The Zombie Syndrome by The Virtual Stage
Participants work with actors to stop the zombie apocalypse.
Attended in October 2015 and 2016.
Attended in October 2015 and 2016.
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2016 production credits:
Directed, written & produced by Andy Thompson Production management by Tee Crane Stage management by Josephine Gray Costume design & site management by Natalie Collins Technical direction & site management by Michael Brooks Story by Tyler Clarke, Finn Ghosh-Leudke & Andy Thompson Youth liaison Amelia MacKenzie-Gray-Hyre Marketing & communications by Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG) MPMG Account Manager Sarah Ghosh Makeup design & coordination by Elizabeth McLeod Neartuit iBeacon app developers Judy Hamilton & D'Arcy Smith (TerraTap) Additional visual content design by Corwin Ferguson Site managers Giovanni (Gio) Zarata & Milan Mitrovic Cast Christina Brownell, Evan Gilmore, Jared Hubicka, Jennifer Hughes, Miranda Rose Pavelic, Rowan Jang, Ryan Speckeen, Sarah Omran, Sinead Grewcock, Tyler Clarke, Wael Ribe, and others |
Photo by The Virtual Stage, 2015
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The Virtual Stage presents an all-new, immersive, and spine-tingling theatrical adventure with The Zombie Syndrome: Dead In the Water - October 4 to October 31, 2016 on Granville Island. The fifth annual installment in the company’s smash-hit series will challenge audiences to travel by land and sea as they race to confront a monstrous hybrid of zombies and vampires. The audience’s adventure begins with an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Special Forces operative Frank Johnson. He was hunting down former government geneticist Mattias Van Cleave, when he fell off the radar. Van Cleave, a suspected vampiric psychopath, is believed to be responsible for a string of recent murders, and the sudden appearance of zombie-vampire mutants across the Lower Mainland. The audience must determine Johnson’s whereabouts and ensure his mission to stop Van Cleave is completed at any cost.
The Virtual Stage has teamed with the award-winning innovators behind local company TerraTap Technologies to integrate its mobile content delivery system neartuit into the experience. Audiences will be directed to download the free smartphone app, which will then interact via Bluetooth with location-based iBeacons embedded into each of the show’s seven sites. Clues, directions, and narrative content will be pushed to audience smartphones throughout the production, boosting interactivity for teams of up to 18 people as they race against time in their battle against the bloodthirsty forces of darkness.
The exact starting location on Granville Island will remain undisclosed until the day before the mission, when audiences will be contacted via e-mail with their top-secret rendezvous point. Once the audience has gathered, they will be assigned various ‘specialist’ roles before embarking on an exciting, high-stakes adventure to save the human race. Participants are encouraged to wear walking shoes, dress for the weather, and be prepared to move. As the stars of the show, the audience travels from site-to-site, gathers clues from sudden allies, and faces a slew of challenges they must overcome in order to proceed to the next scene. While racing against the clock, teams will be encouraged to maintain constant vigilance - given what ghoulish and frightening characters may be lurking just out of plain sight.
The Virtual Stage has teamed with the award-winning innovators behind local company TerraTap Technologies to integrate its mobile content delivery system neartuit into the experience. Audiences will be directed to download the free smartphone app, which will then interact via Bluetooth with location-based iBeacons embedded into each of the show’s seven sites. Clues, directions, and narrative content will be pushed to audience smartphones throughout the production, boosting interactivity for teams of up to 18 people as they race against time in their battle against the bloodthirsty forces of darkness.
The exact starting location on Granville Island will remain undisclosed until the day before the mission, when audiences will be contacted via e-mail with their top-secret rendezvous point. Once the audience has gathered, they will be assigned various ‘specialist’ roles before embarking on an exciting, high-stakes adventure to save the human race. Participants are encouraged to wear walking shoes, dress for the weather, and be prepared to move. As the stars of the show, the audience travels from site-to-site, gathers clues from sudden allies, and faces a slew of challenges they must overcome in order to proceed to the next scene. While racing against the clock, teams will be encouraged to maintain constant vigilance - given what ghoulish and frightening characters may be lurking just out of plain sight.
Awards:
- 2013/14 Critics' Choice Innovation Award
- 20212/13 Significant Artistic Achievement: Logistical and Technical Innovation
- 2021/13 Critics' Choice Innovation Award
Presentations:
- Granville Island, Vancouver, BC / October 4-31, 2016. (Zombie Syndrome: Dead in the Water)
- Trout Lake, Vancouver, BC / October 6-November 1, 2015. (Zombie Syndrome: Alien Contagion)
- Gastown, Vancouver, BC / October 7-November 2, 2014. (Zombie Syndrome: On Death's Door)
- Granville Island, Vancouver, BC / October 1-November 3, 2013. (Zombie Syndrome: On Death Island)
- Downtown Vancouver, BC / October 11-November 3, 2012. (The Zombie Syndrome)
