Deirdre V. Lyons is a Los Angeles producer, director, and performer. She is a co-founder of the award-winning Ferryman Collective, creating live theatre in VR, starting with PARA, Krampusnacht, then Welcome to Respite. She was the director and co-creator of Gumball Dreams, named Best Experience of 2022 and Creator of the Year by XR Must, and assistant director on their newest award-winning show, Uncanny Alley: A New Day. She was a 2023 SXSW mentor, included in the 2021 list of Top 100 Original Voices in XR, honored with the 2023 Innovation Award from XR Women and included in Volume 2 of the Global Top 100 Women of the Future in Emerging Tech, produced by Women of the Future. She is a sought-after speaker and a member of Television Academy and the Producers Guild of America.
