About Us
Ferryman Collective
Our company was born of the desire to explore what storytelling, interaction, immersion and entertainment can be rather than what it has been, to define a new generation of media with live performance in XR. We are a new kind of virtual reality studio, paving the way forward in this brave new world.
With a passionate team of multidisciplinary talents, Ferryman Collective aims to take you on unprecedented journeys into fantastic worlds and stories previously thought to be the stuff of dreams.
The Team
Brian Tull | Co-Founder
Producer, World Builder
Brian has been immersed in the world of VR from the earliest days of the original Oculus development kits and has been an immersive theatre enthusiast since he began covering shows for Horrorbuzz.com in 2016. He is the co-founder of Ferryman Collective and served as one of the creative directors of their original show, PARA, and it’s follow-up, Krampusnacht, where he worked to develop the concept behind the shows and as the design lead crafting the worlds and characters. He also played the role of Krampus in Krampusnacht and has worked as an organizer of the Screaming Room short film festival presented by HorrorBuzz since 2017.
Brian has been immersed in the world of VR from the earliest days of the original Oculus development kits and has been an immersive theatre enthusiast since he began covering shows for Horrorbuzz.com in 2016. He is the co-founder of Ferryman Collective and served as one of the creative directors of their original show, PARA, and it’s follow-up, Krampusnacht, where he worked to develop the concept behind the shows and as the design lead crafting the worlds and characters. He also played the role of Krampus in Krampusnacht and has worked as an organizer of the Screaming Room short film festival presented by HorrorBuzz since 2017.
Braden Roy | Co-Founder
Writer, Producer, Technical Advisor, Performer
Braden Roy, co-founder of Ferryman Collective, is something of a jack of all trades. He has a background in film production, illustration, marketing, web development, audio production, game design and development as well as 11 years in information technology. He previously served as the writer, a producer, co-director and performer for the live immersive VR productions PARA and Krampusnacht. His current productions include Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite and En Route, the former of which he serves as a producer, performer and is responsible for VR adaptation, the latter a producer, art director and lead of mechanical design.
Twitter @braden_roy
Instagram @bradenroy
Braden Roy, co-founder of Ferryman Collective, is something of a jack of all trades. He has a background in film production, illustration, marketing, web development, audio production, game design and development as well as 11 years in information technology. He previously served as the writer, a producer, co-director and performer for the live immersive VR productions PARA and Krampusnacht. His current productions include Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite and En Route, the former of which he serves as a producer, performer and is responsible for VR adaptation, the latter a producer, art director and lead of mechanical design.
Twitter @braden_roy
Instagram @bradenroy
Deirde V. Lyons | Co-Founder
Producer, Performer
Deirdre V. Lyons is a Los Angeles actress, her VR work includes two 180 films, she was a cast member of award-winning productions of The Under Presents, The Under Presents: Tempest from Tender Claws, and a principle in Finding Pandora X by Double Eye Studios. She has also produced and acted in the live immersive VR productions, PARA and Krampusnacht.
Deirdre V. Lyons is a Los Angeles actress, her VR work includes two 180 films, she was a cast member of award-winning productions of The Under Presents, The Under Presents: Tempest from Tender Claws, and a principle in Finding Pandora X by Double Eye Studios. She has also produced and acted in the live immersive VR productions, PARA and Krampusnacht.
Stephen Butchko | Co-Founder
Producer, Performer
Stephen Butchko received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from Western Washington University. After moving to Los Angeles, he began producting and performing in independent theatrical and motion picture productions with his wife Deirdre V. Lyons. Stephen recently made the transition to producing and performing in Virtual Reality in PARA and Krampusnacht as a member of the Ferryman Collective and looks forward to working with the team on Welcome to Respite.
Stephen Butchko received his Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from Western Washington University. After moving to Los Angeles, he began producting and performing in independent theatrical and motion picture productions with his wife Deirdre V. Lyons. Stephen recently made the transition to producing and performing in Virtual Reality in PARA and Krampusnacht as a member of the Ferryman Collective and looks forward to working with the team on Welcome to Respite.
