High School Musical Jr. Audition Information
Please prepare one song and one monologue from the list below for your audition. You are invited to choose a specific role to audition for, but the directors may ask you to read for an alternate role during the auditions.
There are many more roles for this show, however please choose from the following 10 characters for your audition.
If you do not want to audition for a specific role, please prepare any monologue and one of the "general audition" songs from the list below.
You are only expected to attend one audition date (May 18 or 19) and we will let you know at your audition if we would like you to return for call backs on May 20 . Please note, if you are not called for call backs, it does not mean you are not getting a role. If you are called for call backs, we will provide you with material at your audition.
Character Breakdown
CHAD DANFORTH – a member of the basketball team with a deep passion
for the game; Troy’s best friend
ZEKE BAYLOR – a kind basketball player with a crush on Sharpay and whose
heart lies in the pastry kitchen
TROY BOLTON – the most popular kid at East High and star of the basketball
team; weighed down by his dad’s expectations of him, he struggles to
embrace his love of singing
SHARPAY EVANS – the egocentric star of East High’s theater program; Ryan’s
twin who never lets him, or anyone, forget that she’s the leader of the
pack
RYAN EVANS – an attention-loving star of the school musicals; Sharpay’s twin
who is growing tired of living in his sister’s shadow
TAYLOR McKESSIE – the president of the Science Decathlon team and top
Brainiac at East High; an early friend to Gabriella
GABRIELLA MONTEZ – a new student at East High who is fiercely
independent, intelligent, and musically talented
JACK SCOTT – the school announcer whose nerdiness fades away into a hip
and confident persona when broadcasting
MS. DARBUS – East High’s eccentric drama teacher; fueled by a deep love for
theater
COACH BOLTON – coach of the basketball team and Troy’s father; more
focused on the game than on his parenting
MARTHA COX – a Brainiac with a secret passion for hip-hop