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For our musical this year, I have chosen to audition for the leading male role of Troy Bolton.

Troy Bolton is the main character in High School Musical. At East High he is the basketball star and also the captain of the Wildcats. His best friend is Chad Danforth. Since preschool, Chad and Troy have been more like brothers and are also teammates.
Troy impresses the school is the source of pride since he has charm, strong morals, and stands up for his classmates. He is idolized by all. In school he is motivational, a charismatic leader, intellegent and responsible. Troy becomes the boyfriend of Gabriella Montez. His parents are Jack and Lucille who are supportive and happy of their son. His dad was the coach of the team so Troy did work extra hard for big games.

I have decided to audition for Troy since he is character that struggles with being told that he has to do this because that's what he is good at and that is his place in the school and he could possibly have a career in basketball when he finds that he has a passion for singing and auditions for the musical his school is putting on.

Preperation for the audition we have been asked to learn "Start of Something New" and "Breaking Free" which means partnering up with someone who is going for Gabriella. I have been asked by Charlotte, Ebony and Emily to be their partner for the audition.

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Name: Troy Bolton
Gender: Male
Age: 16 years old
Birthday: July 22nd 1990
Occupation: Student at East High
Relationships: Gabriella Motez (girlfriend)
Sharpay Evans (former crush)
Family: Jack Bolton (father)
Lucille Bolton (mother)
Friends: Chad Danforth (best friend)
Taylor McKessie
Kelsi Nielsen
Sharpay Evans (frenemy)
Ryan Evans
Jason Cross
Zeke Baylor
Martha Cox
Education: East High Scool
Hobbies: Basketball, singing
Dislikes: Being the "golden boy" or the "basketball guy"
Hair colour: Brown
Eye colour: Blue

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Troy Bolton, East High School's basketball star and Gabriella Montez who is a math-whiz meet at a ski lodge over the Christmas break at a New Year's Eve party. Here they sing in a karaoke contest and sing "Start of Something New".
They soon discover that they have amazing chemistry between them and exchange numbers. A week later, the mother of Gabriella is transfered so Gabriella starts classes in the same school as Troy and they meet again. Troy is shocked and checks that it is Gabriella in his homeroom which lands him in detention because he had his cell phone out along with Gabriella, Taylor, Chad, Ryan and Sharpay.
After homeroom, Gabriella and Troy see each other again and start talking near the sing-up sheet for musical auditions which Sharpay sees and assumes Gabriella is interested in singing up. Along with the help of Ryan, Sharpay prints articles about Gabriella's academic achievments and puts them into Taylor's locker.
While in detention, Taylor is overjoyed and approaches Gabriella and invites her on to the scholastic decathlon team for East High. Troy and Chad also miss their basketball practice which annoys Coach Bolton who is Troy's father. Jack Bolton and Ms. Darbus have a confrontation which is made clear that neither of them respects the other. Troy eventaully takes part in basketball practice but his mind is thinking about Gabriella and the joy he gets from singing which leads to the song "Get'cha Head in the Game".
Troy skips basketball practice during his free period to go to the theatre for auditions in which Gabriella also attends. Both are too shy to come forward so they hide behind the janitorial cart at the back of the theatre while Sharpay and Ryan perform their endition of "What I've Been Looking For" which is the audition song.
Gabriella manages to finally gains enough courage to audition and Troy offers to sing along with her but Ms. Darbus announces that it is too late.
After Sharpay has a confrontation with Kelsi who is the composer of the musical, trips which causes her notes and piano music to fly across the stage. Gabriella along with Troy rush to help her which then Kelsi offers to let them hear how the song originally is supposed to sound. A slower version of "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" by Troy and Gabriella.
Ms. Darbus hears the two sing from behind the entrance of the auditorium and gives both of them a callback. The following day, Sharpay is furious when she sees the callback sheet. Chad and the basketball players find out why Troy skipped basketball practice for the audition they are all shocked.
During lunch, the whole school learns that Troy is doing something that is unusual for a basketball player, students start admitting to their secret passions during "Stick to the Status Quo" which includes Zeke's love for baking. Gabriella slips her lunch on Sharpay's shirt which causes Sharpay to tell Ms. Darbus that Troy and Gabriella want to destory their musical but she won't listen to her. Troy leaves a note for Gabriella, asking her to meet him at his secret hideout which is a balacony greenhouse. There, they both admit that they love singing with each other while Zeke tries to talk to Sharpay but she hates that he tried speaking to her.
Taylor and Chad devise a plan so that school life returns to normal. The basketball team decieve Troy into saying Gabriella is not important while she watches him through a wi-fi link. Hurt and confused about where her and Troy stand, she sings "When There Was Me and You".
Gabriella tells Troy she's not interested in being a part of the musical anymore and that it wasn't important to her when Troy tries speaking to her after.
Troy feels guilty about ruining his relationship with Gabriella and noticed neither of them were interested in the big basketball game or the decathlon, Chad and Taylor tell them the truth. Chad along with Jason and Zeke explain everything to Troy in the greenhouse and offer to support him through the callbacks. The decathlon team tell Gabriella about what they did, but she pretends to be busy. Troy decided to call her from her backyard, telling Gabriella that the guy is still him. He decides to climb onto her balcony and sings the first verse of "Start of Something New" to try and persuade her to attend the callbacks with him. Gabriella sees that Troy does care about her a lot. She says sorry for leaving him and agrees to do the callbacks after he reminds her that it's a pairs audition along with Kelsi which then they continue rehearsing after school.
Ryan and Sharpay overhear Troy and Gabriella rehearse their song. Ms. Darbus is convinced by Sharpay that they should change the callbacks to the same time as the basketball championship and the scholastic decathlon. Kelsi overhears their conversation and decided to tell everyone about it which makes everyone devastated. But, the chemistery team, Kelsi and the basketball team decide to work together by shutting thr big game down from the scoreboard and boiling chemicals that cause a really bad smell which stalls the decathlon.
Both Troy and Gabriella rush to the theater as Sharpay and Ryan finish performing their song "Bop to the Top" with confidence that they will egt the parts. After Ms. Darbus calls their names twice she tells Troy and Gabriella that they are too late to perform their song. Gabriella freezes when she sees everyone staring at her, but Troy tells her to look only at him and then they both sing "Breaking Free".
The lead roles are awarded to Troy and Gabriella which makes Sharpay and Ryan understudies. Sharpay accepts her defeat at the basketball game.
After winning the basketball game and the decathlon, Troy and Gabriella try to kiss but ate interrupted by Chad who gives Troy the winning ball then asks Taylor out the party. Kelsi is given the ball by Troy while Jason helps her shoot in the basket. The film ends with everyone celebrating in the gym singing "We're All In This Together".
After, Zeke is alone in the gym where there are balloons on the floor. Sharpay comes in running, saying his cookies and "genius". Sharpay asks Zeke to make more for her which she runs to him and hugs her where he responded that he might even make her a creme brulee.

