TLAB SHARES HOSTS
THE LAST TIME I SAW CAILEIGH
by Tori Sasso, Harun Cehovic, Matthias Moret, & Helen Percival
Directed by Paula Ali
Stage managed by Olivia Jursik
Produced by Noctis Theatre Company
The Last Time I Saw Caileigh is a heartfelt and timely one-act play that explores queer erasure through the lens of a missing person case. When Caileigh Richardson goes missing, the three people closest to them point fingers at one another, and at the ever elusive “system”, as they recount their last few days with Caileigh and try to uncover what happened to them. It asks questions about gender, who we hold accountable for injustice… and fish sex changes.
Noctis Theatre Company is an international theatre ensemble committed to creating work that explores identity, responds to the moment, and calls for a more connected and accepting world.
CAST : Arman Hakimattar, Richard Perez Jr., Tori Sasso, and Miranda Simonne
PERFORMANCES
Thursday, May 7th @ 7:30 PM
Friday, May 8th @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 9th @ 2:00PM
Saturday, May 9th @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 10th @ 3:00 PM
TICKETS
All ticket tiers provide the same level of access to the performance.
Please make your purchase according to your needs.
General Admission: $25.00 ($27.50 with fees)
True Cost: $35.00 ($37.50 with fees)
MEET THE TEAM
PAULA ALI (Director, US Tour)
Paula Ali (she/her)- an Aries half Persian Director/Performer/choreographer from Nashville. BFA MT degree from Auburn University and a 2 year prof.certificate from Cap 21. As a multifaceted artist she gravitates towards work that forwards the progressive narrative for Femme identifying POC with body inclusivity at the core. Her latest directing credits ;The Jason Williams Experience (Alvin Ailey), The Bad In Each Other by Alexander Perez (the Tank), 7Actors1Room by Matthew Keaton (DUAF) Homebody: A Ritual Party by Nia Calloway (HERE Arts), and her self produced Dance Short titled What If? Her Associate credits; Left/Right directed by Austin Regan, and The Best Part Of The Night Is Black directed by Zhailon Levingston. You may also have seen her assisting Zhailon in Chicken and Biscuits (Broadway), Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” (PAC), and Patience (Second Stage UPTOWN). Her art and activism is forever a love letter to her momma and Baba for their legacy of service and sacrifice. www.PaulaAli.com
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HARUN ĆEHOVIĆ (Co-Creator / Producer)
Harun Ćehović (he/him) has had the privilege of showcasing his acting work in several different countries, including Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, the UK, and the US, both in theatre and film. Some of his most recent screen projects include The Librarians: Next Chapter and Komar. He is a BA Acting graduate from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo and an MA graduate from RADA. Harun co-created the show The Last Time I Saw Caileigh, which was funded by Arts Council England, followed by two New York runs and a UK tour and co-created the show Evo Evo. He is fluent in English, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, and German and is a Global Talent Visa holder in the United Kingdom.
ARMAN HAKIMATTAR (Faruk, US Tour )
Arman Hakimattar (he/him) is an actor and creator from Calgary, Alberta (Canada!) He is deeply thankful to be working with such passionate and committed artists. Recent works include Roger Halsey in FBI: Most
Wanted, the Player King in Hamlet (Piedmont Shakespeare), and Victor in Dry Land (Vino Theatre). UNCSA.
OLIVIA JURSIK (Stage Manager/Technician, US Tour)
Olivia Jursik (she/her) is an NYC-based stage manager from Hudson, Iowa. She graduated in 2025 from the University of Iowa. Her recent stage management credits include Right Before I Go at The Tank and Everything Is Here at 59E59. Olivia is thrilled to join The Last Time I Saw Caileigh on her first US tour.
COURTNEY ANDERSON KELLY (Costume Designer)
Courtney Anderson Kelly (she/her) is a freelance Costume Designer and Wardrobe Technician based in Michigan, she earned her MFA in Theatre (Costume Design and Technology) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and her BA from Northern Michigan University in Theatre, French, and English. Courtney is currently an Adjunct Instructor and Resident Costume Designer at Saginaw Valley State University. As a cis lesbian, she seeks out projects with an emphasis on family structures, 2SLGBTQIA+, women’s stories, and environmental focus. Courtney enjoys the challenges of designing for new works and up-cycling. For over fifteen years, she has worked in a variety of venues across the United States. www.courtneyakelly.com.
