The official tour for “Random Thoughts and Unfinished Songs” officially began on Wednesday, May 13 at Wise Guys Bar in Corpus Christi, TX.  There were about 23 people in the audience. The show concluded with Berryhill doing an improvisational concert featuring original songs as well as a few covers.  Keep watch for upcoming tour dates.

The new traveling children’s show “Safety Critters” has been cast and rehearsals are underway.  Here is the cast:

The Narrator: Aaron Martwick

Safe T. Bunny: Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr.

Baby Dormouse: Michael Verderber

Our first show will be at the CYC in Kingsville, TX on May 20th.  Starting the 20th, we are officially ready to perform at schools, churches and events.  We are aimed at Pre-K through 2nd grade.

“Random Thoughts and Unfinished Songs” concludes with 2 more shows on Thursday and Friday (Apr 30 and May 1) at 8:00 at the Blue Room in Sam Fore Hall at the Texas A&M Univ- Kingsville campus.  This is a free show.

We’ve had a great turnout so far, so come see what everyone has been talking about!

Barry Berryhill’s new one-man show “Random Thoughts and Unfinished Songs” is right around the corner! His show (which is exactly what it sounds like) will premiere April 14 and run until April 17th at the Blue Room.  This will be a free show starting at 7:30 pm; the show on the 17th will premiere at midnight. 

Written and directed by Barry Berryhill

Co-directed by Michael Verderber

Dramaturgy by Lady Kora

This event turned out to be an extremely random happening; “Surprise Flash Bang: A Happening.”  At the Texas A&M University – Kingsville annual Spring Fling, Verderber, Chad Wallace and Barry Berryhill decided to heat up the party by adding a Zero Untitled style twist.   Following a show by a Fire Poi performer, the boys hopped onto the makeshift stage to give THEIR version of what a fire show should look like.  It was all in good fun for all involved.

Firebreather #1 – Chad Wallace

Firebreather #2 – Barry Berryhill

Firebreather #3 – Michael Verderber

Chances are, if you received a paper that sent you to this website, you witnessed Zero Untitled’s 3rd Happening entitled “13º – The Political Climate of Freemasonry”. This Happening went against many of the conventions of typical Happenings, replacing spontaneity with a political message. You will not find information on Freemasonry here, however, this website is devoted to the theatre company, Zero Untitled Films/Productions.

Conceived by Thuy Nguyen

Directed by Michael Verderber

Makeup – Felicia Morin

Additional Support – Rolando Rios

The Cast:

13 – Thuy Nguyen

33 – Allan Guzman

13 – Jeanpierre Heurtelou

33 – Chad Wallace

Here are the winners of the 2009 ZUF Film Festival, held on February 18th!

Best Editing – Winter: Allegro Non Molto

Best Special Effects – Til Death Do Us Part

Best Sound – Over White Wine

Most Creative – Green Blood…Ouch!!!

Best Screenplay – Waiting for Helen

Best Cameo – Suzette White (Mimeumentary)

Best Supporting Actress – Melissa Anne Scott (Til Death Do Us Part)

Best Actor – O’Ryan White (Til Death Do Us Part)

Best Actress – Alicia Villarreal (Til Death Do Us Part)

Honorable Mention Music Video – Take 5 (dir. William Martwick)

Honorable Mention Film – Riviera: The First Hundred Years (dir. Carl Saltarelli)

Best Music Video – Lady In Red

Best Film – Waiting For Helen

Here’s the complete list of all nominated works:

BEST ACTOR

Austin Smartt (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr. (Talent)

Oryan White (Til Death Do Us Part)

Michael Verderber (Mimeumentary)

James Taylor Maupin IV (Over White Wine)

BEST ACTRESS

Alicia Villarreal (Til Death Do Us Part)

Megan Saenz (Waiting For Helen)  
Megan Saenz (U Are Who You Are)
Aurelia Guzman (Mimeumentary)

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jason Brown (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Michael Verderber (Til Death Do Us Part)

William Martwick (Waiting For Helen)

Jeanpierre Heaurtelou (Waiting For Helen)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Melissa Anne Scott (Til Death Do Us Part)

Alicia Villareal (Til Death Do Us Part)

CAMEO

Kurt “Buck” Mann  (Mimeumentary)

Gabriel Ruiz  (Mimeumentary)

Suzette White (Mimeumentary)

O’Ryan White (Over White Wine)

Chad Wallace (Satan and the Hot Babes)

Michael Verderber (The Suicide Note)

William Martwick (Lady in Red)

Herc’s Typewriter (?) (Talent)

DIRECTOR

Megan Saenz (U Are Who U Are)

Michael Verderber (Over White Wine)

Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr. (Talent)

Carl Saltarelli (Riviera)

Heraclio Gonzalez, Jr.  (Waiting for Helen)

Brian Worrall (Squarsh!)