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Main:
Troy Bolton
Gabriella Montez
Sharpay Evans
Ryan Evans
Chad Danforth
Taylor McKessie
Supporting:
Ms. Darbus
Coach Jack Bolton
Kelsi Nielsen
Zeke Baylor
Jason Cross
Martha Cox
Mrs. Bolton
Mrs. Montez
Ripper (Skater Dude 1)
Mongo (Skater Dude 2)

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Start of Something New - Troy and Gabriella
Get'cha Head in the Game - Troy and the Basketball Team
What I've Been Looking For - Ryan and Sharpay
What I've been Looking For (Reprise) - Troy and Gabriella
Stick to the Status Quo - East High (except Troy, Gabriella and Taylor)
When There Was Me and You - Gabriella
Start of Something New (Reprise) - Troy
Bop to the Top - Ryan and Sharpay
Breaking Free - Troy and Gabriella
We're All In This Together- East High

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High School Musical won an Emmy Award-winning American television film and is the first film in the High School Musical franchise. It was released in January 20, 2006. It became the most successful movie that the Disney Channel Original Movie produced. Then in 2007, a sequel was produced and then High School Musical 3: Senior Year was released in October 2008. It is the first Disney Channel Original Movie to a have a theatrical sequel. A fourth installment of High School Musical 4 was announced to be in the writing stages and that the script is complete.
With 7.7 million views, High School Musical was Disney Channel's most watched movie in the US. While in the UK it recieved 789,000 viewers for the premier.
The soundtrack of the film was the best-selling album in the US for 2006. The authot described this film to be a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, High School Musical is a story about two juniors from rival groups - Troy and Gabriella. Together, they try to take the lead in East High's winter musical which divides the school. Other students' attempts to destory their dreams while Troy and Gabriella resisit the peer pressure and inspire other students along the way.
The film was filled at East High School which is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the auditorium of Murray High School, and Downtown Salt Lake City.

