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.

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

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

Last time we mentioned the tentative schedule of events for ZUFP.  Here’s the latest update:

“Our Gift from Prometheus” – October 21, 2009 @ 9:00 pm (as part of TAMUK’s Fall Carnival).  Our fire-breathing sequel to “Surprise Flash Bang!”. ZERO-033

“Epitaph by Moonlight” – November 1, 2009 @ 3:00 pm (as part of TAMUK’s Dia De Los Muertos). Short play with a theme of loss and death. ZERO-034

“The Run Around” – TBA. Short comedic farce about deception and blind dates. ZERO-035

Check out the pages for individual cast lists.

Here are the winners of the 2009 ZUF Film Festival, held on February 18th!

Best Editing – Winter: Allegro Non Molto

Best Special Effects – Til Death Do Us Part

Best Sound – Over White Wine

Most Creative – Green Blood…Ouch!!!

Best Screenplay – Waiting for Helen

Best Cameo – Suzette White (Mimeumentary)

Best Supporting Actress – Melissa Anne Scott (Til Death Do Us Part)

Best Actor – O’Ryan White (Til Death Do Us Part)

Best Actress – Alicia Villarreal (Til Death Do Us Part)

Honorable Mention Music Video – Take 5 (dir. William Martwick)

Honorable Mention Film – Riviera: The First Hundred Years (dir. Carl Saltarelli)

Best Music Video – Lady In Red

Best Film – Waiting For Helen

Here’s the complete list of all nominated works:

BEST ACTOR

Austin Smartt (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr. (Talent)

Oryan White (Til Death Do Us Part)

Michael Verderber (Mimeumentary)

James Taylor Maupin IV (Over White Wine)

BEST ACTRESS

Alicia Villarreal (Til Death Do Us Part)

Megan Saenz (Waiting For Helen)  
Megan Saenz (U Are Who You Are)
Aurelia Guzman (Mimeumentary)

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jason Brown (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Michael Verderber (Til Death Do Us Part)

William Martwick (Waiting For Helen)

Jeanpierre Heaurtelou (Waiting For Helen)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Melissa Anne Scott (Til Death Do Us Part)

Alicia Villareal (Til Death Do Us Part)

CAMEO

Kurt “Buck” Mann  (Mimeumentary)

Gabriel Ruiz  (Mimeumentary)

Suzette White (Mimeumentary)

O’Ryan White (Over White Wine)

Chad Wallace (Satan and the Hot Babes)

Michael Verderber (The Suicide Note)

William Martwick (Lady in Red)

Herc’s Typewriter (?) (Talent)

DIRECTOR

Megan Saenz (U Are Who U Are)

Michael Verderber (Over White Wine)

Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr. (Talent)

Carl Saltarelli (Riviera)

Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr.  (Waiting for Helen)

Brian Worrall (Squarsh!)

Rick Saenz (Til Death Do Us Part)

Jason Brown (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

MUSIC VIDEO

Take 5 – W. Martwick

Slipping – M. Verderber

Lady In Red – Gonzalez/Saenz

In Regards – M. Verderber

FILM

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Mimeumentary – M. Verderber

Talent – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

Waiting For Helen – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

SOUND

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Waiting For Helen – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

Green Blood…Ouch!!! – J. Brown

Over White Wine – M. Verderber

Riviera: The First 100 Years – C. Saltarelli

Shadow of the Day – Z. Houston

OOPS!

Laughing Camera Guy (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Non-Contact Fighting (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Chad’s Hand (Satan and The Hot Babes)

Verderber’s bloody Hand (Til Death Do Us Part)

Car (Waiting For Helen)

“Starring” in Worrall’s (Tent to Fiesta)

David’s Tighty Whities (Over White Wine)

SCREENPLAY

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Mimeumentary – M. Verderber

U Are Who You Are – M. Saenz

Carpe Diem – B. Worrall

Waiting For Helen  – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

EDITING

Over White Wine – M. Verderber

Slipping – M. Verderber

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

U Are Who You Are – M. Saenz

Take 5 – W. Martwick

Winter: Allegro Non Molto – B. Worrall

In Regards – M. Verderber

Tent to Fiesta – B. Worrall

ORIGINAL/CREATIVE

Green Blood…Ouch!!! – J. Brown

Take 5 – W. Martwick

Mimeumentary – M. Verderber

U Are Who You Are – M. Saenz

SPECIAL FX

Green Blood…Ouch!!! – J. Brown

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Lady in Red – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

The First Annual ZUF Film Festival is just around the corner so mark you calenders! The ZUF Film Festival will feature 19 original short films from all over the state of Texas.  It will be this Wednesday at the Blue Room in Kingsville at the Texas A&M campus starting at 6 pm.  FREE ADMISSION! 

Some of the films fixing to have their film festival premiere include Zero Untitled’s latest film, the film noir styled “Over White Wine”.  Here are a few more films:

Carpe Diem

Waiting for Helen

Til Death Do Us Part

Green Blood…Ouch!!!

Tent to Fiesta

and plenty more to come!  Come check it out for a guaranteed good time.  Stick around after the show for the Zuffy Award Ceremony.  The Zuffy Awards are voted on by a collection of local film/theatre enthusiasts.  No Zero Untitled staff member was allowed to vote for a Zero Untitled production.  Zero Untitled projects collected 17 nominations!

Location: Blue Room, Sam Fore Hall at the Texas A&M Univ – Kingsville

Place: February 18th (and possible extended to the 19th, pending films).

Time: 6:00pm

Technically, it’s our first film festival for original works; Kult Klassics 1 and Kult Klassics 2 were screenings of classic films in the “cult” status.  For now, we’re planning a late January film festival (possibly early February).  We’re discussing the location (or multiple locales for this venture).  Here are some of the films set to be playing:

1. Over White Wine

2. Green Blood…Ouch!!!

3. Til Death To Us Part

and plenty more! How do I submit?  Simple!

1. Films needs to be mailed (as a DVD movie, not file) to:

        Zero Untitled FIlms/Productions

       C/o Michael Verderber

       347 E. Holloway

       Raymondville, TX 78580

2. FIlms can be be of any length (we prefer under an hour but exceptions will be made).  The only limitation to content is that the films cannot be pornographic and Zero Untitled has the right to deny any film access.

3. Deadline for films: February 11th (postmarked by).

More information will be announced shortly! Stay tuned.

The Zero Untitled “Quickies” were covered by TAMUK TV2 two weeks ago.  Though I don’t normally post on the site (even if I am the webmaster), I thought I’d post the news story.

After all, I’m the one that covered it.

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Zero Untitled is still at work!  Although nothing is scheduled as of right now, we have a lot of stuff in the works.  Here’s a quick run down:

1. “Slipping”  – A music video by Verderber.  The majority of the vid is filmed, it just needs to be sent to the can and premiered.

2. “Over White Wine” – A full film version is around the corner.  With the footage from the staged show, we’re gonna film some new stuff and make a complete film.

3. “Final Examination” – San Antonio premiere – With Gabriel back in San Antonio, we’ve entertained the idea of his one-man show getting a hometown showing.

We also want to welcome our newest member, Felicia Morin, who will be heading up our public relations and designs.  Her presence will definitely get some weight off of the rest of the team’s shoulders.  Morin has appeared in several Zero Untitled shows such as “Freakshow Theatre II” and, more recently, “These Last Words”.  She will still appear in the shows and will design flyers, posters and handle emails.