The experimentally-scored science fiction short film, ZELLEN, began lensing in early September. Written and directed by Michael Verderber, the dystopian project features Kylie McIntosh as RIGGS, a woman living in an oppressive world in an attempt to acquire an item of mysterious purpose.

Cast and crew for the film include Katherine Orozco-Verderber, Amber Badger, Josue Villarreal, Julio Martinez, Zulema Villarreal, and others. Full cast and crew info will be posted soon.

Set to the backdrop of electronic music, noise, and ambience, the film is a radical departure from previously filmed Zero Untitled projects. Filming will be done sporadically throughout September and aiming towards an October release, online. Any special premieres will be announced.

Zero Untitled is prepped to bring a handful of new shows, readings, Happenings, and more to the Texas and New York City areas!

Although we cannot get into too many details just yet,  here is a list of projects underway and upcoming!

“Treason” (revival)

Starring and Dir. by Anel Carmona (NYC)

NYPL Harry Belafonte Branch

203 W 115th St, New York at noon.

August 11, 2018

“Dual Sex” Happening

Dir. By Julio Martinez (Texas)

“Dual Sex” Happening

Dir. By Anel Carmona (NYC)

“Zellen: Soundscape” JUST ADDED!
Dir. Michael Verderber

“Captive Pilgrim” (more readings)

Written By Anel Carmona

Zero Untitled – NYC

“Welcome Home”

By Katherine Orozco-Verderber

October 15, 16, and 17 – 8:00
Fore Hall’s Blue Room @ TAMU-Kingsville

Dramatica (multiple performances)

Dir. Michael Verderber

Premature Punchline @ The Art Walk

October 5th

6:00 to 7:30 and 8:15 to 9:45

Assorted music videos (dir. By Andrea Lorin), Premature Punchline shows, and more! More details coming soon.

 Check out the Zero Untitled Facebook for exclusive tracks from our March Music Month! First up are some tracks from DJ Oringe, like this one “They Descend”!!

Several other tracks will be released shortly afterwards, so be on the look out.

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

Looks like we have another busy month! Here is a list and dates of things occurring with Zero Untitled and our many branches!

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• February 8th @ Comics Live Downtown 8:00 – 9:00 Premature Punchline
• February 15th @ Cafe 5 – 7:00 – 9:00 Textual Overture’s “The Day After”
• Ongoing – Rehearsals for “Three Cells” in Texas are underway
• Ongoing – Rehearsals for “Dream or Nightmare” in NYC are underway / Zero Untitled – NYC

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• March 4th – JUST ADDED! CRITERIA performed and starring Tim Mooney (preview performance) @Blue Room – 9:00 (in collaboration with the Tim Mooney Repertory Theatre)
• March 15th – 16 @ TBA Art Gallery – 7:00 “Dream or Nightmare” / Zero Untitled – NYC
• March Music Month – Various music and musical related projects in development

ALSO:

Voting is STILL happening for the Josephine Foundation awards, so please vote for Rose Gutierrez OR Katherine Orozco-Verderber! Scroll down this page for more info.

And check out our latest poetry video, Sonnet 50, featuring Gabriel Ruiz and Robert Trujillo! See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CauP4D0M78Y

Dream or Nightmare teaser

 Our latest entry (and our 117th work), part 1 of our Shakespearean Fortune Cycle, is up and available for viewing! The video cycle is an out-of-chronological-order series that connects several of the Bard’s sonnets form one modern, albeit dark tale. See it here on Youtube!
Other parts of the cycle have already been posted (they have been posted out of chronological order). Featuring ZU zo-founder Gabriel Ruiz and an original score by Robert Trujillo. Look for more of the Fortune Cycle in upcoming months!

 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.

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

September

1st – “Dramatica” Gathering, dramatic improv and performance fun!

7th – A Doll’s House – staged reading, 7:00, meet at Sam Fore Hall and we shall find a location

8th – “Dramatica” a public long form dramatic improv, 8:00, Free Speech Area

12th – Cattle call AUDITIONS, location and time coming soon

14th – Premature Punchline at Comics Live Downtown

15th – “Unending Repetition” @ Manhattan Repertory Theatre (NYC)

16th – “Unending Repetition” @ Manhattan Repertory Theatre (NYC)

21St – Textual Overture, Cafe 5, time TBA

25th – Three Hour Theatre @ The Way Station (Brooklyn, NY)

October

7th – Premature Punchline @ RealmsCon @ 7:00-9:00

12th – Premature Punchline @ Comics Live Downtown

TBA – Pygmalion – staged reading (might be rescheduled)

26th – Memento Mori @ TBA

27th – Memento Mori @ TBA

Some locations and times might change. Stay tuned!

This is the official “Dark” teaser trailer for “Unending Repetition”. It is called “dark” to obscure some of the more graphic elements of the trailer. The play premieres in NYC on Saturday, August 19 at noon with several other one-act plays, including our other play “Treason.”

The video is viewable on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/u2JwzqKsIEE