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Musicals emerged in the 19th century as modern Western theatre. Usually they would tell a story with music ranged between 30 minutes to 3 hours and usually have 2 acts. They are different from opera since they are sung in the audience's native language and includes dancing, acting and singing equally. In opera, singing is the priority so they mostly employ singers and not actors.
Musicals first came from ancient Greece where music and dance was included into some comedies and tragesdies. The Romans wanted to contiue that tradition but added a form of tap shoe to make the dance steps of the dancer more audible in the auditoriums. In the Middle Ages musicals were usually travelling minstrels or troupes that would sing, perform musical morality plays or slapstick. During the Renaissance, musicals invloved Commedia dell'Arte, Italian masked theatre based on sketches. Court involved msuic, singing and dancing during the Tutor period. Ben Johnson and Willaim Shakespeare wrote plays which were very popular. Musical opera changed from masques which was very popular until 1685 when King Charles the second of England died.
Ballad and Comic operas became popular in the 18th century. Comic operas were happy and original musicals which were normally romatic based. Ballad operas were written to popular tunes.
Music halls, burlesque, vauvdeville, melodrama and operette also during the 18th century. Weston's music hall, is one of the earlisest British music halls evolved from operette. Music halls were popular during the industrial revolution.
Herve introduced Operette in 1850. Jacques Offenback was the most significant composer. Gilbert and Sullivan's musical theatre can be traced back to him.
Gilbert and Sullivan were authors in Britain to write musical stage works from 1871 to 1896. The two combined humour, music and acting and were quiet similar to musicals we know and love to this day. Sullivan wrote the complimenary music while Gilbert wrote the words. HMS Pinafore (1878) and Pirates of Penzance (1879) are two of their famous works.
In American two men named Tony Hart and Edward Harrigan were doing their part in the evoloution of modern musicals. Hart and Harrigan joined together after Harrigan's first stage performance in 1867. David Braham was a london musical theatre composer and wrote corresponding music. Most of their sketches of lower class workers which made the audience love their work as they would also be lower class or middle class. Sometimes there was acrobats in their sketches that they had put on. A variety of shows tended to be mostly made of dancers, chorus girls and comics.
The Black Crook was the show that introduced in Broadway in 1866. William Wheatley put on this production for $25,000. George M. Cohan was an American entertainer in the 1900's before World War 1 was known as "the man who owned Broadway" and Victor Herbert, gave musicals the style that we know. Famous musicals like Oklahoma! (1943), The King and I (1951), West Side Story (1957) and My Fair Lady (1956) entered Broadway.
In the 1960s, Concept musicals emerged. They were typically musicals with the statement rather than the narrative. Cabaret (1966) is thought to be a conception musical.
Then, during the 1980s, Les Miserables (1985), Miss Saigon (1989) and Phantom of the Opera (1986) were were big stated musicals that were becoming fashionable.
In the present, Broadway musicals seem to be growin in popularity like Lion King (1997), Wicked (2003) and Billy Elliot (2005).

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February 2019 I auditioned for Troy Bolton who is the lead role in High School Musical.
For my strengths I was far more confident since I knew my lines and had worked very hard with my audition partners Charlotte and Emily. I also had worked on learning the lyrics a few weeks before the auditions were to take place so then I was confident in knowing which parts I had to sing. I also listened to a video on youtube where it was only a singer singing the part of Troy so I could try and work on the harmonies to Breaking Free. I'm glad I was confident in knowing the part of the script selected so when I was asked to go over the scene with Ebony, Emily and Charlotte when I was asked to perform with her on the audition.
During the audition I was shaking a little which was noticeable since the microphone was shaking too as I held it. However, I continued singing and moving around the stage which I had been practicing with my audition partners.

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Peter Barsocchini is an American screenwriter, television producer and auther but he is best known for the scripts he wrote for the High School Musical series.

In the year 2004, Barosocchini wrote the very first draft for the Disney Channel Origianl Movie, High School Musical. During that time his daughter, Gabriella, was a preteen so she and many of her friends at school had their names used for the characters. Peter believed that the film he was writing could be successful when he was at the first stages of drafts for the movie before given the gren light from Disney. The film became popular which lead on to two sequels after the first movie and now a TV show in is pre-production.  The series has made Peter a millionaire. The sequel, High School Musical 2 broke expectations and records and made him more money than the original movie. Then the third movie was released into theatre worldwide which was the biggest opening weekend gross of any musical movie in history.

David Simpatico has had his work presented in theatres around the globe. His more famous work is adapting Disney's High School Musical 1 and 2 for the stage.

