Cast and creatives
Cast in order of appearance
Natasha Vickery as Holly
Natasha is an actor, singer, and voiceover artist, and a 2017 graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
Her recent theatre credits include CLUEDO (Australian tour for Crossroads Live), Urinetown (Heartstrings Theatre Company at Hayes Theatre Company), Assassins (Black Swan State Theatre Company) and The Taming of the Shrew (The Playwrought Project, hosted by Sydney Theatre Company). Natasha has also appeared in The Maids (The Street Theatre), Dioclesian (Pinchgut Opera), The Word Before Shakespeare (Riverside Theatres), As You Like It (Lakespeare), Crime and Punishment (Secret House), King Lear, Belfast Girls, and Wolf Lullaby (Echo Theatre and The Q). Further credits include Playhouse Creatures (Pigeonhole Theatre), Seagull, Collected Stories, and Three Tall Women(Chaika Theatre Company), as well as Queers (Everyman Theatre).
Jason Jefferies as Brandon
Jason is a multi-disciplinary actor and producer, primarily creating new and form bending work. A 2020 NIDA BFA (Acting) graduate, Jason has spent his career creating and performing in every state and territory within Australia. Jason’s performance credits include a national tour with Poetry in Action, The Seagull (KXT), Forgotten (Parramatta Riverside Theatre), Chasing Dick (Qtopia), Bear Hug (Old Fitz) and was the Assistant Director and cast member in the debut production of Jane Franklin and the Rajah Quilt (Theatre Royal Hobart). Having previously appeared as Brandon in Boyslikme's Adelaide production, Jason returns to 'Next Fall' eager to reimagine and refresh this deeply moving story.
In 2022, Jason established his theatre company Peg on a Line Productions. Jason’s production credits include Four Quartets (Old Fitz), The Seagull (KXT), Port (KXT), IRL (KXT), The Pigeons (KXT), Bear Hug (Old Fitz), A Parliament of Women (25A Belvoir), The 13th Month (Flight Path), Hit Me Baby (Flight Path) and Much Stuff (KXT).
Sophie Gregg as Arlene
Sophie Gregg has worked across theatre, television, and film for many years. Her tv and film credits include the soon to be released Careless (Stan), Bump (Stan), Ten Pound Poms (Stan), The PM’s Daughter, (ABC), Fighting Season (Foxtel), Friday on my Mind (ABC), Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door (Ch 7), Around the Block (Toronto Film Festival), The Code, Devil’s Dust, Rake and Crownies- all for the ABC, and Love My Way (Foxtel).
Sophie was last seen on stage in the much loved Rabbit and Crow at Flightpath Theatre. Other theatre credits include Museum of Modern Love for Sydney Festival, The Village Bike, for Redline Productions at the Old Fitz, The Hypochondriac, Deathtrap and Miss Julie all for Darlinghurst Theatre Company; Scenes from a Separation for Sydney Theatre Company; Blind City for the Sydney Festival; Noir, School Of Night and Rope for Cabin Crew; Woman in the Window for Melbourne Theatre Company.
Sophie has been a proud member of MEAA (actor’s equity) since 1998.
Gerard Carroll as Butch
Gerard was raised in country NSW and graduated from NIDA(Sydney) in 1993. In those 33 years, Gerard has worked across theatre, TV and film. Gerard works extensively with Miranda Harcourt and has expertise in verbatim performance. He is a musician and vocalist.
Television Highlights include: The Jury S2(SBS), Home & Away, Total Control S3, Riot(ABC), The Code S2, Camp(NBC), Rake S2 and Underbelly Badness. Theatre Highlights include: My Beautiful Man(Alana Valentine/Merrigong), Hand To God(Old Fitz), Breathing Corpses(KXT), Australian Open(KXT), Folk(Ensemble), Proof(Glen Street), Cold Light(The Street Theatre) ,Hidden Sydney, Dead Man Brake ( Merrigong ).
Gerard was directed by Tony Award winner, John Tiffany, in the original Australian production of Once(MTC/GFO). He toured extensively in BuddyThe Musical throughout Australia, Asia and NZ.
He has been a proud member of MEAA Actors Equity since 1993
Luke Jacobz as Adam
Luke Jacobz is one of Australia’s most popular all-rounder male talents.
He began his career in 1997 portraying Zac Croft for two years on the Australian teen drama television series Heartbreak High. He followed this up with the acclaimed drama series McLeod's Daughters, starring as Patrick Brewer from 2005 to 2009.
In 2008, Luke was signed to a six-month recurring role in Home and Away as Angelo Rosetta. A hit with viewers, Luke was upgraded to series regular, and in 2010 was nominated for a Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor. He returned to the show portraying Angelo in 2020.
