Scene 6 is back home in Naarm at school. The characters reflect on the fun and exciting trip that they had around Australia, learning new languages and making new friends. They tell each other about the amazing journeys that they went on and what they learned. Each character shares what they enjoyed and what they experienced. They talk about who they have met and things they have been taught. The kids have learned to respect each other, to respect the land, and to respect Indigenous languages and animals. Each child has learned something new and different, like new words in Indigenous languages, morals and the importance of Aboriginal culture. For example, ‘Waligarra, Walarba, and Narli’ (listen, follow, trust), and the names of animals - Virlda (brush-tail possum), Milbi ( turtle), Yari (whale), Nharrang (eastern water dragon), Waa (crow), and Gurrng-Gurrng (kookaburra).
Written by: Elspeth, Saskia and Tillie
"Ngulu Nganjin"
The "Ngulu Nganjin" song was gifted by Mandy Nicholson - Wurundjeri language and culture consultant.
The songwriting team attended workshops with Bridget A’Beckett, and brainstormed melodic and lyric ideas that Bridget then took away and transformed into songs.
“Bunjil”
6MB
Asha W
April A
Elspeth LK
Saskia C
6BN
Nina D
Lucia D
River C
Poppy M
Eva D
Helena F
Musicians:
Tillie
Noah
Elliot
Jessie played by Saskia
Hi! My name is Saskia, I’m 11 years old. I’m so excited to be a part of the play with my friends. Me and my class have practised so much and now we finally get to go on stage. I have 3 siblings and a cat. I love sports and play basketball, tennis, table tennis, pickle ball and AFL. In the play, I’m playing the sassy and bossy Jessie. I love singing, dancing and having fun. I hope you enjoy the production!!!
Alex played by Elspeth
Hi! My name is Elspeth and I am 12 years old! I’m playing the part of Alex in the production! I love art, writing, acting and playing soccer, and tennis! I have two siblings - a younger brother (age 8) and an older brother, who played Morgan in the production a few years ago (age 13). I am really excited for the play and I hope everyone enjoys it!!!
Sam played by Alkina
Hi! I'm Alkina and I am 12 years of age. I'm playing one of the six main characters, Sam, who loves sport. I am very sporty. I do domestic and rep basketball, AFL, and dance. I wish that I could do more but I have no time during the week. Outside of sport I love hanging out with friends, especially my best friends and the ones who are in my class who are really funny like Quinn, Charlotte and Izzy. I like going to the beach and swimming for hours in the ocean, even if the weather is bad. I have always loved being on stage and being a different person. Hope you enjoy it!
Charlie played by Leo
Hi, my name is Leo! and in the production I play a main character Charlie and my favourite part in production is the Bunjil song. In my spare time I like to play with my friends and watching movies with my dad.
Morgan played by Fynn
Hi! My name is Fynn and I am 12 years old. I like building towers from just about anything and playing games with my sister. I play the “egocentric” girl called Morgan. I am looking forward to playing this part in the play but I am still very nervous about how many lines I must memorise beforehand.
Evan played by Addie
Hi, I’m Addie, I’m 11 years old and I play Evan in the production. I love skiing, cycling, netball, horse riding and salad. I have 8 pets, Skipper (my dog), Toffee (my horse), Tipsy, Snapper, Daffodil, Matilda (my fish), Astrid and cherry (my bunnies) and 2 siblings. I enjoy being in the production because I get to have fun with my friends and learn new things.
Extra #5 played by Angus
Hey! My name's Angus, I'm 12 and I play Extra #5, the understudy for Addie (who plays Evan) and I am the unofficial acting coach of 6MB. I love playing video games, reading books, playing footy and acting on stage. One thing I love about acting in this play is that I can put as much personality into my voice as possible, so much that the audience can almost see personality dripping from my lines!
Extra #6 played by April
Hi, I'm April. I’m 12 years old and I play Extra #6 in the production. I really enjoy this part, as my character tells an annoying dad joke! I’m also an understudy for Alex, who is played by Elspeth, and I painted one of the backdrops for the play, with Mahi. I love birds, soccer, choir and playing classical guitar, and I am one of the Environment captains at my school. I hope you enjoy the production!!!
Gurrng-Gurrng 1 played by Harry
Hi. I’m Harry and I play Gurrng-Gurrng 1 in the production. I like how the production is based on school and has lots of animals in it. Outside of the play I like video games and Jurassic World.
