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• 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!

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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

The 2018 schedule for Premature Punchline’s performances at Comics Live Downtown, the comedy club inside Bella Luna restaurant in Corpus Christi, can be seen here.

At press, tickets are $5 for men and free for ladies (we are part of the Ladies Night lineup), but this could be subject to change.

Additional performances not at Comics Live will be posted soon, too.  

Here are just a handful of pics from this week in ZU! Two performances down this week and two more coming!

Preview performance of “Xtreme Xmas Boot Camp”

Prepunch performance in Alice, TX.

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

 At the recent RealmsCon event on October 7 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, PrePunch performed their “nerd” themed show, chock full of video game, comic book, Pokemon, and other science fiction and fantasy references.

The troupe performed the following games: Pokemon Dating Game, Penalty Hat, Superheroes, Find the Beelzenef, and more. More photos can be found on the Zero Untitled and Premature Punchline Facebook pages.

Premature Punchline has another show on Thursday night at Comics Live Downtown at Bella Luna in Corpus Christi, TX. 

R. Trujillo collecting quotes for PrePunch’s performance.

Performance of “The Devil’s Haven”

The latest edition of Textual Overture has wrapped up an eclectic performance on Thursday, September 21 at Cafe 5 in Kingsville, TX.

Among the performances were new theatre pieces written by Julio Martinez and Michael Verderber.

Martinez’s called “The Devil’s Haven” was a sound-and-text based work that featured performances by Martinez, Josue Villarreal,  Tristan Wolfe, Angelina Rios, Kylie McIntosh, and Annette Otero Otero.

Verderber’s play, a silly golf comedy called “Dogleg” starred Amy Ziyad, Matthew Krug, and Vanessa Guerra with a cameo by Verderber.

The artwork (in form of print) of Mary Maliha was introduced by Katherine Orozco-Verderber. Poetry and open mic performances featured Allison Wonderland, Josue Villarreal, Robert Trujillo, Kylie McIntosh, and others.

The art table for Mary Maliha.

“Dogleg” with (l-r) Vanessa G, Matthew K, and Amy Z.

 We have auditions TONIGHT at 7:00 for a slew of upcoming projects and a slew projects happening, both here and with Zero Untitled NYC. Quick glance:

September 12 – Auditions (info posted on Facebook)

September 14 – Premature Punchline @ Comics Live Downtown, Corpus Christi, TX

September 15 – “Unending Repetition” @ Manhattan Repertory Theatre, ZU-NYC

September 16 – “Unending Repetition” @ Manhattan Repertory Theatre, ZU-NYC

September 21 – “Textual Overture” @ Cafe 5 – Kingsville, Texas 

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