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High School Musical is one of the best film franchises that Disney has ever created. However, there are some lessons we can learn from High School Musical from its themes.
"You guys might thank me for this someday." Is a line before the song The Start of Something New where Troy and Gabriella aren't thrilled to be pulled up onto the stage to sing together, but, slowly they started to have fun singing with one another and then they didn't want to stop.
At times, we have to face problems we don't want to face and do work that we don't want to participate in because you could be scared of the opportunities. If you jump in, you could enjoy yourself like Troy and Gabriella did.

"What is it? A saw?"   "No dude, it's like a giant violin!"
At the school, everyone fits into a certain group until Troy auditios for the musical, and they people start confessing about their secret passions like baking, playing instruments and dancing.
In real life, no one fits into one group. Everyone has many things that they enjoy. The movie is saying to not be ashamed about doing something you truly enjoy.

In Get'cha Head in The Game, Troy is struggling focus on basketball practice because he's thinking of Gabriella.
You can do anything that you set your mind to but you have to make sure that you are concentrating on what your task is infront of you. Your team mates and friends might show their frustration when you are trying to juggle so many things at once but it will take time to adjust yourself but keep on going.

Sharpay and Ryan are debatable characters as they try to sabotage Troy and Gabriella audition which ends up being at the same times as the basketball championship and the decathlon.
"I believe in dreaming, shooting for the stars. Baby, to be number one you've got to raise the bar. Kicking and a scratching, grinding out my best. Anything it takes to climb the ladder of success."
It is stated throughout the movie how much Sharpay and Ryan want to continue being the stars of the drama club at school so they continue to put a lot of effort into hampering with the competition. When you start working, it might take a while for you to get off the bottom level but it you keep working hard then you can achieve your goals.

We're All in This Together is the very last song of the first film of the High School Musical franchise.
"Everyone is special in their own way, we make each other strong. We're not the same; we're different in a good way. Together is where we belong."
This is saying that no matter how different you are, you are an amazing individual. Everyone is unique. Everyone has friends and the diversity amongst them should be celebrated no matter what.
Having a supportive system can help you even if its with family, mentors or friends. Be a good person who loves other people and cares about them.

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There are two version of the first High School Musical. The original version was the one first aired on the Disney Channel as a movie unlike High School Musical: On Stage!

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Musical Numbers in High School Musical : On Stage

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Musical Numbers in High School Musical : On Stage

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Act One:
1) Wildcat Cheer
Company
2) Start of Something New Troy, Gabriella, Company
3) Get'cha Head in the Game
Troy,Jocks
4) Auditions
Thespians
5) What I've Been Looking For
Sharpay, Ryan
6) What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)
Troy, Gabriella
7) Cellular Fusion
Chad, Taylor, Company
8) Stick to the Status Quo
Company

Act Two:
1) I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
Troy, Gabriella
2) Wildcat Cheer (reprise)
Cheerleaders
3) We're Counting on You
Jocks, Brainiacs
When There Was Me and You
Gabriella, Troy (plus Jocks/ Brainiacs)
4) Start of Something New
Troy, Gabriella
5) We're All in This Together
Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Jocks, Brainiacs
6) Bop to the Top
Sharpay, Ryan, Brainiacs, Jocks
Breaking Free
Troy, Gabriella, Company
7) We're All in This Together (Reprise)
Company
8) High School Musical Megamix
Company

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Scenes and Settings in High School Musical : On Stage

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Scenes and Settings in High School Musical : On Stage

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Act 1:
Scene One)  East High School Steps - Monday 7:45am
Scene Two) Ms Darbus's Home Room - Monday 8:00am
Scene Three) Hallway - Monday 8:15am
Scene Four) Gym - Monday 8:30am
Scene Five) Chemistry Lab - Monday 2:00pm
Scene Six) Theatre - Monday 3:00pm
Scene Seven) Theatre - Tuesday 3:00pm
Scene Eight) Various Places - Tuesday Evening
Scene Nine) Cafeteria - Noon

Act 2:
Scene One) Rooftop Garden - Wednesday 12:30pm
Scene Two) Sharpay's Locker - Wednesday 12:30pm
Scene Three) Study Hall - Wednesday 3:30pm
Scene Four) Gym - Wednesday 3:30pm
Scene Five) Locker Room/ Lab - Wednesday 4:00pm
Scene Six) Isolated Spaces - Wednesday Evening
Scene Seven) Rehearsal Rom - Thursday 12:30pm
Scene Eight) Theatre - Thursday 12:45pm
Scene Nine) Study Hall - Thursday 1:00pm
Scene Ten) Lab/Theatre/Locker Room and Gym - Friday 3:00pm
Scene Eleven) Gym - Friday 5:00pm

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Character List in High School Musical : On Stage

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Character List in High School Musical : On Stage

