Ava treads the boards in Finding Nemo Jr

Year 11 student, Ava Faros, has earned the role of Gill in the Rockdale Musical Society’s production of Finding Nemo Jr! Three other St Ursula’s girls will also be on stage: Year 8 student, Dimitra Thomas, is a member of the Ensemble, while Olive Madden, Year 8, and Anabel McNamara, Year 9, are Featured Dancers. 

This musical is the second major theatre production Ava has played in; last year, she was part of the ensemble in the RMS stage show Frozen, and she has also performed in a range of productions at St Ursula’s.

Ava said she was looking forward to the curtain rising on Finding Nemo Jr. 

“I’m thrilled to have earned a character role!” Ava said.

“I really enjoy working with the cast. They are all really nice and very talented. There are three other St Ursula’s students who are part of the production too, so it is nice that we get to do this together.”

Until the show’s opening night in August, Ava, Dimitra, Olive and Anabel will spend their Sundays, as well as Monday and Wednesday evenings, rehearsing.

Ava said she gets to have a lot of fun with her character.

“Gill is a great character because he is moody and the boss in the fish tank! I hope to bring a sense of humour to the role, because there are lots of great, jokey lines.”

Finding Nemo Jr will run from 17 to 20 August at Rockdale Town Hall. More information and tickets are available on the Rockdale Musical Society website.

We wish all our students involved in the production the very best.