The World Premiere of Michael Verderber’s new kamishibai adaptation “Ba Pot-Bellied Pigs” (based on the classic “Three Little Pigs”) opened at the South Texas Japanese Culture Forum 2024 on March 10 at the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures.

This play, along with future kamishibai works developed by Zero Untitled will be performed in steady rotation at the museum for the next several months.

Next performance:

• Private performances for schools, March 22

• April 13 at the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures, time TBD.

Update! Here are some images from the March 22 performance at Jubilee Kingsville! More images are found on the show page!

The opening night of the 2024 version of our murder-mystery improv show “Death In The Aisles” was a wild ride featuring suspects like the estranged son, bitter fashion designer, disgruntled ex-cop, kooky librarians, and other bizarre characters! Two more Kingsville performances are scheduled for the 9th and 16th at The Novel Blend book store.

Zero Untitled is continuing to branch out into new territory – the Japanese style of storytelling and theatre called kamishibai. “Kamishibai” translates to “paper theatre”, a genre in which cards displaying images help convey a story.

The first kamishibai will be “Ba Pot-Bellied Pigs” a take on the classic “Three Little Pigs” story, with a Vietnamese setting. The first performance will occur in March 10, time is TBD, at the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures. Flyer designed by Juan Villarreal.

Premature Punchline’s three hour long epic of a show at The Novel Blend Bookstore during the city Wine Walk event was a sip of success! The show was performed on Saturday, February 25, from 6:00 until the event ended at 9:00. Featured comedians and comediennes were veterans Daniel Rodriguez, Michael Verderber, Katherine Orozco-Verderber, and Diego Trevino; and introducing newbies Sally Guzman, Heather Martinez, Ray Martinez, and Bailey Goodrich.

Here are the official flyers for our revival of 2023’s murder mystery show “Death In the Aisles”, making a return to The Novel Blend!

Coming to The Novel Blend Bookstore as part of Kingsville’s Wine Walk event, live improv comedy from Premature Punchline!

The event goes from 5-9 and PrePunch will perform starting at 6:00, every 15 minutes, until the end of the event! See you February 24th!!

We will be reviving our sold-out 2023 production of “Death In The Aisles” with a brand new cast and crew in an auspicious return to The Novel Blend. Some old favorites and some new suspects will be in the mix, guaranteeing a different killer show each night!

Show dates are March 2nd, 9th, and 16th. Tickets are available for purchase only through The Novel Blend book store in Kingsville.

And that is a wrap for staged productions for 2023! With the one-day showing of our 2023 Textual Overture, at The Flower Box on Dec. 21, we are all turning in for a long winter’s nap. The performance featured two new plays: “A Perfect Gift” and “Chanel’s Christmas”, along with our usual bevy of poetry and improv comedy from the folks at Premature Punchline.

Here is a clip from one of the plays!

Our variety act and open mic series, Textual Overture will be back in action on December 21st! This year will feature short Christmas plays, lots of comedic improv, a dash of holiday music, and open mic so YOU can get in on the action!

The one-day event will be on December 21st at 7:00 at The Flower Box in Kingsville. This will be a free event, so bring your creative endeavors!

Check out our TikTok page for our new ongoing series of short horror stories called “Two Sentence Spooktacular”. These are some of our favorites from the internet, performed by our actors. Best of all, they are being filmed in actual haunted locations!