A live theatre piece inside the hand-drawn world of Strangeways. Echo has withdrawn. Zephyr asks the audience to go in.
The Crossing, inaugural show, 2026
Echo has gone into the drawings.
Echo, a neurodivergent artist, has withdrawn into Strangeways. Zephyr, their closest friend, cannot reach them alone, and asks the audience to enter.
Each room is a memory, a defence, a fear, or a way of coping. Ferryman's page says the audience does not change Echo. They help Echo change how Echo sees themself.
- When
- Previews on 2, 3 and 4 October 2026. Performances on 9, 10 and 11 October 2026, Pacific Time. That run is over.
- Length
- About 30 to 40 minutes, for a small audience.
- Where
- VRChat, with a ticket and a headset. A YouTube stream comes with the ticket, by email.
- Headset
- An untethered Quest 3, Quest 3S, or Quest Pro, or a PCVR headset on a computer. Ferryman said tethered PCVR looks clearer.
- Who speaks
- Only the people in VR speak to the actors or change the story.
The world they played in
Worldbuild's credit
The world, not the play.
Dale P. Deacon built Strangeways with Alex Bosman for Shtik XR.
That world was in competition at Venice Immersive 2024, and a Raindance Immersive Best Art World nominee.
The poster calls this a theatrical lab production, written and directed by Tanvi Agrawal, with Ferryman Collective and Shtik Studios. Eventbrite names the collaborator Shtik XR.
Credits
- Written and directed by
- Tanvi Agrawal
- With
- Ferryman Collective
- Shtik XR
- Performers
- Brendan Bradley
- Ona Zimhart
- World
- Dale P. Deacon
- Alex Bosman
The record
The October 2026 run is over. The show page, and the world it used, are what stay public.
To talk to Worldbuild about the world, write to Dale. Press for the play still goes to Ferryman.