Gurrng-Gurrng 2 played by Hosea
Hello, my name is Hosea and I play Gurrng-Gurrng 2 (kookaburra in the last scene of the play). Outside of the play I like anime, drawing, kickboxing, and Stranger Things. I am excited to play as Gurrng-Gurrng 2 because I get to dress up as a bird and act like one. I’m very happy that I’m in the production and that I’m doing it with my friends.
Extra #2 played by Tillie
Hi! I’m Matilda, and I’m 12 years old. I play Extra #2 in the production. I have one line and I am also the understudy for Morgan who Fynn plays. I like being an extra because I still get to have a line. I love to play hockey, footy and cricket, swim, ski, learn French, read and play the guitar. My favourite foods are carbonara, fish and chips and mint choc chip ice cream. One of my favourite things to do is ski or play beach cricket with my family. I also love to hang out with my friends. Something that I love about the production is learning Aboriginal words that are included in the script. I hope you enjoy the production!
Extra #1 played by Izzy
Hi I’m Izzy and I am 11 years old. I am Extra #1 and I have one line. Outside of the production I love to dance, swim and hang out with my friends. I love sushi, the beach, Moosies and Jucies. What I love about the production is being on stage and having an audience watch you, backstage is always fun and being with my friends during the show is really exciting.
Extra #4 played by Benji
Hi, I'm Benji. I'm twelve years old and I am playing Extra #4. I like Stranger Things, Splatoon 3, sleep and soccer. I like being a background actor because I get a speaking role but it is just one line. I am excited for my class's part in the play.
Student played by Will
Hello, my name is Will. I like playing sports. The main sports I like are footy and cricket. I am a background actor in the school production in 2025 but I also introduce the singer Birdz. I think this will be fun and being a background actor is easy cause I just have to be myself. It will be great to do this with all my friends. I am really excited for the play.
Student played by Mahi
Hi! I’m Mahi and I’m 12 years old! I am an understudy of Alkina (Sam) and a background character. I love sports! I play football (soccer), tennis, swimming and sometimes my Dad and I play squash on the weekend. I also love running and like to run with my friends or my mum. I have two younger siblings but I really wish I had a dog, although sometimes we look after our friends’ pets. I love swimming and will swim for hours in the beach or the pool rain or sunshine! I hope you enjoy the production!!!
Extra #3 played by Asha
Hi! My name is Asha. I'm 12 years old and I play Extra #3 in the play and I'm also Jessie (Saskia's) understudy. Like Jessie in the play, I love soccer...and tennis, cricket, basketball, piano and singing. I like having fun at rehearsals with my friends and learning new Indigenous words that are included in the script. I'm really excited to watch it and hope you enjoy!
Student played by Jacob
Hi my name is Jacob, and I play… basically just a background actor but still I'm the best one here. I'm 12 years old and I like kickboxing and fighting sports in general (for defensive reasons of course). I also like anime, and I love playing video games and cooking. My favourite food personally is steak. I also love going to Thailand and travelling.
Student played by Noah
Hi, my name is Noah. I am 11 years old and I adore footy, like so so much!
I am very excited to be the drummer in our scene because I have been drumming since I was 3, I also love a lot of other instruments. It will be a very exciting night and we have done a lot of work and spent so much time preparing.
Student played by Quinn
Hi, I’m Quinn and I play a kid in the schoolyard for the production. I am 11 years old. I play basketball for Collingwood All Stars and footy for the Fitzroy Lions . I enjoy hanging out with my friends at school and like to go to Yo Chi with my best friends. My favourite thing to do is hang out with all of my best friends. We have been working on this production for a long time so I hope you enjoy it.
Student played by Elliot
Hi, my name is Elliot and I am playing a school kid and musician. I love drawing, violin, guitar, basketball, video games, food, clash royale, manga, running, and reading. I enjoy playing my violin in the play because it is something I like out of school as well.
Student played by Charlotte
Hi, my name is Charlotte and I am 12 years old. I play basketball for Collingwood All Stars and play footy for the Fitzroy Lions. I am very excited to be a part of the play even though I do not have a speaking role. My favourite thing to do is hangout with all my best friends. We have worked very hard to make the production perfect, so I hope you enjoy it!
Student played by Kai
Hello, I'm Kai. I'm 12 years old and I love to play soccer. I also like skating at the skatepark. My favourite dishes are burgers and gyoza. I’m playing a background character in the production and I like being a background character. The reason why I like it is because you don’t have to do the speaking and can just participate in the background while watching it. I hope you like it:)
Student played by Sybil
Hi my name is Sybil and I am 12 years old! I am one of the background characters in the play. I love to play with my dog Nico and to draw. I also like to play with my sister. My favourite food is hot chips! What I really like about the production is the whole story as well as learning new Indigenous language words.