Who is your hero?
I'll go literal with this and say Buffy the Vampire Slayer, love her
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I think it would be fun to live in the Zara appartments in South Yarra. Not very exotic but its my name as well! I'd be living inside myself
What was your first job?
McDonalds in Prahran working in the kitchen. Quite fast and stressful, in saying that I would go on to work at two more McDonalds restaurants
If money was no object, what would you do all day?
Have a nap, I'm very tired
What is your favourite book or movie?
Favourite movie right now is Beau Afraid. It brought me and my friends closer which I didnt think was possible
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Right now its a ham and cheese pizza from Birrichino Cucina on Whitehorse road. If you had asked me in the first 12 years of my life it would have been plain two minute noodles
Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?
I'd have to say my phone to be honest i do everything on it, which I know sounds a little bit sad, but hey I'm honest and proud of it
Do you love or hate rollercoasters?
Love them alot. I'm a big fan of the Scooby-doo rollercoaster at movie world
What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?
Phone, Blanket and a lot of baked beans because they don't go off in the cans
What was your favourite subject in school?
Music up until year 11 and then my music teacher changed
In year 12 I really enjoyed sociology
Do you collect anything?
Right now I've gotten back into buying barbies. The movie really restarted my love for them
Who was your favourite teacher? Why?
Not my year 12 music teacher. He was mean.
Why did you get involved in the production of “Flourishing”?
I was drawn to the fact that there weren't any auditions, it felt like a safe space to do some music outside of Uni and such
Who is your favourite character in the show and why?
The psychiatrist because its me and I get to make Van Gogh's life harder
Florence Nightingale was known as the lady with the lamp because she spent time with her patients and really stepped into their darkness and cared for them. Who is a person who is not a family member who stepped into your life and helped you flourish?
I would say all of my friends from school, all of whom are coming to the production, I love them all very deeply and I believe we will be friends for life
Vincent van Gogh dreamed of people being deeply moved by his art.
If you had all the talent in the world, what kind of art would you want to be creating?
I would love to create big symphonies and classical pieces, specifically styled around the romantic era. I love Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi so I would love to be able to create some of that
Helen Keller once said: “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”
What is your “one thing” you can offer to help a person in a tough place flourish?
I think I can just be around for people, stay next to them when they're in a dark place
What messages, thoughts, and/or feelings would you like the audience to leave with after watching “Flourishing”?
I would like them to consider how much lifecare has changed lives for the better and continues to help all
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