Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview… drama queen in both senses of the term. As the wealthy daughter of the owners of the Lava Springs Country Club, the star of every school production since kindergarten, and one of the most popular girls to ever walk the halls of East High, Sharpay Evans is accustomed to getting her way. Needless to say, when new transfer student Gabriella Montez steals the lead role and the leading man (Troy Bolton) from right under her nose, she responds less than graciously. Sharpay will do anything to keep Gabriella from dismantling her carefully established high school hierarchy.
Personality… ambitious and talented but also narcissistic, domineering, and devious. Sharpay’s favorite person is herself, and she finds it difficult to empathize with other people. Even Ryan, her twin brother and biggest supporter, is subject to her whims. As an astute classmate at East High observes, if Sharpay “could figure out a way to play both Romeo and Juliet, her own brother would be aced out of a job.”
Get to Know her in...
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Troy (Zac Efron), the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens), the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork, and being yourself.
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The East High Wildcats are ready to have the time of their lives. Troy is thrilled when he's offered a job in a country club, but it's all part of Sharpay's plot to lure him away from Gabriella. How will it all turn out? All questions are answered on the night of the club's Talent Show.
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It's almost graduation day for high school seniors Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Chad, Ryan and Taylor. The thought of heading off in separate directions after leaving East High has these Wildcats thinking they need to do something they'll remember forever. Together with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical reflecting their hopes and fears about the future and their unforgettable experiences growing up together. But with graduation approaching and college plans in question, what will become of the dreams, romances, and friendships of East High's senior Wildcats?