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The JOCKS
TROY BOLTON
captain of the basketball team
CHAD DANFORTH
number two on the basketball team, Troy's bestfriend
ZEKE BAYLOR
has a secret passion for baking
Other Jocks

The NERDS
JACK SCOTT
PA accouncer (the Velvet Frog of East High)
KELSI NEILSON
composer of Juliet and Romeo

The THESPIANS
SHARPAY EVANS
president of the Drama Club
RYAN EVANS
vice-president of the Drama Club
JAMES
earthworm expressionist
SUSAN
overwrought with emotion
CATHY
a little too eager
ALAN
has a flair for couture
CYNDRA
has operatic aspirations

The BRAINIACS
GABRIELLA MONTEZ
shy new girl
TAYLOR MCKESSIE
president of the Science Club
MARTHA COX
has a secret passion for hip-hop

The SKATER DUDES
SKATER DUDE
has a secret passion for the cello
SKATER DUDE 2

The ADULTS
KARAOKE M.C
voiceover in ski-lodge flashback
MS. DARBUS
drama teacher
COACH BOLTON
basketball coach, Troy's dad
MS. TENNY
voiceover chemistry teacher
MODERATOR
voiceover science decathlon moderator

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This week we was working on our auditions which took place on Friday.
To audition for Troy Bolton you have to learn two songs which are "Start Of Something New" and "Breaking Free". My partners that I was practicing with were Emily and Charlotte. I wanted to audition with these two ladies because I get along with both of them really well since they are my friends and I know who ever gets the role, they would

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This is our first week of working on High School Musical while the cast list was posted in the group chat on Monday morning.
Finding out that I got the role of Troy Bolton was really unbelievable. Never have I actually got the role I wanted let alone a leading role in any performance ever. It has made me excited since I am proud on how the auditions went. However, I knew I was nervous and I think the pannel could too but I tried and I was defiently more confident then any other audition I have ever done in my life.
This week we focused on watching the movie to rememeber what the film was actually about and then have a read through of the script to see what was different compared to the stage version to the movie.
We also wanted to sort out who was directing and choreogrpahing dances for the show.
At home, I will be learning my lines and the songs which are only in the stage adaptation to help my classmates when they need help on learning the lyrics.

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With James and Kim being our main directors along with Alex and Ben, they staged and directed scenes one to five of Act 1. Along with Jess choreogrpahing Wildcat Cheer since it is the first song in the whole show so it needs to be a big number with tons of energy.
During this week, Molly was unable to choreograph "Get'cha Head in the Game" since she needs to develop ideas and would like to have the actual basket balls so we cna practice with handling them.
When there were scenes I wasn't in, I decided to go through lines in different parts of the show so I could learn my lines as quickly as possible.

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We completed Act 1 for the acting! Which for our class, we are really proud of the work we have put into these two weeks since we got the cast list. Our tutor Steph helped choreograph Status Quo since it is a big number in the show so all of chorus and most of the cast was on stage for that big dance. Status Quo wasn't finished since it will be completed first thing on Monday morning next week.
For Cellular Fusion, the directors were struggling how to stage it so they wanted Chad and Taylor on the stairs while the others were on stage singing into a mobile phone.
For myself, I worked a lot with Emily is who playing Gabriella as we went over our duets together which I thought was hard. I kept trying to sing Emily's parts when we had to sing together when I should be singing the lower part. I'll admit that I am getting nervous and I am thinking that I am going to be a terrible Troy for the show, especially when we have really good singers playing the other leads and chorus.

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On week 5 we started working on a dance called Counting On You which is in the second act. Kacie is in charge of this dance so I was put in a group where the Jocks stood. The song is about trying to get Troy and Gabriella to drop out of the call backs and focus on what they are good on. I thought that dance so far was really simple and yet effective once the whole group is working hard on the dance.
We also focused on working through scene 1 to 6 in Act 2. Me and Emily was told improvise our first scene which leads into a really cheesy, love song called "I can't take my eyes off of you." They are on a balcony where they get to be alone for the first time since Act 2 and it's after "Status Quo."

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All of the acting scenes now have a foundation during the entire show and yet we can easily make changes if there needs to be any.
My feedback was:
Henry slightly off key in "Start Of Something New"
Emily and Henry, love the chemistery you share
Emily and Hnery's duet "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" melted Ang's heart
I need to look more at Emily during the first song
The harmony is good in the first song
My accent is good

Responding to my feedback, I could tell I was off key with the first song which has always been a problem which doens't get solved unless I am singing alone by myself with no one else around, especially at home. I become really nervous in front of my class mates and I don't believe that I've got what it takes to be a good leading male when it comes to singing.

