In true Zero Untitled fashion, we have a handful of productions all coming up in a short amount of time.  Here is a quick run-down:

August 29 – Premature Punchline’s “Fishnado!”, Blue Room, 8:00

August 31 – Film premiere of “Eighty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seconds” at CC7D, Harbor Playhouse, 4:00

September 6-7 – Don Nigro’s “Glamorgan”, Blue Room, 8:00

In addition to the above, be on the lookout for a promotional mime trailer for our in-house mime troupe, Forward MIMEntum, produced by Kingsville Now.  Also, the film “Eighty-Six Thousand Four Hundred Seconds” will have a trailer out very soon as well.  Likewise, the other mainstage production, “The Merchant of Venice” is in the rough-cut phase of editing and should be out in the next month or so.

For more information, visit the individual pages:

http://www.zerountitled.com/productions/fishnado

http://www.zerountitled.com/productions/eighty-six-thousand-four-hundred-seconds-coming-soon/

http://www.zerountitled.com/productions/glamorgan/ 

“Glamorgan” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

 Here’s a teaser pic from our forthcoming Corpus Christi 7-Day Film Festival project, written and directed by Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr.

Pictured from left to right are: Aaron Salinas, Caleb Bonitz, Megan Saenz, Heraclio Gonzalez Jr, Danny Cantu, and Julio Martinez.

Other cast and crew for this project will be Leah Luna, Daron Briscoe, Luis Zaragosa, Michael Verderber, Stacey Saenz, and others. Keep here for more info!

Now that “A Glass Veil” has closed, what becomes of ZU’s project line up?  Well, plenty actually!  ZU plans to take a week-long break from rehearsals, pre-pro, and any other related work to give the cast and crew a chance to prioritize with other endeavors.

Upon our return, we have a huge summer ahead of us.  Two huge projects are being juggled at once: Shakespeare on Air and Annabelle’s Day Out.  SoA will be the radio-play recordings of William Shakespeare’s Othello and The Merchant of Venice.  The project is under the direction of C.J. Lillie (The Rorshach Test, Only Slightly Mad, etc) with assistance from Michael Verderber.  The project’s intention is to create downloadable recordings of the plays for educational purposes.  It should take roughly 1 1/2 months to rehearse and record each play.

Annabelle’s Day Out is a filmed spin off of the very successful Cooookie! play performed at the end of 2012.  An episodic web series, the series will follow the misadventures of Annabelle, the rambunctiously idiotic child fixated on cookies and giving trouble to the baby sitter(s).  At press, four brand new episodes have been ordered, two have already been written, and the play Cooookie! will be broken up into three episodes for a total of seven, released monthly starting in late summer.

Inevitably, Premature Punchline will be having sporadically scheduled shows in Kingsville and Corpus Christi as well.

Until then, we rest!

Last night’s production of Premature Punchline’s “Fish and Giggles” (and our 63rd production) went off without a hitch. Well, maybe a few comic hitches.  New to the cast and crew of PrePunch was Rolando Rios, who previously appeared in “Into Hell”, and Rebekah Ramos, who previously appeared in “Relapse in Wonderland”.  Making his acting debut for PrePunch was writer Julio Martinez who played the role of Professor Caffeine in the skit “True College Learning”.

From left to right: Aaron Salinas, Rolando Rios, Joshua Cavazos, Andrew Frimpong (on bottom), and Nicholas Zaragosa during the game “Penalty Hat”.

Next up on the ZU schedule is the editing for the film “Unheard”, which was filmed in the summer in Austin, TX.  And in addition to that, the next mainstage production “Nightmare of Oz”.  Look for those soon.

Our next film, “Unheard”, is still being edited, with a few scenes being filmed here and there.  We anticipate a release in a few months.  However, the next project coming up is “Fish and Giggles” – a Premature Punchline show much like last year’s “Welcome Freshmen”. 

The college-themed show will premiere Friday, September 7th @ 7:00 pm in the Blue Room.  This will be a FREE EVENT; rarely does PrePunch do a free show – so this is NOT to be missed.

Zero Untitled’s collaborative film, “Unheard” is currently in pre-production. The cast/crew were in Austin this weekend for the PrePunch show and to scout for possible locales.  Here is a pic of one of the potential film spots.  More on this project later this month!

