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Here are just a few pics from our performance of “Freeze Tag” at the recent Portland’s Got Talent Live! show. Although the PP crew did not take home the prize, we did get to root on a slew of great local performers strutting their stuff.
The pics look like we had a rap battle, so that is something.
One of our actors, Ben Ortiz, took home the Audience Choice award for his singing, so congrats, Ben!
Our comedy troupe, Premature Punchline, has made it to the FINALS of the Portland’s Got Talent Live Show! They will be given 5 minutes of stage time (enough for one improv game to perform).
Because we are only allowed to play one game for the contest, we will perform with only some veteran performers (Robert Trujillo, Andrea Lorin, Josue “Zeta” Villarreal, Dawn Robertson, and Michael Verderber).
Performance of all of the Finalists will be at the Windfest Grounds on Thursday, April 11 from 6:00 to 7:30. Premature Punchline will perform towards the end of the event, due to a time conflict.
We will not just be performing comedy, however. We will bring all of the branches to strut their stuff to vary the programming that the venue is asking of us. Next up is the March 22 Dramatica performance; dramatic improv scenes and monologues.
After that, Textual Overture, our variety show, will perform poetry, music, short plays, and skits on April 19th. The MainStage will provide a TBA announced show of scene work and short plays on April 26th.
UPDATE: Remaining April shows have been CANCELLED due to scheduling conflicts with other productions. Our return to the venue will be announced as soon as possible!
With new shows from Premature Punchline every time, the PP group will perform a standard show on May 24th, and provide Penalty Hat (our embarrassing game show) on April 19th, May 10th, and May 31st.
All shows are on Fridays and begin at 9:30. Tickets are $10 at the door or $5 college students with an ID! Reach out to zero_untitled_films@yahoo.com for pre-sale tickets options as well. Here are some photos of the last few performances.
PrePunch w/ Crowd
Our latest production, Textual Overture’s Pre-Valentine’s Day show, was a packed house of standing room only! With a huge set of performances, troupes, plays, and acts, there was something for everyone. The only thing we didn’t have this time around was a music act, which is usually pretty standard. Here are some photos of the event.
Our set list was:
Steph and Kearby in “Dramatica”
PrePunch (Steph, Cristian, Peter, and Merideth)
“Consequences” (Zulema, Shad, Merideth, and Chuck)
This year’s Valentine’s Day show will be under the helm of the Textual Overture branch. The variety show of theatre, music, improv, and poetry will happen on February 13, 2019 at one of our favorite venues, Cafe 5, in Kingsville.
So far on the schedule will be romantic poetry, improvisational dramatic scenes with a V-Day theme by the Dramatica team, improv comedy by the Premature Punchline branch, the world premiere of “Heartbreak Rodeo” (a new play by long-time ZU member David Gutierrez), and a revival of the drama “Consequences” by Michael Verderber.
What will the open mic? Come and find out! See you at the show.
Come watch, rehearse, and hang out with members of the award-winning theatre company Zero Untitled at our FREE outdoor rehearsals happening January 14th – 17th! Different branches of our group will be present from 6 pm to 7 pm (and likely longer) to rehearse some improv comedy and improv drama games and you are welcome to get on the street stage along with us! Audience participation will be a major component in the event, but not mandatory. You can learn about how to get involved in Zero Untitled or Zero Untitled – NYC.
January 14th – TAMUK Cafeteria (outside) with Premature Punchline Improv Comedy
January 15th – TAMUK Javelina Statues with Dramatica Dramatic Improv
January 16th – TAMUK Cafeteria (outside) with Premature Punchline Improv Comedy
January 17th – TAMUK Javelina statues with Dramatica Dramatic Improv
Pictured below was the September Outdoor Rehearsal event.
As a special and fun little treat, ZU head Katherine Orozco-Verderber put together an album of Christmas covers just in time for the holidays!
“All is Calm, All is Bright” is a YouTube-exclusive release so head over to our YouTube page to give it a listen. The album was released Dec 14, 2018.
The album has two exclusive original tracks taken from our 2016 film “Christmas Off The Shelf”.
Come out on the 21st of December for Zero Untitled’s annual Holiday show! This year in the cycle is Premature Punchline with their Ho-Ho-Holiday Show! This FREE production will feature some newer improv games, a classic game, and a horrifying round of Penalty Hat, all with a holiday theme.
See you at The Flower Box on December 21st for Kris Kringly comedic chaos!
Here is what you missed at last night’s lab performance series “Textual Overture: Thanksgiving Hangover!” hosted and curated by our very own Julio Martinez. This time, TO was presented at The Flower Box, a brand new venue for us. Photos will be posted soon!
Set List:
Poem (Julio Martinez)
Dramatica Round 1 (Alexis Lopez & Amelia Kearby) 
Poem (Kylie McIntosh)
OPEN MIC
Poem (Kylie McIntosh)
Premature Punchline – Starbucks Secret Menu (Michael Verderber, Dawn Robertson, Josue “Zeta” Villarreal, Robert “Poodle” Trujillo, Gabriella Herrera (winner!))
Poem (Josue “Zeta” Villarreal)
Regrets of Idiocy (by Stephanie Wright; starring Amelia Kearby, Benjamin Ortiz, and Gabriela Herrera)
OPEN MIC
Stace “Christmas Bit” by Andrea Lorin
Josue “Zeta” Villarreal“Awkward Thanksgiving”
Josue “Zeta” Villarreal“The Idiot”
Zero Practice “Casting Director” (by Josue “Zeta” Villarreal; starring Josue “Zeta” Villarreal and Benjamin Ortiz)
Dramatica Round 2 (Justin Minter, Dawn Robertson, Stephanie Wright, and Amelia Kearby)
Poem (Kylie McIntosh)
OPEN MIC
Katherine Orozco-Verderber “My Boy”
Gabriela Herrera “Early Love Stories”
New Play Reading: The Caitiff Song (by Micah Blain; starring Dawn Robertson, Justin Minter, Josue “Zeta” Villarreal, Michael Verderber, and Amelia Kearby)
Reading of “93% Stardust” (read by Julio Martinez)
Premature Punchline – Starbucks Secret Menu, Round 2 (Robert “Poodle” Trujillo, Michael Verderber, Andrea Lorin, Dawn Robertson, and Benjamin Ortiz)
House Band – DJ Oringe
Set Songs
“Somebody’s Watching Me” (cover)(preshow), “Ostrich Beat” (by Robert Trujillo), Originals: “Fat With Euros”, “Mouse Parts”, “I Know When You Sleep”, “Saccharine”, “Batter Reese”, “Found My Face”, “Doused of Stylo”, “They Descend”, “Pamplemousse”
If you are tired of turkey, potatoes, and stuffing leftovers, come and join us at our next event – Textual Overture: Thanksgiving Hangover! Even if you DO still enjoy those foods (we do!), you can still come watch an open mic evening of comedians, poets, musicians, and plays.
We will be at a brand new venue for us, The Flower Box in Kingsville! Zero Untitled’s O’Ryan White has opened the shop’s doors to ZU to let us do our thing for the first time in a flower shop.
Featured acts will be comedy by Premature Punchline, dramatic improvisation by the Dramatica team, music by DJ Oringe, poetry by Julio Martinez, and tons more! Bring your own acts for the open mic portion.
Performance is Tuesday, November 27th at 7:00 pm.
The Flower Box
513 S. 6th Street