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We went through another run through this week which I got feedback for:
Henry needs to look more shocked when you hear Emily first sing
The scenes needs to run smoother
Everyone needs to shout "Tell it!"
Good chemistry in the hallway scene with Emily

I felt this week was a good one. My confidence in performing has grown and my singing seems to improve. I do find it easier singing along side Emily since she does try to give me some confidence and as she is a really good friend to me, we work really well on stage together.

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Feedback:
Henry and Eleanor, nice walking around with basketballs
Start Of Something New needs something at the end
Harmonies are nice in "Start of Something New"
"Get'cha Head in the Game" is a good dance, choreographed by Molly.

I thought about bring a basketball on stage to help bring out my character which I didn't think it worked in the end. My own opinion was that I didn't think Troy would carry one around, Chad as a character is more inclined to do that since he is the main character who is trying to keep Troy in line at school so they win the game on friday. Molly also taught us the dance this week which she had planned weeks ago but now that we have some basketballs, everyone can try and get come good practice.

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This week again is a full rehearsal.
Feedback:
Emily and Henry, chem came back
Emily is now singing "Start of something new" with me at the beginning
Reprise of "Start of something new" the line needs to be more centre
"Get'cha Head in the game" is being danced to the original
The duet "What I've been looking for" is lovely for myself and Emily
Jocks had good reactions in the Homeroom scene
Like Henry and Eleanor rebelling Ms Darbus when she isn't looking
For Act 2:
Emily and Henry, lovely first scene
Henry hold her hand but I did that
Nice scene in the GYM for Henry and Emily
Only Beth, Emily and Henry were singing "Counting On You"
Learn lines for Act 2
Reprise for "Start Of something new" needs work
Henry gets to keep his solo in "We're all in the together"
The megamix is great

With the decision of someone singing the opening of the songs with me, I ahd to agree on. No matter how much work I had been doing at home was helping me gain confidence in singing at the beginning and with the vocala coaches not really being there, it made it difficult sincee I wanted to get their help.
The chemistry with Emily was lost last week and I don't understand exactly why, maybe because the both of us were stressed about the show and other things going on in our lives. I'm glad it was back this week though since it makes things easier for me because I know I can rely on Emily and she can lean on me for support, so we make a pretty good team.
Eleanor and I didn't discus rebelling about Ms Darbus, we just both thought about doing it and it seemed to work well for our characters and that it is staying in with the directors approval.

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Feedback:
Everyone is putting more energy into the show
Good reactions from Henry in the classroom
Henry and Emily have believable chemistry
While on the phone to Gabriella in Act 2, Henry needs to sound more desperate
James and Henry are believable as father and son

I felt a lot more confident this week as we did our rehearsals. With the little things in the show, I felt like they needed to be bigger. It's theatre and everything should be bigger so I wanted to give more reactions in the Homeroom scene where he's infront of his friends but he has also noticed Gabriella is in the same classroom.
To sounding more desperate on the phone, I completely agree on. For some reason, those few lines in that scene was difficult for me to learn as I was trying to sound desperate to have Gabriella back. I had asked James (one of the directors) to go over that scene with me so he could give me feedback and because we get along, I didn't feel any pressure. I think sometimes in that scene I sound harsh or aggressive so I need to slow down with the scene.
Regarding to the believable father and son relationship, James talked to me in private how he doesn't believe he's got much inspiration for that scene and doesn't know where to get it from. As someone who sees a lot of my own Dad in Coach Bolton, I tried describing my Dad and talk about personal sitouations that are like the scenes Troy and Jack have. Helping James with that scene was great since I believe he captured playing a character who was a lot like my own Dad, just with an American accent.

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Feedback:
Vocals were good on Wildcat Cheer
Henry and Emily were good first time on Microphone
Love the laughing in the Hoomeroom scene
"Get'cha Head in the Game" dance is sloppy
Microphones helped all the singers.
Duets were nice
Look at music sheet in the reprise duet, Henry
Loved Henry giving people the pep talk, taking on a leadership role
Duet again lovely Breaking Free unison
Good lip sync in basketball dance

It seemed this week that everyone had lots of energy to give and since the shows are next week, this is has given me more confidence in the show.
Holding an actual microphone while singing the duets defiently boosted my confidence with holding something there so my voice could be heard.
Again, the people playing Jocks in the Homeroom scene in Act 1, we didn't try and collaborate with the idea of laughing, it just came from everyone being in their characters and it worked well.
There were moments where people wanted to run a few dances after the whole run through of the show but, sometimes our class can be chatty and loud. I want this show to be the best thing I do since it's the last show for me at college, it has to be good. I yelled at everyone to shut up in the most manly voice as possible and it caught their attention and we was able to get things done. I often am the one in class to tel everyone to shut up, especially when Emily is trying to Address the class and they're not listening or can't hear her and for someone who can be loud and serious, it's often left for me to bring the class back into focusing on the show.

