The two current Zero Untitled shows (“A Vague Absence” and “DJ Oringe – Floormatted”) are in the middle of production.

Aaron Martwick’s direction of DJ Oringe’s newest video, “Floormatted”, is in the filming and rehearsal stage.  Several scenes have already been filmed.  Two more scenes are in the works, while principal choreography is rehearsed.

A. Martwick as “Underdog” in a photo still for “Floormatted”

“A Vague Absence”, a series of one-act plays (“Sidetalk”, “Three Hours” and David Mamet’s “A Life with No Joy In It”) has officially been cast (see individual page) and rehearsals begin this week.

The first half of 2011 promises to be a busy one for Zero Untitled.  The biggest news is that our 50th show is around the corner!  So for such a large event, we wanted to go with the god of drama, William Shakespeare.  The upcoming calender reads as follows:

ZERO-047       DJ Oringe “Floormatted”

(music video directed by Aaron Martwick)

ZERO-048       A Vague Absence: A Collection of One Acts

“Side Talk” by David Gutierrez, dir. Miguel “Cosmo” Venegas

“Three Hours” by Gabriel Ruiz, dir. Megan Saenz

“A Life with No Joy In It” by David Mamet, dir. Michael Verderber

ZERO-049       [untitled fire-breathing show]

ZERO-050       “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare

dir. Michael Verderber

Zero Untitled’s 44th production, “The Unraveling” was performed October 20-21 in the Blue Room.  The two performances were very different: the first night had a crowd of only 22 people and they remained generally quiet throughout the production.  The second night’s crowd of 47 were laughing at practically everything – even things that weren’t supposed to be that funny.   The actors decided to make some last minute changes to the “commercials” of the show, altering the “Vlasic Packles” and adding a “Real American Zeroes” commercial making fun of Verderber.  For more info, see the show page.

If you were at Kingsville’s annual ArtWalk this year, you might have noticed some charmingly creepy individuals running about!  Zero Untitled’s latest Happening (in the ongoing series) was “When Mimes Invade”!  See the show page for more pics.

After a stellar turnout for interest in the forthcoming “Madness in Wonderland“, our cast is officially up!  Go to the main page to see the details.

Zero Untitled’s 42nd production, the murder mystery radio play “The Unraveling” has posted the cast list.  Check out the forthcoming comedy’s cast!  Click the show page (at the top of this page).

Production Details:

“The Unraveling”

Written by Michael Verderber

Directed by Luis Zaragosa

Enjoy our latest production, the music video “DJ Oringe – Saltie” now ready for viewing.

[media id=16 width=480 height=360]

[Or click here: DJ Oringe – Saltie – Windows Media]

Full cast and crew information is on the show page.

A very tentative schedule for the next few Zero Untitled shows is ready for posting.  Please note that this schedule is VERY tentative in that production space has to be considered as well as scheduling conflicts.  The 2010-2011 season shall continue as follows:

2010

zero-041     DJ Oringe – “Saltie” music video

zero-042     “The Unraveling” M. Verderber

zero-043     [untitled fire-breathing show]

zero-044    “Madness in Wonderland” Lewis Carroll/M. Verderber

2011

zero-045     “A Life with No Joy In It”  David Mamet

                        “All the Beautiful Girls” David Gutierrez

zero-046     [untitled fire show #5]

zero-047     “The Taming of the Shrew” William Shakespeare

Zero Untitled and long-time collaborator David Gutierrez (Bloodline GEMZ) are in Boston, MA for production meetings and the filming of the next production.  The 41st production will be another music video from DJ Oringe called “Saltie.” Lensing has already begun on this production.

CAST:

Rachel: Lindsey Allen

Grim: David Gutierrez

Rob: Michael Verderber

Leslie: Sally Burgos

Director: Michael Verderber

Costume Design: Vivian Yee

Our next project went officially underway last week (with rehearsals); the show is called “Anti-Gone Wrong: An Adaptation of an Adaptation of Adaptation of Sophocles’s Adaptation of Antigone” or just “Anti-Gone Wrong” for short.

The text, written by Barry Berryhill based on an idea by Michael Verderber, is a random goofball “speedy” version of the epic tragedy by Sophocles.  The original “Antigone” is based on the familial struggle between newly crowned ruler of Thebes, Creon, with his niece Antigone over whether they should give her brother (who happened to be a major threat to Thebes) a proper burial.

“Anti-Gone Wrong” is a street-theatre style play-within-a-play  featuring two bumbling actors trying their best (which is actually their worst) at staging “Antigone.”

Performance dates are June 28 and 29 at the Blue Room in Fore Hall at Texas A&M Univ- Kingsville.  FREE admission.  See the “Anti-Gone Wrong” page for more information.