Workshop tickets are ON SALE! Strangeways: The Only Way Out Is Through, created by Tanvi Agarwal through The Crossing, is a whimsical, surreal & deeply human live VR theatre experience starring Brendan Bradley & Ona Zimhart. Oct 2–11 strangeways.eventbrite.com
Ferryman Collective
@ferrymanvr.bsky.social
A passionate team of multidisciplinary talents creating award winning live interactive and immersive theater in VR.
Tomorrow we celebrate in Pasadena! JFI began our immersive theatre journey, Tender Claws brought us into VR, and the XR community helped carry us here. Join us Sept 27, 5–9 PM to raise a glass to the Emmy and what comes next. RSVP: ferrymancollective.com/event-list
Our VRChat Emmy parties were pure joy. Now we’re celebrating in LA! Sept 27 | 5–9 PM | Pasadena Join us for the Emmy celebration, our Fall Season announcement, and The Crossing Apprenticeship Program. RSVP: ferrymancollective.com/event-list
We’re celebrating our Emmy win in VRChat this weekend! Join us at the Temple of the Ferryman, hold our virtual Emmy, walk the red carpet, and celebrate with us. Sat. Sept. 19, 8 PM PT Sun. Sept. 20, 10 AM PT Join: www.ferrymancollective.com/attend ALLEY4LIFE!
Huge thanks to Ava Lucas and Bruce Barker whose incredible voice work helped bring Uncanny Alley: A New Day to life. We could not have done it without them. Join us for a celebratory party, Virtual, Streamed and In Person: ferhttps://www.ferrymancollective.com/event-list
We won the Emmy, and now it’s time to celebrate together. In Los Angeles and in VRChat, as we celebrate Uncanny Alley: A New Day and the incredible community that helped us get here. RSVP here: www.ferrymancollective.com/event-list ALLEY4LIFE!
Sept 16 join XR Women: Deirdre V. Lyons & Whitton Frank of 2026 Emmy Award-winning Ferryman Collective for a Live Immersive Tour in VRChat: 11:45 AM ET | 8:45 AM PT Register Here: luma.com/zrxpakeb YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ferrymanvr/...
We thought we were prepared. Then we heard, “And the Emmy goes to… Uncanny Alley,” and our brains turned to cotton candy. This win belongs to our artists, collaborators, supporters, donors, and the XR community. Thank you for believing in independent art, human connection, and us.
Uncanny Alley: A New Day is officially an Emmy Award-winning live VR theatre production. Tonight, we’re just celebrating together and opening our Zoom to anyone who wants to pop in and say hi. Join us from 7–8:30 PM PT: us06web.zoom.us/j/9610704591... ALLEY4LIFE!
Big weekend! Tomorrow, Uncanny Alley: A New Day heads to the Creative Arts Emmys. We’re also launching The Crossing: Ferryman Apprentice Program. First recipient Tanvi Agrawal will create a new VR theatre production with our mentorship, coming in October. ALLEY4LIFE!
Today is the final day of Emmy voting. The support for Uncanny Alley: A New Day has meant everything. Friends, peers, journalists, VRChat communities, and audiences have helped carry this story forward. Thank you. Outstanding Emerging Media Program. Voting closes 10 PM PT. ALLEY4LIFE!
Film Threat gets what makes Uncanny Alley: A New Day different, calling it a “scrappy, artist-led immersive theater piece.” Thank you for seeing the work and helping tell the story. Live through Aug. 27 in VRChat + YouTube. ALLEY4LIFE!
Please consider Uncanny Alley: A New Day for Outstanding Emerging Media Program, Nominated for an Emmy by the @televisionacad.bsky.social Voting closes Wed at 10 PM PT. Watch our 3-minute demo & join a live VR theatre performance through Aug. 27. www.youtube.com/@ferrymanvr/... ALLEY4LIFE!
Final push! Emmy voting for Outstanding Emerging Media Program closes Aug. 26. @forbes.com David Bloom experienced Uncanny Alley: A New Day and called it a “quirky, boundary-pushing hybrid virtual/live experience.” Thank you, David and Forbes, for seeing the work. ALLEY4LIFE!
It’s been a while, so here’s the trailer for our Emmy-nominated Uncanny Alley: A New Day. A live interactive cyberpunk story inside VRChat, created by Ferryman Collective + Virtual Worlds Company. Live shows through Aug. 27: www.youtube.com/@ferrymanvr/... ALLEY4LIFE!
