Octavio Quintanilla 

Octavio Quintanilla, poet of several of ZU’s poetry videos, was recently named San Antonio, Texas’s Poet Laureate! Congratulations to him on this FANTASTIC award!

See his videos here on one of our YouTube pages. You can watch “Message”, “Mal de Ojo”, and “Cafe Triste”! https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroUntitledFilm/videos

A link to the article can be found here: https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article/City-s-fourth-poet-laureate-announced-12768479.php

A first draft of our forthcoming anthology of plays and poetry is coming soon from Local Gems Press! The book, called “Zero Untitled // Hybrid Theatre // 2007 -2013” is on the hands of the editor and should be released in the next few months.

Some of the plays and poems include BROKEN WHEELS, THESE LAST WORDS, REGRETS OF IDIOCY, and many more! The book will be a collection of earlier short comedies, dramas, and poetic hybrids from our earlier years. More information and a release date will be coming soon.

Our recent related publication,  Rising Rains, is still available for purchase.

Below is the complete listing of plays, poems, and hybrids that will be released in the book. This is subject to some change:

1. “These Last Words” by Gabriel Ruiz
2. “The Mattress” by Erik Helsing
3. “Regrets of Idiocy” by Stephanie L. Wright
4. “Red Roses All Over Me” by David Gutierrez
5. “Broken Wheels” by Taylor Taska (adapted by Katherine Orozco-Verderber)
6. “Bulkhead” by Michael Verderber
7. “It’s Not Very Effective” by Miguel Venegas
8. “Not That Wise” by Charles “CJ” Lillie
9. “Lolita and the Fox” by Katherine Orozco-Verderber
10. “Making Sense of Scents and Cents” by O’Ryan White
11. “Haiku of a Madman” by Julio Martinez
12. “Dual Sex” by Julio Martinez
13. “Extinct” by Katherine Orozco-Verderber
14. “Fragmented/Aloof” by Michael Verderber
15. “Surge of Love” by Olivia Del Bosque
16. “When the World Came Crashing Down” by Andrea Lorin
17. “Best Served Cold” Anonymous

 Classically-trained actor Tim Mooney conducted an acting workshop and did two performances of two of his one-man shows. In the Blue Room, in collaboration with ZU, he staged a preview performance of “Criteria” and at the Little Theatre, in collaboration with TAMUK’s French Club, he performed “Moliere Than Thou.” He also conducted an acting workshop on March 5. Here are some pictures from the events. Members of Zero Untitled capitalized on his presence by attending his events, participating in his work, or running his tech.

 Here are the two variant flyers promoting the forthcoming dystopian drama “Three Cells”!

Hey, guys help out Zero Untitled AND our friends at The Gingerbread Players for some awards!

The Josephine Foundation (Queens Theater) is now accepting nominations for their Annual Josie Performance Awards. Every vote counts and we need yours! Please follow the simple instructions below – it only takes a minute.

PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE NOW PERMITTED TO VOTE ONLY ONCE PER EMAIL ADDRESS.
We encourage you to invite others to vote for their favorite performances by using your contact lists. Thank you.

THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION 2018 JOSIE AWARDS FOR BEST PERFORMANCES OF 2017

VOTING REGISTRATION AND INSTRUCTIONS
Fill out the registration form below. Then nominate one candidate for each category, typing/printing neatly the name of your choice in the allotted space below. You may vote only once in each category, on this form. NOTE: ONLY ONE VOTE PER EMAIL ADDRESS WILL BE COUNTED. Return this section of the form with your choices, (CUT AND PASTE IT), via email, to akphantom@aol.com by the deadline of March 16, 2018. All votes not received by the deadline will not count. The top three finalists will be announced March 31, 2018. Nominees will be recognized and the winner in each of the categories will be announced at The Josephine Foundation’s FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS GALA weekend June 15, 2018 at The Crest Hollow Country Club.

YOUR NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE:
EMAIL:

#1 THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE OF 2017 BY AN ADULT FEMALE:
ACTOR – Katherine Orozco-Verderber    Rose Gutierrez
SHOW- Unending Repetition (lead)         Treason (Lead)
ROLE – Orion                                                 Jane Doe
COMPANY – Zero Untitled – NYC

#6 THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS AWARD FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 2017:
DIRECTOR: Johnny Culver
SHOW: The Lady of the Hall, based upon Keeping Up Appearances by Roy Clarke
COMPANY: The Gingerbread Players

#9 THE JOSEPHINE FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS AWARD FOR THE BEST PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR 2017:
SHOW: The Lady of the Hall, based upon Keeping Up Appearances by Roy Clarke
COMPANY: The Gingerbread Players

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It is already filled out for you just to send out HOWEVER, you decide who wins BEST ADULT FEMALE between Rose Gutierrez (Treason) and Katherine Lynn Verderber (Unending Repetition). You’ll note that I have the info for BOTH on the form, eliminate the OTHER so your vote doesn’t get lost. To be clear:
Rose Gutierrez – Jane Doe – Treason
Katherine Verderber – Orion – Unending Repetition.

