High school sweethearts Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are facing the prospect of being separated from each other as they go off in different directions when graduating from East High. Joined by the rest of their Wildcat friends, including Sharpay and Ryan Evans, Chad Danforth, Kelsi Nielsen, Zeke Baylor, Martha Cox, and Taylor McKessie, they stage a spring musical about their experiences, hopes and fears about the future.