Please consider Uncanny Alley: A New Day for Outstanding Emerging Media Program. Meet Deirdre V. Lyons, Artistic Director of Ferryman Collective. For her, VR theatre’s “killer app” is human connection, live actors and audiences sharing a story in real time. Live through Aug. 27. ALLEY4LIFE!
So wouldn’t it be cool if we could do what the trades ignored? Variety released its Emmy predictions, but never covered Uncanny Alley: A New Day or experienced it live. For an indie team in emerging media, visibility matters. #Emmy #Emmys #UncannyAlley #EmergingMedia #Variety
Emmy Nominated: Outstanding Emerging Media Meet Christopher Lane Davis, aka Screaming Color, co-founder of Ferryman Collective, the artist behind Uncanny Alley: A New Day’s animation, VFX, original music/sound design. Next show: Aug. 21, 6 PM PT Watch: www.youtube.com/@ferrymanvr/... ALLEY4LIFE!
Meet Rick Treweek, aka MetaRick, creator of the Uncanny Alley universe. With Ferryman Collective, his cyberpunk world became live VR theatre. Next show: Fri. Aug. 21, 6 PM PT Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ferrymanvr/... ALLEY4LIFE!
Watch on YouTube! Today at 12 PM PT. www.youtube.com/@ferrymanvr/... Performances every day through August 27! VR & info: www.ferrymancollective.com/uncanny-alley Final phase of Emmy voting is open until Wed, August 26 and Uncanny Alley: A New Day is on the ballot for Outstanding Emerging Media.
Please consider Uncanny Alley: A New Day for Outstanding Emerging Media Program. Meet Stephen Butchko, writer and director of our Emmy-nominated live VR theatre production, where audiences enter the story and interact with live actors in real time. Live shows and select livestreams now.
Ferryman Collective had an incredible weekend at Televerse sharing our Emmy-nominated Uncanny Alley: A New Day. We’re celebrating with special performances for the next two weeks, plus select livestreams. Step inside the story: www.ferrymancollective.com/uncanny-alley
LA friends! Come experience our Emmy-nominated Uncanny Alley: A New Day at Televerse THIS WEEKEND at LA LIVE. We’ll be giving live VR demos every day! Can’t make it? Join remotely in VR or via FREE livestream. Televerse.com FerrymanCollective.com/uncanny-alley #Televerse #UncannyAlley
“What followed was less like watching a performance and more like living inside one.” Thank you Jessica Kenley and The Hollywood Times for the wonderful review of our Emmy-nominated Uncanny Alley: A New Day! See us at Televerse Aug 14–16, or join remotely! FerrymanCollective.com
We’re heading to Televerse 2026, Aug 14–16 at LA LIVE! Come experience a live VR demo of our Emmy-nominated Uncanny Alley: A New Day. We’ll put you in a headset and inside the story. Not in LA? Join us in VR or via livestream: www.ferrymancollective.com/uncanny-alley
Deirdre V. Lyons, Co-Founder of Ferryman Collective, will speak on Immersive Technology and Creativity & The Arts with VR & AR: The Next Evolution / AWE Nite Chicago. Join in Chicago, in FRAME, or by livestream: thenextevolution.org/immersive-te...
One of the best parts of SIGGRAPH was catching up with XR pioneer Alex Coulombe and the Agile Lens team. His generosity and encouragement meant so much as we built Ferryman Collective. We also loved his CG Pro interview with Edd Dawson-Taylor. Thanks, Alex!
NovedPlayer interviewed Ferryman founders Deirdre V. Lyons and Christopher Lane Davis inside VRChat. In this clip, we share the moment Uncanny Alley: A New Day was Emmy-nominated. Grateful to NovedPlayer for helping tell our story. youtu.be/z_XRASaDw-E
Big week for Ferryman Collective! Our Emmy-nominated Uncanny Alley: A New Day created with Virtual Worlds Company is demoing at SIGGRAPH. Also celebrating Christopher Lane Davis (Screaming Color) on the Spirit of Raindance Award & his VRChat world's selection for Venice Biennale's Best of Worlds!
Uncanny Alley: A New Day has been nominated for an Emmy Award in Outstanding Emerging Media Program. Created by Ferryman Collective with Rick Treweek of Virtual Worlds Company, this live VR theatre experience features two actors performing 15 characters in real time.