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Tech and Dress rehearsal feedback:
Ang thought it went well overall
Good singing on all of the songs
Far too noisy when bring props on and off

Tech rehearsal was a long day on Monday but it is defiently worth it. I think I tried really hard and with the feedback from Alex and Ben saying I was more confident but I still need work on my confidence with the singing.

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Because the movie was set in the present (2006) when it first came out, as a class we had to rememeber what things were like. For example, we didn't use out own phones but we had flip phones or phones that didn't have a touch screen.

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What other performances of the show have been done before?

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What other performances of the show have been done before?

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As I have been researching the show, I noticed that a few other schools have performed this musical as I tried to find videos on YouTube. I have watched a few different performances of the show to develop ideas on how I would react to different sitouations as Troy Bolton.
When watching a few of the productions, I was studying how Troy moved but I didn't find any inspiration for myself or to take ideas and develop them into my own work. So, I went to watch the movie several times to study how Zac Efron portrayed Troy in the original movie.

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High School Musical, baby Grace's latest performance

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When researching what Troy's house would be like, I rememebered we get to see parts of it in the movies. His parents have a decent house with a basketball court in their back yard so Jack can help Troy practice the game they both love. He propbably also grew up in that house since he was a child.
This helped me understand that Troy wasn't a kid who's parents weren't scrapping to get by.

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"Screenwriter Peter Barsocchini on High School Musical 1 & 2". YouTube. 2007-08-28. Last accessed 13th Feb 2019.
Cohen, D. (2017). David Simpatico. Available: https://www.mtishows.com/people/david-simpatico. Last accessed 13th Feb 2019.

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Camryn, G. (2014). ‘High School Musical’ Life Lessons. Available: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/camryn-garrett/post_7133_b_4988010.html. Last accessed 13th Feb 2019.

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What my character thinks of other characters in the musical

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What my character thinks of other characters in the musical

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Gabriella Montez: Troy thinks Gabriella is an incredible singer and wishes she could be more confident with herself. He thinks she is a talented singer and is a very smart girl which he finds very attractive.

Chad Danforth: Troy thinks his best friend can be an idiot but is scared to be disapproved by his friend which makes Troy anxious when he gets a callback in the musical. He loves Chad like a brother since kindergarten.

Sharpay Evans: Troy used to have a crush on Sharpay for being passionate for performing in the drama club but when he realizes she's not a nice person, he tries to distant himself away from her which becomes a problem since she wants to be around him a lot.

Ryan Evans: Troy never really had an opinion on Ryan. He does feel sorry for Ryan because of the way he is treated by his older sister. Ryan is thought of a nice person when he helps Troy find Gabriella with Kelsi in Act 2.

Kelsi Nielson: Troy knew who Kelsi was since Jack Scott would often praise her when there was announcements for the summer or winter musical. He understands that she is a quiet individual who is afraid of Sharpay but he wants to help her overcome those fears and break out of her shell.

Taylor McKessie: Troy will admit that Taylor is a hard working and intelligent student when it comes to being in a classroom. He always tried to keep out of her way since she is a brainiac.

Zeke Baylor: Troy thinks Zeke is an idiot for trying to date Sharpay since she thinks of herself as a Queen. He worries that Zeke would get walked all over on by Sharpay since he is a nice guy. Zeke doesn't annoy Troy as much but he loves how kind Zeke is to everyone so he isn't the stereotypical jock at school.

Ms. Darbus: Ms. Darbus is seen as an annoying and an over the top teacher. They've never really had a great student-teacher relationship since she is always arguing with his dad, the coach of the basketball squad. He does admire her passion for the arts though.

Martha Cox: Troy only knows that she is the best friend of Taylor and is really smart and seems cheerful when she's around school.

Coach Jack Bolton: There is a complex relationship between him and his dad. For Troy, he finds it difficult to please his Dad or have a 'normal' life. He is pushed to train hard by his dad and also the school so when he gets home it's also basketball 24/7 there which makes Troy feel trapped. He is desperate to have  a talk with his Dad about he feels, how he is unhappy with how everyone has put him on a pedestal comapred to everyone else in the school. When Troy has enough of how things are, he lashes out at his Dad. When he sees his Dad had been watching the audition, he feels guilty about their last conversation until his Dad apologises and encourages him to do what he wants to do.