MATTHIAS MORET (Co-Creator / Producer)
Matthias Moret (he/they) is a London-based French actor and theatre maker who holds a BA in acting from École d’Art Dramatique Jean Périmony (Paris), and an MA in acting and theatre making from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). After completing the latter, they collaborated on the new piece of writing The Last Time I Saw Caileigh, alongside developing their first solo piece Spit In My Face which received an Offie Award in the OffFest category in 2025 for its successful run at the Camden Fringe Festival. The same year, they co-founded Noctis Theatre Company.
He also starred in several short-films and in the recently acclaimed feature film Sebastian by Finnish-British director Mikko Makela (BFI Film Festival). Matthias just performed his new play God Is Dead in collaboration with Fanny Le Pironnec, under the Noctis Theatre Company umbrella.
HELEN PERCIVAL (Co-Creator / Producer)
Helen Percival (she/her) graduated from RADA in 2023 and is an actor, writer and theatre maker. In 2024 she toured the UK performing in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap and prior to that wrote and performed her first solo show Phoenix. Other theatre credits include, The Last Time I Saw Caileigh (Noctis Theatre Company), Type on Paper (Tabard Theatre), Communicate (Sheepish Productions), Northanger Abbey (Cyphers Theatre Company) and Hillary’s Kitchen (Edinburgh Fringe). Her television credits include playing journalist Martha Gellhorn in The Secret History of WW2. The British Theatre Guide has described her as ‘An impressive character actor.’
RICHARD PEREZ JR. ( Maxime, US Tour)
Richard Perez Jr. (he/him), also known as Savage The Poet, is a Brooklyn based actor, poet, and rapper. He trained at Sarah Lawrence College and the British American Drama Academy. A multidisciplinary performer, he works across film, commercial, and theater. Recent Credits include Try/Step/Trip (Under The Radar Festival), Pocket Park Kids (Theater Row), and commercials for Lysol and Lego. He won Best Actor at IPRHFF for the short film HEELS and is excited to join Noctis on tour to tell this timely story.
TORI SASSO ( Caileigh, US Tour / Co-Creator)
Tori Sasso (they/them) is an actor and writer/theatre maker focused on art as activism and dedicated to creating work with a distinctly Queer perspective. Their play, The Last Time I Saw Caileigh has been awarded grants from Arts Council England and The Puffin Foundation, and performed in London, NYC, and toured across the UK and US. As an actor, they are a resident company member of Live In Theater (Drama Desk nomination) and What May Come Immersive; and have worked in the U.S. and U.K. in Shakespeare, musical theatre and on national tours. They are a co-founder of the Off-West End award winning Noctis Theatre Company. MA Devising: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. BFA Acting: California State University, Fullerton.
CAMERON HEATH SASSO-BRIGGS (Sound Designer)
Cameron Heath Sasso-Briggs (he/they) is so excited to be working on this production, and helping as it continues developing. He is passionate about collaborating with artists on new work and recently sound designed A Date With My Wild at Playhouse 46 for NYC Fringe. They are also a professional photographer and web designer; as well as the Senior Production Specialist for Broadway Media, a leading provider of digital scenery for musical theatre in the U.S. and Europe. Cam is grateful you have all come to support new, poignant work and hopes you enjoy everything this production has to offer.
MIRANDA SIMONNE (Maureen, US Tour)
Miranda Simonne (she/her), a conservatory graduate (AMDA NY), has been focused on regional theatre under various hats for over a decade- from theatre management and music direction to pit player and stage performer. Recently, she’s worked as an actor-musician with multiple productions of The Buddy Holly Story (Dutch Apple; Broadway Palm; The Wick) as Vi Petty & ensemble, featured playing live rock-and-roll keyboard and trumpet. She’s currently in the commercial sector and actively seeking representation for TV/film. Miranda is honored to be a storyteller with the weighted work of art that is The Last Time I Saw Caileigh.
COVID-19 policy: In guidance with the city and state COVID-19 policies, we will no longer be requiring masks, but strongly recommend them.