Third wheel productions
Deep Into Darkness is produced by Third Wheel Productions, an experiential production company based in Vancouver, Canada. Third Wheel creates shows that range from large-scale immersive spectacles to one-on-one encounters that foster personal, meaningful interactions with audiences. Third Wheel has also partnered with experts in set & sound design, dramaturgy and casting to create one of Vancouver's most unique and largest immersive experiences.
Laura Carly miller
PRODUCER | WRITER | DIRECTOR | ACTOR
Laura Carly Miller is an actress, producer, writer, and dancer. Her studies include a diploma from Capilano University’s Acting for Stage and Screen Program, studying under AMAW Vancouver, David Glass, Aaron Craven, Loretta Walsh, Tammy Gillis, Wendy Bollard, Jeb Beach, and more. Film and television credits include, Ice on AE, Six on HIST, Prawn (Short film to be screened at VIFF and London Film Festival), Ana Web Series, Four Walls. Theatre credits include, Closure directed by Bernard Cuffling, The Laramie Project & Sly Fox both directed by Stuart Aikins, and many more shows. She’s also created her own work which include a web series called The Support Group, and multiple comedy shorts.
sydney doberstein
PRODUCER | WRITER | DIRECTOR | ACTOR
With 10+ years in theatrical performance, Sydney brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Deep Into Darkness. Sydney graduated with honours from Capilano University’s Acting for Stage & Screen program and has dedicated her time post graduation to working and training continuously in the Vancouver film & television industry. Her post university studies include working with the teachers at AMAW, Deborah Aquila, Deb Podowski, Aaron Hutchinson, Lori Triolo, Tammy Gillis, Ali Liebert, Carrie Thiel, Stephen Atkins and more. Sydney has been producing her own creative work all her life. Most recently she created, produced and starred in a 6 episode web series called The Support Group. With her extensive training and background in theatre, Sydney has taken on the co-creator role of Deep Into Darkness.
fraser larock
PRODUCER
Fraser is a marketer and business strategist, most recently working with Seth Godin’s altMBA and a renewable energy startup, Portable Electric. He has a Bachelors of Science and Masters of Applied Science from the University of British Columbia and is beginning to produce film and theater projects with his wife, Sydney. Fraser's experience in early-stage marketing and business development complements the team behind Third Wheel Productions, to bring large-scale immersive theater to life in Vancouver.
Jessica fernandes
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Passionate about creativity, connection, and crafting moments of wonder, Jessica first fell in love with immersive theatre while living in London. With extensive training in dance, circus, theatre, improv, writing and the visual arts, she draws from a variety of different sources to inform her creative process. A global citizen, she has lived on four continents over the past 15 years, working at the highest levels of VFX, animation and video game production. With an insatiable thirst for the performing arts, she is thrilled to contribute as a producer, writer, experience designer, graphic art director, prop creator, and project manager on this endeavour.
Blaine anderson
PRODUCER | ACTOR
Born and raised in Vancouver, BC Canada, Blaine has been involved with the film and television industry for over 19 years. Blaine is one of the managing directors of Motorcycle Boy Productions; most recently producing the feature film AMI (2019) and the Lovecraftian horror RESIDUE (2017). Blaine has been in over 100 commercials and worked on numerous television programs including The Man in the High Castle, Fringe, Psych, Cult and Eureka. Some of his feature film credits include Hot Tub Time Machine, Scary Movie 4 and Final Destination 5. Blaine’s first short film in a 48-hour horror film contest took home best picture for Rend and an Eddie award for best commercial in the Big Rock Brewing Company contest. His short films have shown in various festivals all over the world including Charleston International and the Cannes Short Film Corner.
sean william
SOUND DESIGNER
With training in both classical and modern music styles, combined with a professional audio engineering and music production education, Sean is a very versatile composer, musician and audiophile. Sean holds a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance from the University of British Columbia (2013) and graduated from Nimbus School of Recording and Media's Audio Engineering Program (2016), for which he was selected as the recipient of the Dylan Memorial Bursary to attend based on his original compositions and recordings. Most recently Sean was nominated for the 2018 Western Canadian Music Awards - Visual Media Composer of the Year for his work on Small Fish, a dialogue-free short film.
john r. taylor
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
For the past thirty years, John has been a Production Designer for over thirty indie short films, two features and three seasons of television programming for The Comedy Network. He won a Leo award for 'Evirati', and a Nickel award for 'Dark Arc'. In Theatre, John has worked steadily for sixty years, as an actor, director and set designer. His first major set designs were for Broadway musicals presented at Ryerson University. His more recent set designs include the CTV Special for the legendary Dal Richards Band. John has performed in numerous independent theatre productions, is a Jessie award winner, and is a seasoned director.
Nicholas harrison
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
Nicholas Harrison was trained as an actor in London, England at the London Academy of Performing Arts, has a Masters in Directing from the University of Victoria and a PhD from the University of British Columbia. Harrison is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. He is an award-winning actor and is the co-creator of the celebrated Web-Series Fools For Hire. He has written a book about the origins of stage combat in Canada and continues to choreograph violence for film, television and theatre all over the world. He wrote a one person play about child abuse based on the true story of his time at a private school in British Columbia and how he credits Star Wars with saving his life, in December of 2017. He is hoping he can turn the production process of this into a documentary film. At present he teaches theatre and film at Capilano University, stages violence for various companies including Vancouver Opera and previously Bard on the Beach while continuing to act in film and television.
Stephen Atkins
DRAMATURG
Stephen Atkins is a director, performer and acting teacher. He has worked in Canada, Australia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, China and Japan. He specializes in a blended approach to actor training and preparation that uses contrasting approaches to strengthen and broaden an actors work. His work has been used in performance art, film, theatre, dance and opera. Mary Overlie, creator of the Viewpoints has said, "Atkins’ technique is one of the first cohesive actor training systems to incorporate the framework of the Viewpoints." Currently Stephen is based in England where he is preparing his book, Crosspoints: An Embodied Acting System. He is also teaching the Crosspoints at The Other Acting School in South London.