Jason Cross: Troy is good friends with Jason but not as much as Chad and Zeke since they are the main stars on the basketball team.

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Object: The aim of the game is to throw the basketball into a hoop to score points for your team. The game is played on a rectangular court which depends on which section of court you successfully throw a ball into a basket. You can move the ball by dribbling or passing the ball. The team with the most points wins the game.

Players and Equipment
A team is made up of 12 players. Only 5 of those players are allowed on court at any time. Each player will take a position as either Point Guard, Center, Offensive forward, Defensive Guard and Defensive Forward but they are allowed to move around as they  please.

The court is 91 feet long and 50 feet wide. There is a halfway line in which a small circle is found in the centre where the game starts bu throwing the ball into the air by the referee and a player from each team tries to win possession. Both baskets at either end of the court are 10 feet high. A three point arc is outside the ring, whilst in the middle of that is the key which includes a free throw line.
In some games players choose to wear face masks and gum shields for protection.
The game is split up into 4 tweleve minutes quaters. Between the 2nd and 3rd quater there is a 15 minnute half time.

Rules
Each team can a maximum of 5 players on court at any one time. Substitutions can be made as many times within the game.
You can only move with the ball by dribbling and then passing it to another player. Once a player puts two hands on the ball not including catching, they must pass to another player or shoot.
After the ball goes into a team's hlaf and they win possession back the ball must then make it back over the half way line within 10 seconds. If the ball fails to do so then a foul will be called and the ball will be turned over.
Each team has at least 24 seconds to take a shot at the basket. A shot consits of the ball going in the basket or hitting the rim of the basket. If the team fails then the clock is brought back to 24 seconds.
The team who is trying to score a basket is called the offence whilst the team trying to prevent them from scoring is called the defence. A player who is defending their basket must do all they an to stop the offence from scoring by blocking or preventing the shot.
After each successful basket, the ball is returned to the team who's basket was just successfully shot at.
Fouls committed throughout the game will be accounted for and then when there is a certain amount of them there will be a team awarded a free throw.
Travelling is a violation.

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Constantin Stanislavski was born in Russia, Moscow where he started working in theatre as a teenager who later became a director of stage productions and a thespian. He developed a methood of accting, allowing actors to use their own personal histories to perform authentic emotion to enrich the characters they perform.

As the actor for Troy, once I read through the script I could relate a lot to Troy in certain moments.
Everyone in the school is interested in Troy, he is a popular student and is praised for his talent in sports.
For myself, I used to compete in archery. My school tried to support me and mention my name when they were congratulating students. Teachers seemed really interested when I became the County Champion for Lincolnshire a few years ago. Everyone knew who I was so I can express my frustration or show more depth for Troy in the balcony scene at the beginning of act 2 in High School Musical.

Another moment where I used Stanislavaski's work was when Troy and had a scene with his Dad, Coach Jack Bolton. My relationship with my Dad has been really rough for years, where he has tried pushing me to persue a different career from being a Paramedic, Occupational Therapist or an athlete for Archery in Team GB. I kept lying to my Dad about what I wanted to do to make him happy and since I was good at archery and health and social care, I even thought for a time that it was what I wanted till I started getting interest in acting and performing again in which I discovered I loved it and that was what I wanted to do with my life. Telling my Dad about my passion was hard since he didn't understand but when he came to see me in a show, he was amazed by how confident I was and not his shy child. This personal historic moment also helped me embrace these scenes. The only difference was that I never shouted back at my Dad, we hadn't really argued like Troy and his Dad did so I tried to imagine what I would be like, what would I have wanted to have told my Dad if I got angry?

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"How are leading males portrayed in musical theatre?"

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"How are leading males portrayed in musical theatre?"

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I picked this question since I thought it would be interesting when comparing how men are usually portrayed compared to how I can portray Troy in High School Musical.

A leading male is usually taller than their female lead. They are also usually muscular with a deep voice.

Now, for me. Those things would come naturally to a male who is born with the correct parts. Unfortunately for me as a transgender male I just happen to be a few inches smaller than my female leading lady. I am also not muscular. Also, my fat is stored on mainly on my limbs amd backside which is normal for someone who identifies as a woman. If I was on testorone then my voice would be deeper than it is today but those changes take weeks. In my shows I wear a chest binder which squishes my chest to make it as flat as possible. Now, I am not suppose to wear a chest binder since it restricts my lungs to fill up with air unlike when I don't wear my binder. However, I wanted to appear as masculine as I could on stage.