So, if you vote for Rose, erase ALL of the Katy stuff and vice versa. Leave all of the remaining show info intact, as that is casting a vote for our friends in Queens! Let’s help each other out!

 While other projects are in their development stage, an older project is getting wrapped up. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 50, “How Heavy Do I Journey On The Way” is in post-production with music and score being finalized by Robert Trujillo.

Sonnet 50 music 02

This production is a prologue for the larger work, “Fortune Cycle”, a video adaptation of several of Shakespeare’s sonnets that tie together to create one out-of-order story. The last two cycles, have already been released.

 Late last night, members of ZU were running and driving about town in an attempt at a beta test for the next immersive theatre piece, called “The Hunt of the Scarecrows”. The skeletal script, which is more like stage directions at the moment, is being developed by Michael Verderber and will have additional scenes written by Katherine Orozco-Verderber.

The theme this year is an immersive spy game set in Emerald City, the gritty world established in “Nightmare of Oz.” More to come soon!

Here is a post-run discussion picture where we outlined the timing issues and segments that need further development. It ran quite late into the night.

Official Textual HO HO HOverture flyer.

Designed by Talor Appel, here is the official flyer for the upcoming production.

Winning plays will be announced soon!

For the Texas production, the following plays will be produced:
“X-treme X-Mas Boot Camp” by Peter Dakutis
“The New Guy” by John O’Hara 

“The Light” by Mark Harvey Levine

“Regifting” by Steven Korbar

The Zero Untitled – NYC team have not made a concrete decision on their selections, but that will be posted VERY soon!

 Zero Untitled will be having a CALL FOR PLAYS for our upcoming Christmas show in December. The event, called TEXTUAL OVERTURE, will feature live music, poems, and YOUR plays with a holiday theme in mind. The event will be staged at a restaurant/bar venue in Texas and possibly New York City.

The show has been officially named “Textual Ho Ho Hoverture” and the performance will occur at Cafe 5 on December 16th, 2017.

Submission Guidelines:

• 5-10 minute plays
• 1-3 characters (monologues are acceptable)
• Simple light and sound demands
• Must have a Christmas or “Holidays” theme (scripts not fitting this category will be considered for future productions)
• 12-point Times New Roman ONLY
• Include short BIO information in your cover letter
• Email headline MUST read “Holiday Submission: __(name of your play)___”
• Deadline: December 3^rd
• Performance: mid-December, venues TBA
• NO Submission fee
• Only reading first 100 plays submitted
• Playwrights may submit no more than 2 plays
• NO musicals (sorry)

Submit to: zero_untitled_films@yahoo.com

Promo aesthetic for “Feast of Flesh” 01

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November 3rd – Premature Punchline, Art Walk @ 7pm Event Page: www.facebook.com/events/392253897859975

November 8th – MainStage, Memento Mori @ 7pm – Memorial Student Union Building, room 219C @ TAMUK,  Event page: www.facebook.com/events/124485631575156

November 9th – MainStage, Memento Mori @ 7pm – Memorial Student Union Building, room 219C @ TAMUK

November 10th – MainStage, Memento Mori @ 7pm – Memorial Student Union Building, room 219C @ TAMUK

 November 16th – Comics Live Downtown, Corpus Christi @ Bella Luna @ 8 pm

November 17th – Friendsgiving (private event)

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December 6th – Secret Satan, 7 pm 

December 8th – Premature Punchline, Office Christmas Party gig in Alice @ 7pm (private event)

December 9th – Premature Punchline, Women’s Club private event in Kingsville

December 14th – Comics Live Downtown, Corpus Christi @ Bella Luna @ 8 pm

December 16th – TEXTUAL HO HO HOVERTURE, Kingsville @ Cafe 5 at 7:00

ALSO

December – To Be Named ZU NYC Christmas show

December – Additional Premature Punchline dates

December 3 – Deadline for script submissions for TO’s Holiday Themed show

January – Zero Untitled – NYC, new play stage reading in Manhattan Art Gallery, TBA