Event

They Who Saw the Deep

THEY WHO SAW THE DEEP is a loose adaptation of the world's oldest great work of literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh. While the epic poem tells the story of one mans search for companionship, knowledge, and immortality, TWSTD reimagines the world of this poem as one in which everyone is their own Gilgamesh at the center of their own epic. The production employs elements of literary collage, immersive theater, physical theater, and song to interrogate the individual's relationship to community, mortality, and legacy.

The version of Gilgamesh we read today has been assembled, retold, deconstructed and processed through multiple languages, over thousands of years, by many poets, and in various historical contexts. TWSTD leans into the pluralistic and fractal features of the epic. It processes an already processed text again, pluralizing the protagonist and asking the audience to consider multiple perspectives and multiple answers to the questions we all ask ourselves.

If everyone is the center of their own story, how can we build community? How can we conceive of our own mortality? How can we archive our own stories? How can we see the deep?

Disclaimer: This production requires the audience to move around the space. Persons unable to walk/stand for an hour, use stairs, or crouch may have difficulty attending this show. The space is not ADA accessible. Further, the show might involve some light contact from the performers. If you have questions about whether this show is right for you, please reach out: ceaselessfun@gmail.com.

CEASELESS FUN is an LA-based arts production group, headed by Derek Spencer (Artistic Director) and Meredith Treinen (Creative Producer), intent on making work that merges radical content with radical form. Past theatrical productions include Agnosia (2018), Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan (2017), GRANDPA JOHNSON IS DEAD! (2016, in partnership with Scarlett Kim & Co.), and Dont Let the Bed Bugs Bite (2016).