Derek Spencer
Director, Writer, Immersive Experience Creator
Derek Spencer


Me
I make performances that distill complex philosophical ideas into salient emotional experiences. Typically my work is devised with the ensemble, performed in unusual venues, and formatted with immersive and interactive elements. I am drawn toward expressionistic world-building, dialectic modes of thinking, oscillation between intimacy and spectacle, and moments of intense chaos. I believe that art should be financially and substantively accessible.
I am the founder and artistic director of Ceaseless Fun, an LA-based immersive performance company. I also served on the board of directors for the League of Experiential and Immersive Artists and led a monthly physical theater/ensemble devising jam: Soft Focus. I am available as a director, associate director, dramaturg, or immersive consultant for performances, events, VR, and everything in between.
Press
Immersive Theater Life - Interview with Writer/Director Derek Spencer
An existential tour down Hollywood Blvd.
The Stars Shine Bright in a Year to Remember from Ceaseless Fun
Hollywood Fringe Fest 2018 – Week One Reviews
Ceaseless Fun Takes Immersive Theater Out for a Poetic Spin
Hollywood Fringe 2018: The NoPro Diary
‘They Who Saw the Deep’ is Like Being Lost in the Weirdest Dream You Can Possibly Imagine
Sometimes The Abyss Looks Back: They Who Saw The Deep
Ceaseless Fun’s “They Who Saw the Deep” Redefines an Epic
Ceaseless Fun: They Who Saw The Deep
Stash House, Agnosia, Sleep No More, and Then She Fell
Agnosia Reflects on the Divinity of Darkness
Grief As Fractal Art: ‘Agnosia’
The Immersive 5 with Derek Spencer of Ceaseless Fun
NoPro Podcast Episode 123 — Derek Spencer of Ceaseless Fun