About this Event
This in-person theater event is for professionals and networking audiences interested in live performance and virtual reality.
The Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley chapters of ACM SIGGRAPH will jointly present Ferryman Collective Theater – “Uncanny Alley: A New Day”, an Emmy-winning theatrical performance in virtual reality, on November 10. The production will take place simultaneously at Clubhouse.la in Los Angeles and Gray Area in San Francisco, with one cast across two stages.
The performance
Ferryman Collective members Whitton Frank (Los Angeles) and Brendan Bradley (San Francisco), who originated their roles, move between improvisation and a scripted, hour-long drama, portraying 15 characters. At each venue, two audience participants join in headsets, fully embodied as characters in the virtual world, where they can say or do anything to influence the story. Seated audiences watch their local performers interact with the parallel stage 350 miles away.
Creative and technical team
- Written and directed by Stephen Butchko
- Virtual world created by Rick Treweek
- Technical direction by Screaming Color
- Artistic direction by Deidre V Lyon
The two-venue architecture was developed by Bradley, building on his Edinburgh Fringe 2024 premiere, which ran on stage, in VR, and via livestream simultaneously.
Audio is powered by RØDE; its equipment connects both venues with ultra-low latency to enable near-real-time improvisation across the distance.
Location: The Clubhouse in Santa Monica
1201 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica Santa Monica, CA. 90404
Date: November 10
Time: 7-9pm (doors open at 6)
You must Register here on EventBrite to attend the Los Angeles end of the live performance. Food served prior to show. Non-SIGGRAPH members may attend but will be charged $20 at the door.
Press contact: [email protected]
About ACM SIGGRAPH: The Association for Computing Machinery's special interest group on computer
graphics and interactive techniques has professional and student chapters around the world.
About LA ACM SIGGRAPH:
L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH is a Professional Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics, serving the Los Angeles area. Organized and operating exclusively for educational and scientific purposes relating to the field of computer graphics, L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH is a non-profit organization, run by volunteers. la.siggraph.org
LA SIGGRAPH 26-27 Officers
Chair: Joan Collins
Vice-Chair: Larry Rosenthal
Secretary: Samara Miramontes
Treasurer: Dave Curlender
Membership: Sharon Eisenberg
About Ferryman Collective: Ferryman Collective is an Emmy-winning, non-profit theatre company world-renowned for live performance in virtual worlds. With Premieres at Venice, Tribeca, and SXSW,
Ferryman Collective bridges live theatre and interactive tech. https://www.ferrymancollective.com
Event venue & nearby stays
The Clubhouse, 1201 Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, United States
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