CO-DIRECTOR, HEAD WRITER, PERFORMER

Optical Popsicle

Know No Stranger throws the biggest, wackiest art party Indianapolis ever saw — ten years running. Optical Popsicle’s a visual treat brimming with sketch comedy, live music, puppets, poetry, dance, film, and a big ol’ hug.

Learn way more!

Team: Brandon Schaaf, Emily Gable, Michael Runge, Ryan E. Felton, Rachel Leigh, Alan Goffinski, Tara Miller, Wallace Wimbley, too many to mention

WRITER, ILLUSTRATOR

Little Armored Ones

My life’s work. I wrote and drew this 60-page, full-color study of all 20 species of armadillos. A gallery launch raised funds and awareness for the IUCN’s Anteater, Sloth, and Armadillo Specialist Group.

Buy it here!

CO-EDITOR, WRITER

Non-Stalgia

Created and curated with Summer Jewel Keown. In this literary collection, fifteen authors blend memoir with imagination to unearth the truth buried in memories both fateful and fleeting. From honest to fantastic, from sweet to strange, these stories all have one thing in common: They are life rewritten.

Give it a skim.

EDITORS: RYAN EVERETT FELTON & SUMMER JEWEL KEOWN
AUTHORS: CHRISTOPHER S. BELL, GEORGIA BRISCO, LINDSEY DANIS, RYAN EVERETT FELTON, ELIOT HUDSON, SUMMER JEWEL KEOWN, SARAH LAYDEN, C.T. LISA, PRES MAXSON, ZACH MURPHY, KEIRA PERKINS, HUDSON WILDING, LUCY ZHANG, AND ANNE LAKER
DESIGNER: JOHN ILANG-ILANG
PUBLISHER: MEDUSAFISH BOOKS

WRITER, PERFORMER

Minnesota Nice: Fargo Live

For this live adaptation of Joel & Ethan Coen’s Fargo, I reimagined the original screenplay as a true crime podcast and Know No Stranger and I supplied visual treats throughout the reading.

Writers/Directors: Ryan E. Felton, Brandon Schaaf
Props: Emily Gable
Visuals: Brandon Schaaf, Emily Gable
Starring: Emily Gable, Brandon Schaaf, Ryan E. Felton, Matt Helfrich, Jordan Hogan, Kevin Hake, Jesse Helm, Paul Pelsue, Stephen Vincent Giles, DJ Dangler, Megan Hart, Eric Komenda

WRITER, ACTOR, PRODUCER

Heck Above Deck

In November 2016 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Know No Stranger debuted the original musical Heck Above Deck. I wrote the book and lyrics, produced, and starred.

Listen to the cast recording.

Director: Michael Hosp
Book & Lyrics: Ryan E. Felton
Composers: Rachel Leigh, Brandon Schaaf, Matt Helfrich
Arrangement: Alan Goffinski
Starring: Ryan E. Felton, KT Peterson, Brandon Schaaf, Stephen Vincent Giles, Matt Helfrich, Megan Van Dam, Rachel Leigh, Jake Watson, Maura Giles

WRITER, NARRATOR

Planet Furby

Rare footage of nature’s most endearing mistake bumbling through the timberland forests of North America.

See them all here.

Writer & Narrator: Ryan E. Felton
Cinematography: Alex Bunce
Editor: Tara Miller
Music & Sound: Rachel Leigh
Production: Brandon Schaaf, Allison Durst, Matt Helfrich