Christopher Lane Davis
Special Effects & Animation Designer,
Audio Design & Composition, Performer
Christopher Lane Davis, aka Screaming Color, considers himself first and foremost a musician and is also passionate about writing, performing, 3D design, and rainbows. His theatrical acheivements include writing and performing a short one-man show about the life of Salvador Dali and autobiographical "electronic-dance-musical" called The Road to Dawn, which he first performed in 2017. He spent the greater part of 2020 designing and creating his first VR video game, Club Gumball, which can be found on VRChat. Welcome to Respite will be his first VR Theatre project, but certainly not his last.
Audio Design & Composition, Performer
Christopher Lane Davis, aka Screaming Color, considers himself first and foremost a musician and is also passionate about writing, performing, 3D design, and rainbows. His theatrical acheivements include writing and performing a short one-man show about the life of Salvador Dali and autobiographical "electronic-dance-musical" called The Road to Dawn, which he first performed in 2017. He spent the greater part of 2020 designing and creating his first VR video game, Club Gumball, which can be found on VRChat. Welcome to Respite will be his first VR Theatre project, but certainly not his last.
Andy Aloisio
World Builder, Programming
Andy Aloisio (aka Joker) has built VR worlds since 2018. He recently supported Rec Room's Orange Bucket Acting Troupe in its production of Back to the Rec Center, a VR theater homage to Universal's Back to the Future. Andy has a graduate degree in law, and is currently studying Unity development and programming.
Andy Aloisio (aka Joker) has built VR worlds since 2018. He recently supported Rec Room's Orange Bucket Acting Troupe in its production of Back to the Rec Center, a VR theater homage to Universal's Back to the Future. Andy has a graduate degree in law, and is currently studying Unity development and programming.
Whitton Frank
PR & Marketing, Performer
Whitton Frank is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Recent work includes the award winning horror short Seeing Green as well as groundbreaking work in the immersive VR experiences ;The Under Presents and The Tempest. She can be heard as a guest star in season 1 and 2 of RomCom Pods, and is an audiobook narrator and can be found on Audible and other sites. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and LAMDA in London, and is proud to have worked with many amazing theater companies in Los Angeles. In her copious free time she moonlights as a DJ specializing in vintage jazz, blues, and soul. Follow her on instagram @missredabouttown and Twitter @WhittonFrank
Whitton Frank is a voice, film, television and theater actor from Los Angeles. Recent work includes the award winning horror short Seeing Green as well as groundbreaking work in the immersive VR experiences ;The Under Presents and The Tempest. She can be heard as a guest star in season 1 and 2 of RomCom Pods, and is an audiobook narrator and can be found on Audible and other sites. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and LAMDA in London, and is proud to have worked with many amazing theater companies in Los Angeles. In her copious free time she moonlights as a DJ specializing in vintage jazz, blues, and soul. Follow her on instagram @missredabouttown and Twitter @WhittonFrank
Eliot Addams
Performer
Eliot Addams is an actor, LARPer, and creative, who started immersive theater working in haunted houses, then writing Live Action Role Play stories for the Wayfinder Experience. With a background in improv, musical theater, puppetry, and burlesque, Eliot most enjoys the wonder of virtual reality experiences. They became part of Ferryman Collective in their first show PARA, where they performed various roles and fell in love with bringing characters to life through VR. They were one of the tight team of five in the wonderful holiday horror, Krampusnacht.
When not in a headset, Eliot spends their free time creating mixed media art, frolicing in nature, and being something halfway between a mushroom faerie and a mystical mermaid.
Instagram @Smeliot.Addams
Eliot Addams is an actor, LARPer, and creative, who started immersive theater working in haunted houses, then writing Live Action Role Play stories for the Wayfinder Experience. With a background in improv, musical theater, puppetry, and burlesque, Eliot most enjoys the wonder of virtual reality experiences. They became part of Ferryman Collective in their first show PARA, where they performed various roles and fell in love with bringing characters to life through VR. They were one of the tight team of five in the wonderful holiday horror, Krampusnacht.
When not in a headset, Eliot spends their free time creating mixed media art, frolicing in nature, and being something halfway between a mushroom faerie and a mystical mermaid.
Instagram @Smeliot.Addams