Sage (Best Summer Ever)

Sage is the main female protagonist of Zeno Mountain Farm's first feature-length film, Best Summer Ever, and the 2016 play that inspired it. She is a spunky teenage girl raised by drug dealers who aspires to find a new home and reconnect with her boyfriend Tony Michaels.
She is played by Shannon DeVido.
==Biography==
Sage is the sixteen-year-old daughter of two cannabis dealers. Because she and her family have spent their days traveling around the country selling weed, she has spent her days being homeschooled.
Sage is first introduced playing the keyboard as her boyfriend Tony Michaels practices his dance moves at Lakeview Dance Camp. When the camp season comes to an end, the two lovers celebrate their time together. The next day, as they bid their last goodbye for the summer, Sage gives Tony a package of sunflower seeds while he gives her his eagle necklace. The two of them part ways, but not before Tony asks her when they can meet again.
Now back on the move selling cannabis, Sage and her mothers, Kate and Gillian pick their next spot, Tennessee. On the way, Sage asks for a cell phone and explains that she wants to settle down in one place, desiring to be "normal" and go to an actual school. When the three of them go to Delaware, she calls Tony, who doesn't answer. The following day, Sage's family's trailer breaks down. Sage notices a sign for Mount Abe High School, sensing the perfect opportunity to get an education. While having dinner with her mothers at a pizza shop, she finds a rental area to settle in. Sage meets Nancy, one of the workers, who goes to the high school.
The following day, Sage goes to high school for the first time, where Nancy greets her and shows her her lockers. However, she is harassed by Cody Humphreys, the school jock. Sage and Nancy ignore him. Nancy tells Sage about the upcoming Homecoming game until Sage begins to tell her about her friend from dance camp. Beth, the school mean girl, taunts Sage, but Nancy comes to her aid. 
In the school restroom, Sage tells the other girls, including Nancy, about her wonderful time with her boyfriend. Unfortunately, Beth discovers Tony's necklace and, realizing that Sage and Tony met at the same place, cooks up a scheme that involves destroying their relationship to secure her power. After fracturing Nancy's arm, Beth lies to Sage that Nancy was killed in an accident and recommends she take her place at the cheerleading pep rally. Sage reluctantly accepts the offer.
At the pep rally, the cheerleaders cheer for the Mount Abe Eagles, but Beth humiliates Sage in front of the whole school with a sign that says "MOO!" on it. The football jocks charge in, Tony included. Sage is shocked to see that her friend from dance camp is the same boy. Out of anger, she tosses her cheerleading skirt into the trash. In the library, Sage confronts Tony after he reveals that he faked his resume to Lakeview and was lying to her to get through the summer and cope with his reputation of being the star kicker. Crushed, Sage leaves the school.
Not wanting to go back, Sage feigns illness to stay home but reluctantly returns to Mount Abe under Kate's encouragement. When she gets to school, she notices that Beth put a cowbell on her locker and tosses it aside. In the tool shed in his backyard, Tony reveals to Sage that his coach became his father figure after his parents passed away, football isn't the only thing he's passionate about, and he's scared of being honest with his coach. Sage reveals her secret to Tony, that she and her family are on the move selling weed before showing him a garden of sunflowers she made. After rekindling her bond with her friend, Sage helps Tony prepare for a dance.
When Tony is concerned that Sage is going away, he proposes that the two of them run off together. The next day, Beth threatens to post the pictures she took of the weed on blast if Tony refuses to join her for Homecoming. Not wanting to turn Sage and her family in, Tony goes along with Beth's offer. Feeling betrayed, and in a fit of rage, Sage tears apart her garden. On the day of Homecoming, Beth calls the police about Sage's family's drug dealing in an attempt to get her arrested. Sage, out of revenge, tosses Beth's phone into the toilet. When she arrives home, Officer Gorinsky, the town cop, arrives. Suspecting illegal cannabis farming, he goes in to investigate. When Kate and Gillian arrive, Officer Gorinsky, opens the greenhouse door but is fooled after noticing sunflowers that Tony switched with the weed.
Sage finds Tony and encourages him to play in the Homecoming game. She devises a plan to help her friend, and the two of them enter the school. Unfortunately, Sage runs into Beth, who traps her in the hallway by chaining up the doors. Beth confronts her and prepares to lock up the other doors, but Nancy charges to the rescue and pummels her, giving Sage enough time to escape.
Just when it seems like the Mount Abe Eagles are losing the game, Tony arrives on the field. Nancy hooks up Sage's keyboard to a speaker. Sage plays beautiful music and Tony pulls off the dance he's been rehearsing before winning the Homecoming game. As the school celebrates, Sage and her mothers decide to settle down in their new home.
== Personality ==
Sage is a spirited girl who wants to be accepted for who she is. She can be stubborn at times, but she's mostly optimistic and witty. Driven by her love for Tony and her clear sense of right and wrong, Sage is capable of making the best out of a bad situation. She also knows what she wants and when to go after it. Sage is also a rebel like her mothers, staying strong in the face of adversity.
==Reception==
Shannon DeVido's performance received widespread critical acclaim, with many critics calling it the best one in the film.
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
Sage and Tony sharing a kiss.png|Sage and Tony sharing a kiss.
Sage opportunity.png|Sage sensing the perfect opportunity to go to high school and settle in a new home.
Sage longing.png|Sage longing to be with Tony.
Sage catching sight of Tony.png|Sage shocked to see Tony.
Sage puzzled.png|"What are you doing here?"
Sage releasing stress.png|Sage releasing stress after realizing that Tony lied to her.
Sage playing the keyboard.png|Sage playing the keyboard as she helps Tony with his dance.
Sage tossing Beth's phone in the toilet.png|Sage tossing Beth's phone into the toilet.
Sage encouraging Tony.png|Sage encouraging Tony to play for Homecoming.
Sage finale.png|Sage celebrating the Homecoming win with her mothers.
==Trivia==
*Roxanne Schiebergen was initially going to play Sage before DeVido was cast.
*In the original script, Sage was going to be named Helen.
*In the play that inspired the film, Sage was constantly on the move because her father was in the army.
*In the climax, after Beth locks up her wheelchair, Sage was going to rescue Tony from Cody by knocking him out with the lock.
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