{"id":10591,"date":"2018-05-06T23:51:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T06:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/Becomeimmersed.com\/?p=10591"},"modified":"2019-11-21T13:55:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T21:55:25","slug":"ceaseless-fun-they-who-saw-the-deep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becomeimmersed.com\/ceaseless-fun-they-who-saw-the-deep\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceaseless Fun’s They Who Saw the Deep Redefines an Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gilgamesh pulls his guests through a Veil to meet his other faces. There are nine faces, in total, in Ceaseless Fun\u2019s latest installment in their\u00a0Outline of a Human<\/em><\/a> series,\u00a0They Who Saw the Deep<\/i>, each a different representation of the same man; the oldest of epic heroes. The Epic<\/i> of Gilgamesh, <\/i>taught in so many literary classes, is the ancient Mesopotamian tale of Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his guilt and subsequent quest for eternal life following the death of his closest friend, Enkidu.\u00a0 <\/span>It is a story of pride, tempered by fear of the unknown, the agony of loss and death. Ceaseless Fun has adapted this ancient, obtuse tale, and fractured it into parts: Nine faces, in a powerfully detailed space, updating the oldest story in the world into modern vignettes. \u201cYou can turn someone into a god just by looking at them,\u201d Gilgamesh says, and his audience is about to prove it.<\/span><\/p>\n They Who Saw the Deep <\/i>(a literal expansion on the alternate Gilgamesh<\/i> title, He Who Saw the Deep<\/i>) is a sandbox-style, explorable series of character pieces that allows the audience member to engage in this exploration of loss and legacy through so many different lenses, always leading to the same, communal place. Sometimes challenging, always provoking, creator Derek Spencer and creative producer Meredith Treinen have once again beautifully instilled the essence of the human condition and the importance of community into their work.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n