The film chronicles the life of two homeless people dealing with the daily trials and tribulations  of their struggle.

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A heartfelt thank you and happy New Year to all of our family, friends, actors, directors, cast, and crew!  Thanks to you, we had another record-setting attendance record year.  Our biggest success attendance-wise was “Relapse in Wonderland” which had a nightly attendance of rough 270+ folks braving the 40-minute long wait in line.  Similarly, Premature Punchline had over a dozen performances and had about 45 people attend each performance from July to December in Kingsville, Corpus Christi, South Padre Island, and Freer, TX.

But now is the time to look ahead to see what is up next!

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TEXTUAL OVERTURE

“Textual Overture” will be a monthly series of play and monologue readings, poetry, experimental writing pieces, slam poetry, and even acoustic guitar jams at coffee shops in the Coastal Bend area.  For the first time, ZU is putting the audience in the performance spotlight.  Although much of “Textual…” will be scheduled, it will also contain an open-mic portion for any and all attendees to participate, read, or perform.

PREMATURE PUNCHLINE

The madcap chaos that is PrePunch will continue monthly shows in Kingsville and Corpus in 2012.  Expect new games, more skits, and standup.

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DOMESTIC INSANITY STANDUP SHOWCASE 2

The first DISS was back in 2004 when ZU was first starting.  This year’s DISS will feature PrePunch’s Mark Pittman, Michael Mendez, Danny Cantu, and a slew of other standup comics. Coming mid-February.

REMNANT MEMORIES: ONE ACTS

“Remnant…” will be performance of 2-3 one act plays set for late March.

ACOUSTICAL

What happens when a depressed acoustic musician gets dumped by his girl (who leaves him for another girl)? Find out in April!

This is just a tentative list of what is in store.  There might be another happening (we can’t announce those), fire-breathing shows, and international performances!  Keep a close eye!

Premature Punchline presents “Welcome Freshmen”

Zero Untitled’s improv comedy troupe continues its wreckless abandon with “Welcome Freshmen.”  The troupe will perform a new show bringing in the new school year; the show will contain some of the best skits and improv games from the entire summer run.  [ ZERO-052 ]

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Se7en: A Firebreathing Showcase

Verderber and Zaragosa will breathe fire for TAMUK’s annual Fall Carnival.  Look out for them walking around the carnival, performance around 9 pm, for ZU’s seventh firebreathing showcase. [ ZERO-053 ]

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Relapse in Wonderland

On the tail of the interactive theatre pieces “Into Hell” and “Madness in Wonderland” comes “Relapse in Wonderland” – the sequel to the highly successful “Madness…”.  This piece will continue the insanity laid forth by the first “Madness…”, this time, however, Alice is back at the Wonderland Ward.  [ ZERO-054 ]

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The Tempest

A staged reading performance in honor of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s staging of “The Tempest.” [ ZERO-055 ]

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10 Years Later…

Written by Michael Verderber, this short film is ten years in the making.  And long overdue…    [ ZERO-056 ]

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Michael Lee Mendez’s “Loud Smiley”

Standup comedy returns with “Loud Smiley”, Premature Punchline’s Mendez provides his full-length show.  A mix of standup comedy, impersonations and audience-selected improv songs, this show is not to be missed. [ ZERO-057 ]

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Fate of Eights: A Firebreathing Showcase

Even more fire-breathing chaos in ZU’s eighth firebreathing showcase. [ ZERO-058 ]

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S h a t t e r e d   Embers

A one man show currently in development.  This drama explores America’s obsession with the superficial and weighs the penalty of such an infatuation. [ ZERO-059 ]

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Acoustical

Verderber’s romantic comedy about the acoustic musician who fails to strike a chord in the heart of his love interest.  Sometimes nice guys finish last and the helpless romantics are just helpless… [ ZERO-060]

Two major bits of news on the ZU front.  One, the next music video “Floormatted” (under the direction of Aaron Martwick) is ready for release.  Go to the show page to watch and expect a video premiere party soon.

In other news, due to staging and probable casting constraints, Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” will be changed to the avant garde staging of “The Rape of Lucrece” (also by Shakespeare).  Dates are still pending on this project.

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.