administration!

[Zeke:]
Sharpay knows higher-ups, arranges Troy’s scholarship

[Ryan:]
Sharpay is out of control, now this is a dictatorship

[Zeke:]
Sharpay fires Ryan
Privately calls him the f slur in her taunts

[Troy:]
Say what?!

[Zeke:]
Ryan posts on myspace his response

[Ryan:]
Sit down, Shar, you untalented c*unt

[Troy:] (to himself)
Ryan’s not gay…?

[Gabriella:]
You should’ve been at the baseball game
We had a blast

[Ryan:]
It was so fun (ad lib)
Gabriella’s mom makes the best brownies-

[Troy:]
Yeah, I’ve had ‘em. 😡

The Evans Administration (The Adams Administration)

[TROY]
Gabriella…..
Ryan…………..
Brownies?
What is this?

I have been suspicious for the past five minutes
I am finding it so difficult to mind my own business
I noticed you and Ryan are acting very intimate together

[GABRIELLA]
Is that what you think? Are you done?

[TROY]
I know he looks so hot doing his little jazz squares
But beyond that I’m not sure how him and I would compare
To seek another guy, to stray from our relationship
I never thought you’d be the one I’d have this conversation with
A theater kid homewrecking, can’t believe my eyes
Tell me the truth, don’t give me your lies
I hope that you enjoyed him, hope you had your fun
Ya best fess up or we are done done

[GAB]
Troy, how can you say this while you’re running off with Sharpay?

[CHAD, RYAN, ZEKE?]
Sharpay

[GAB]
You know nothing, you haven’t even noticed that Ryan is gay

[THE BOYS]
Is Gay

[GAB]
If Chad can prove I never cheated on you
Do you promise to stop thinking something so untrue?

[CHAD]
No one else was in the room where it happened

[GAB]
Is this okay?

[CHAD]
Um, yes, he said
[RYAN]
Yeah sure whatever

“Look Chad I get that you are too scared to dance
So I think that it’s time to put your fear up to the test
If I win this baseball quest then you and all your friends
Will have to bring your zest to the talent fest”

[TROY]
Whoah

[CHAD]
He courted me
Escorted me away and when he had me at the lockers
That’s when Ryan rewarded me
Orally
It was disorderly
I’m sorry you had to find out this way
But I hope you can support me

As you can see I kept a record of every tryst in my little diary
Check it again, our homosexuality is consistent, see?
Ry never kissed a mouth that wasn’t mine
So don’t come after my lover this time
We have no reason for shame
Ryan is no common heathen, though I admit he’s got game
As you can see he has done nothing of hetero action
Are my answers to your satisfaction?

[TROY]
My God

[RYAN]
Chad, let’s go

[GAB]
So?

[ZEKE]
You can’t know if you don’t show

[GAB?]
Troy
Sharpay’s trying to turn you against me
How can you not know?

Whatever Troy, rumors only grow
And we both know what we know

We Know

In the middle of a golf course
There is quiet
For just a moment
The green grass.

When I auditioned for the musicale
I almost ruined the team
I had to sing,
And they couldn’t see my side.  
I played my way out,
Played the game so that they could see….
I played my way out
I looked up and East High had its eyes on me.

The Evans’ came around
Partial strangers
Moved to kindness by my talents
Did enough for me to get opportunities
To be college bound.
I sang in the Spring Music-AL,                                
I led my team to championships                              
I worked harder than Coach Bolton, himself.        
I sang Gabriella love songs until she fell               
I got all my friends hired, I defended them well.
And in the face of confusion and resistance
My talents wrote my future into existence.
And when my foes moved against me with persistence,    
I picked up a ball, I went the fucking distance! 
   
In the baseball diamond
There is Ryan
For just a moment
And also .. Chad?
When I was seventeen a summer job
Destroyed my team,
I was a clown,
I told so many lies. 

Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it (I'll sing my way out)
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it (sing every note and win back my team.)
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, wait (east high has its eyes on you)
I'll sing my way out
Overwhelm them with melody 
This is the time for integrity, this is how 
I can prove they can bet on me

Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet

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