Since then has appeared on the small screen in Slider and Paper Dolls. Luke will next be seen in the Australian feature film The Birthday Trip.
Conor Fogarty as Luke
Conor Fogarty is a wonderfully gifted and diverse actor with a career spanning film, television and stage. From Friday On My Mind for the ABC to On Halloween and most recently Caught up directed by George Basha on film he is a true chameleon. Having played everything from Hamlet, Garry in Present laughter and everything between he is excited to be bringing Next Fall to the stage with such a wonderful team.
Creatives
Darrin Redgate (Producer and Director)
Darrin and his theatre company “Boyslikeme Productions” have just celebrated 33 years on the Indy theatre scene. Through this time there have been 17 full productions and 4 rehearsed readings across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.
Darrin studied acting at both The Australian Academy of Dramatic Art and The University of technology in Sydney. His theatre acting credits include “Annie’s Coming Out” “Ubu Roi” “Seeing Things” (Sydney and Melbourne seasons), “Love Valor Compassion”, “Boys In the Band” “Heir Raising” “Next Fall” (Sydney and Melbourne seasons), “A Prehistoric Ritual” and “An Unseasonable Fall of Snow” Directing credits include “Retro Me” “Seeing Things” “Our Town” “Still at Risk” “Next Fall” (Adelaide), “An Unseasonable Fall of Snow” “Wife” and the Adelaide and Sydney seasons of “Cock”
Geoffrey Nauffts (Playwright)
Geoffrey Nauffts has worked as an actor both on and off Broadway, regionally, and extensively in film and television. He’s directed works by Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, David Marshall Grant, Theresa Rebeck, and Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as Naked Angels’ critically acclaimed production of Steven Belber’s ‘Tape’ in New York, Los Angeles, and London.
As a writer his works include: ‘Baby Steps’, an award-winning short starring Kathy Bates, which he also directed; ‘Jennifer’, a CBS movie of the week, ‘Political Animals’, the Golden Globe nominated mini-series for USA, two seasons on ABC’s ‘Brothers and Sisters’, and three seasons on ‘Nashville’ for Hulu and CMT.
His critically acclaimed play, ‘Next Fall’ received the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Award for Best New American Play in 2010, and was nominated for a Drama League, Drama Desk, and Tony Award.
Geoffrey is currently working on the script for the film adaption of Next Fall, a project he will also co-produce and direct.
Jacob Pallone (Stage Manager)
Jacob Pallone is a Sydney-based theatre maker, performer, and stage manager. A graduate of the Australian Institute of Music's Bachelor of Performance (Dramatic Arts), his production experience includes stage managing Yentl by Golden Productions, Top Girls by Peta Downes and the Australian Institute of Musics final performance.
Alongside this Jacob has founded Astral Seas Productions, writing and performing both The Mark you Leave and Inappropriate thoughts and how to ignore them under their branch.
Jacob has worked across the board, directing, producing, production management, sound, lighting, and design, and is passionate about supporting artists in their natural habitat and creating seamless live theatre experiences.
Casey Moon-Watton (Set and Lighting Design)
Casey has been involved theatre for a lot of years, performing more jobs for more productions than he can remember. Most recently at Castle Hill Players designing set and lighting for The Last Witch, and sound design for Midnight Murder at Hamlington Hall for Pymble Players.
He has taken on many other roles for various community and independent Theatre groups, including Sound Design (33 Variations, A Letter from the General, The Woman in Black), Lighting (Sunset Strip, The Last Five Years, It's Only a Play, Gaslight, 33 Variations, Moonlight & Magnolias, Death Knell, Entertaining Angels), Prop Design & Build, (Entertaining Angels, Titanic: The Movie, The Play), Special Stage Effects (Female of the Species), Set Design (It's Only a Play, Appleton Ladies Potato Race, Death Knell), Directing (The Spook, Goodbye Mrs Blore, It’s My Party, Proof, The Sum of Us, The Boys, After Dinner), Production & Stage Management and almost all the jobs in between. This is Casey’s second collaboration with Darrin and Boyslikeme Productions having worked together on Cock by Mike Bartlett in 2024. His love of ham sandwiches is legendary.
Emma O’Rourke (Technical Operator)
Emma is excited to be a part of her first Boyslikeme production. She has experience in both audio and lighting, as well as assistant stage-managing. Emma worked with The Castle Hill Players doing lighting on The Last Which, as well as audio operating and design at Bradfield Senior College’s production of The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. Emma also had the opportunity to spend some time as an assistant stage manager at the 2025 Sydney Easter Show. She looks forward to creating an immersive world for the audience to enjoy.