For this series, we will be creating very short puppet pieces for our Tik Tok. This gives us the opportunity to create puppet projects with quick commitments and opportunity to delve into styles (rod, paper, shadow, etc).

The first of these projects features an OLD character from Zero Untitled’s canon, Baby Dormouse. The character originated from the 2009 children’s show “Safety Critters”. Instead of a live actor, Baby Dormouse is now a paper puppet talking head…literally. The first two ultra shorts were posted on Tik Tok (see links below). Expect to see more Baby Dormouse and other unique experiments in puppetry.

“Baby Dormouse at Lunch” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Nx4Q3G/

“Baby Dormouse at Lunch, pt 2” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NxMHCg/

“Baby Dormouse Discussing Santa” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NVB5eJ/

Zero Untitled’s final project of 2024 (for possible 2024 release as well) is a holiday themed music video for Down Chamber’s track “Scattered Fears”.

The video is under the direction of Daniel Rodriguez and Michael Verderber. Additional crew at Raymond Martinez, Julio Martinez, and Katherine Orozco-Verderber. Pre-production has already begun with principal filming occurring in mid and late December 2024.

Bringing back our horror shorts from last year, the 2024 series of “Two Sentence Horror Stories” is now officially out! Three videos will be posted on our Tik Tok with links posted here. The project is under the direction of Daniel Rodriguez.

#1 – “Husband” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88cW7Ku

#2 – “Trunk” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88Kxa1j/

#3 – “Honey” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88Katmp/

Our 167th production has premiered on YouTube today! “Rey of the Discarded” is a video short on pollution and the animal’s role in the ecosystem using rod puppetry from the point of view of a blue crab. It was filmed in June in several locations throughout the Caribbean: St. Thomas, St. Criox, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Cast and Crew:
Words Written and Performed by Julio Martinez, Direction and Puppeteering by Michael Verderber,
Camera and Scenography by Katherine Orozco-Verderber, Music by Down Chamber, and a huge technical thanks to Amber Badger!

UPDATE! Here is the newly released singular outtake we put out. A woman and her family interrupted the shoot by asking is questions; it was adorable. Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/BxfBZZlj63w?si=-5IGXTeh7vDSGWr7

Quick update! Our upcoming crab-puppet short film, code named “Short Crab”, has temporarily wrapped filming for now! We shot at four different Caribbean/Bahamas locations; St. Thomas, St. Criox, Puerto Rico, and Coco Cay. At present, the short utilizes all four locations and explores the beach life of a crab. Any additional beach footage will be shot in Corpus Christi, TX.

Zero Untitled are gearing up for a busy summer in 2024. In addition to rehearsals of our new dramatic puppet film, “The Absence of Everything” by Katherine Orozco-Verderber (see other post below), we have three other works around the bend!

Continued performances of “Kame’s Golden Tune” and “Ba Pot-Bellied Pigs” will occur on July 6 and 7 as part of the Texas State Museum of Asian Culture’s Tanabata Star Festival and their birthday party, respectively. Like before, expect performances to happen on a cycle throughout the museum. See the above flyer for more information. UPDATE: July 7th has been POSTPONED due to HURRICANE.

And speaking of puppetry, the new Julio Martinez poetic work, featuring a crab puppet, will be shot on location in the Caribbean! Locations being considered are Puerto Rico, St. Criox, or St. Thomas, depending on location availability. This project should reach completion in early July.

Designed with help from Daniel Rodriguez, the teaser flyer for “The Absence of Everything” is up! UPDATE: The production is on hiatus until after the Dark Tour concludes in October.

Zero Untitled celebrates our 21st birthday today!

We have produced and performed films, plays, immersive theatre, children’s theatre, adaptations, performance art, music performances, experimental theatre, fire breathing showcases, puppetry, mime shows, improv comedy, improv drama, clowning, and more!

We have staged shows or filmed in the following countries: England, South Korea, Honduras, Mexico, Greece, Italy, and most recently, Ireland!

Our plays, novels, poetry, and experimental pieces have been published worldwide.

See you on the stage!

Apologies for the delay in updating the main site here; we are considering closing this page down as it is more efficient to update our stuff via our social media.

Nevertheless, here are the slew if things that HAVE occurred lately!

1. “Church of Winter” audio play featuring a cast split between Italy and the US. Not the same as the live cast, so do watch it here:

2. Another music video for Down Chamber for his track “Eyes In The Trees”. It follows the Dark Tour horror formula we have mastered in our stage productions. Enter if you dare…

3. DIGITAL TEXTUAL OVERTURE! As promised, our coffee shop variety show was published today, September 18, amd features a slew of familiar faces! Watch it now: