Here is what you missed at last night’s lab performance series “Textual Overture: Thanksgiving Hangover!” hosted and curated by our very own Julio Martinez. This time, TO was presented at The Flower Box, a brand new venue for us. Photos will be posted soon!

Set List:

Poem (Julio Martinez)

Dramatica Round 1 (Alexis Lopez & Amelia Kearby) 

Poem (Kylie McIntosh)

OPEN MIC

Poem (Kylie McIntosh)

Premature Punchline – Starbucks Secret Menu (Michael Verderber, Dawn Robertson, Josue “Zeta” Villarreal, Robert “Poodle” Trujillo, Gabriella Herrera (winner!))

Poem (Josue “Zeta” Villarreal)

Regrets of Idiocy (by Stephanie Wright; starring Amelia Kearby, Benjamin Ortiz, and Gabriela Herrera)

OPEN MIC

Stace “Christmas Bit” by Andrea Lorin

Josue “Zeta” Villarreal“Awkward Thanksgiving”

Josue “Zeta” Villarreal“The Idiot”

Zero Practice “Casting Director” (by Josue “Zeta” Villarreal; starring Josue “Zeta” Villarreal and Benjamin Ortiz)

Dramatica Round 2 (Justin Minter, Dawn Robertson, Stephanie Wright, and Amelia Kearby)

Poem (Kylie McIntosh)

OPEN MIC

Katherine Orozco-Verderber “My Boy”

Gabriela Herrera “Early Love Stories”

New Play Reading: The Caitiff Song (by Micah Blain; starring Dawn Robertson, Justin Minter, Josue “Zeta” Villarreal, Michael Verderber, and Amelia Kearby)

Reading of “93% Stardust” (read by Julio Martinez)

Premature Punchline – Starbucks Secret Menu, Round 2 (Robert “Poodle” Trujillo, Michael Verderber, Andrea Lorin, Dawn Robertson, and Benjamin Ortiz)

House Band – DJ Oringe 

Set Songs

“Somebody’s Watching Me” (cover)(preshow), “Ostrich Beat” (by Robert Trujillo), Originals: “Fat With Euros”, “Mouse Parts”, “I Know When You Sleep”, “Saccharine”, “Batter Reese”, “Found My Face”, “Doused of Stylo”, “They Descend”, “Pamplemousse”

 If you are tired of turkey, potatoes, and stuffing leftovers, come and join us at our next event – Textual Overture: Thanksgiving Hangover! Even if you DO still enjoy those foods (we do!), you can still come watch an open mic evening of comedians, poets, musicians, and plays.

We will be at a brand new venue for us, The Flower Box in Kingsville! Zero Untitled’s O’Ryan White has opened the shop’s doors to ZU to let us do our thing for the first time in a flower shop.

Featured acts will be comedy by Premature Punchline, dramatic improvisation by the Dramatica team, music by DJ Oringe, poetry by Julio Martinez, and tons more! Bring your own acts for the open mic portion.

Performance is Tuesday, November 27th at 7:00 pm.
The Flower Box
513 S. 6th Street

Premature Punchline literally took it to the streets on Friday, October 5th, 2018. The troupe did two performances crammed with classic improv games, twisted up originals, competitive absurdity, a conga line, and even a bad art challenge during Penalty Hat.  The performance featured newcomer Gabriella Herrera along with veterans Robert “Poodle” Trujillo, Andrea Lorin, Michael Verderber, Julio Martinez, Jose “Zeta” Villarreal, Stephanie Wright, and Dawn Robertson. See more photos on our Facebook page!

Premature Punchline will return to one our favorite Corpus venues – Urbana on the first Friday of October for the city’s Artwalk celebration. Last time, we did an outdoor show, which was an absolute blast! Come this time to see where we set up this time!

There will be two different performances with two different sets so you won’t see the same show twice! We will perform at 6:00 pm and then again at 8:15 pm! This is a FREE event, so don’t miss it.

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.

In addition to new music exclusives (see article below), both the Zero Untitled and the Premature Punchline Facebook pages will be uploading tons of new and original memes (in addition to sharing some of our favorites found on the internet).

Primarily, the content will be targeting and making fun of US, so if you have seen our shows, you can certainly relate to the jokes. Check out both Facebook pages for daily updates.

M-A-Y

• May 4th – Premature Punchline Improv Comedy – 5:00 @ Urbana (Corpus Christi)
• May 4th – Premature Punchline Improv SECOND SHOW – 7:00 @ Urbana (Corpus)

• May 7th – “The Hunt of the Scarecrows” Dark Tour – 7:00 – Kingsville, TX (Cafe 5)
• May 7th – “The Hunt of the Scarecrows” Dark Tour – 8:15 – Kingsville, TX (Cafe 5)

• May 8th – “The Hunt of the Scarecrows” Dark Tour – 7:00 – Kingsville, TX (Cafe 5)
• May 8th – “The Hunt of the Scarecrows” Dark Tour – 8:15 – Kingsville, TX (Cafe 5)

• May 9th – “The Hunt of the Scarecrows” Dark Tour – 7:00 – Kingsville, TX (Cafe 5)
• May 9th – “The Hunt of the Scarecrows” Dark Tour – 8:15 – Kingsville, TX (Cafe 5)

• May 11th – “Captive Pilgrim” Staged Reading – 7:30 – 127 Tompkins Ave / Brooklyn, NY

As you can see, we have a ton of back-to-back shows in May. So you will have 9 chances to catch some of our shows in Texas and in New York City.

Preview image for “Scarecrows”

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

Julio doing a song and dance.

For those who missed on on the recent “The Day After” themed Textual Overture, here was the set list and Open Mic acts that performed. It was a great night of plays, music, improv comedy, poetry, improv drama, weirdness, and even dance!

Textual Overture – THE DAY AFTER – February 16^th, 2018

Kylie McIntosh – “Elevator” (poem)

Premature Punchline – Penalty Hat, Round 1

Ava Garza “Dream a Little Dream of Me” (song)

Dramatica – Josue “Zeta” Villarreal vs. David Earley

JulioMartinez “The Faces of Love” (poem)

 OPEN MIC: Robert “Poodle” Trujillo “Shakespeare Song”

Josue “Zeta” Villarreal “The Next Day” (poem)

Premature Punchline – Penalty Hat, Round 2

Julio Martinez “The Bigger the Figure” (song and dance)

Kylie McIntosh – “Balloons on the Ceiling” (poem)

OPEN MIC: Michael Verderber “Re—” (poem)

OPEN MIC: Katherine Orozco-Verderber “Burn” (song)

Dramatica – Andrea Lorin versus Kylie McIntosh

Josue “Zeta” Villarreal “Open Up” (poem)

Kylie McIntosh – “Horse Race” (poem)

 OPEN MIC: Robert “Poodle” Trujillo “Serious Love Poem”

OPEN MIC: Andrea Lorin “I Don’t Like You Either” (song)

Michael Verderber “Lonely, One and Only” (song)

Premature Punchline – Penalty Hat, Round 3

“A Dave with Destiny” (play) by Ken Preuss (dir. Josue Villarreal)

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

F-E-B-R-U-A-R-Y

• 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

M-A-R-C-H

• 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