Rick Saenz (Til Death Do Us Part)

Jason Brown (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

MUSIC VIDEO

Take 5 – W. Martwick

Slipping – M. Verderber

Lady In Red – Gonzalez/Saenz

In Regards – M. Verderber

FILM

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Mimeumentary – M. Verderber

Talent – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

Waiting For Helen – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

SOUND

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Waiting For Helen – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

Green Blood…Ouch!!! – J. Brown

Over White Wine – M. Verderber

Riviera: The First 100 Years – C. Saltarelli

Shadow of the Day – Z. Houston

OOPS!

Laughing Camera Guy (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Non-Contact Fighting (Green Blood…Ouch!!!)

Chad’s Hand (Satan and The Hot Babes)

Verderber’s bloody Hand (Til Death Do Us Part)

Car (Waiting For Helen)

“Starring” in Worrall’s (Tent to Fiesta)

David’s Tighty Whities (Over White Wine)

SCREENPLAY

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Mimeumentary – M. Verderber

U Are Who You Are – M. Saenz

Carpe Diem – B. Worrall

Waiting For Helen  – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

EDITING

Over White Wine – M. Verderber

Slipping – M. Verderber

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

U Are Who You Are – M. Saenz

Take 5 – W. Martwick

Winter: Allegro Non Molto – B. Worrall

In Regards – M. Verderber

Tent to Fiesta – B. Worrall

ORIGINAL/CREATIVE

Green Blood…Ouch!!! – J. Brown

Take 5 – W. Martwick

Mimeumentary – M. Verderber

U Are Who You Are – M. Saenz

SPECIAL FX

Green Blood…Ouch!!! – J. Brown

Til Death Do Us Part – R. Saenz

Lady in Red – H. Gonzalez, Jr.

The First Annual ZUF Film Festival is just around the corner so mark you calenders! The ZUF Film Festival will feature 19 original short films from all over the state of Texas.  It will be this Wednesday at the Blue Room in Kingsville at the Texas A&M campus starting at 6 pm.  FREE ADMISSION! 

Some of the films fixing to have their film festival premiere include Zero Untitled’s latest film, the film noir styled “Over White Wine”.  Here are a few more films:

Carpe Diem

Waiting for Helen

Til Death Do Us Part

Green Blood…Ouch!!!

Tent to Fiesta

and plenty more to come!  Come check it out for a guaranteed good time.  Stick around after the show for the Zuffy Award Ceremony.  The Zuffy Awards are voted on by a collection of local film/theatre enthusiasts.  No Zero Untitled staff member was allowed to vote for a Zero Untitled production.  Zero Untitled projects collected 17 nominations!

Well, guys, 2008 was a relatively slow year for us.  No year has come close to being as busy as 2006 (we did 10 that year).  We produced only 2 shows in 2008.  We brought you:

–          Quickies  (“The Mattress”, “Regrets of Idiocy” and “Taming of the Fleas: Act I”)

–          Fractured (“Through Glass”, “Before We Met” and “Red Roses All Over Me”)

We thank you for your support for the arts and our cause.  Like all artists, we have many projects on the horizon (some of which we’ve procrastinated over for years). Instead of a season, here’s our “shows we’d like to see get done if we aren’t buried in work schedule”:

–          Over White Wine  (film version. Yep, it was the top of our list last year, but after getting senior editor Megan Saenz on board, her expertise will get this show ready for its film festival premiere.  Speaking of which…)

–          Zero Untitled Original Film Festival (already set for Jan-Feb)

–          Charming / Before We Met (two radio versions of some great original short stories; possible Spring/Summer)

–          Twas the Flop Before Christmas  (never too early to get on a Christmas show; this comic script was written this year in mid December and is ready for a 09 performance; obviously Winter)

–          A Happening – due to the nature of happenings, this is all we can technically say about them except they might be happening; obviously “unscheduled”)

Yeah, Someday List:

–          The Rape of Lucrece (this piece has always been on this list because of the sheer magnitude of the work; Verderber has been spending more time on it this December; possible Fall)

–          Still Standing Still  (Verderber’s novella that has been slowly worked on for 4 years now; he’s thinking of finishing it off soon and create some sort of performance for it; possible Fall)

So, our goal this year is at least 3-4 shows.  We promise to not have another dismal 2 productions year.  The good news is that (as mentioned above) 2 are already scheduled (film fest and Xmas show).  We’ll squeeze in the happenings at random (obviously, or they wouldn’t be called a happening) and the radio shows in as well (hopefully).  We’re eager to be working and are ready to get productions going.  That’s the problem with the winter break; all this down time and no stage/venues available. 

Well, folks, that’s that! Thanks again for coming out; we had some record numbers with “Fractured” and we’re hoping to repeat that success in the coming year.  2009, here comes Zero Untitled.

verderber