Archive for the ‘Etc.’ Category
Not a listed or numbered production in our catalog, however, this is a newly-filmed version of the performance poem “Unconditional” written, directed, and performed by Michael Verderber. Camera and Director of Photography was Katherine Orozco-Verderber for this quick little project. This was originally performed years ago at a Textual Overture and was published by Transcendent Zero Press in Houston.
Zero Untitled have heard the amazing news that our work has been accepted to a slew of international Puppet slams including: Fresh Ideas in Toronto, Canada; Rocky Mountain Slam in Denver, CO; and Silly Goose in Oklahoma City!
“Shower Sharon” is an official selection of the Rocky Mountain Slam, part of Denver Fringe Festival. June 7, 2025.
OKC’s “Silly Goose” Puppet slam! Accepted works: “Experiment No. 3 – Headless” and “Shower Sharon” May 31st, 2025.
“Ruination Puppetry” is an official selection for “Fresh Ideas in Puppetry 2025”. May 31st online, and June 1st at the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, 79 St. George Street, Toronto. Both are afternoon programs that start at 1:30.
Click on these AFTER May 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
JUST ADDED! The track list for the Grey Clay Radio Drone Day Weekend Event has our song listed as number six on their playlist! Check it out for more details on their page: grey clay radio – DRONE DAY 2025
The 2025 edition of our annual collaboration with dungeon synth / experimental / dark classical music project Down Chamber has been filmed and is set for premiere! The video has been uploaded to YouTube but will premiere on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM in United States, Central time. Drone Day is an international event featuring artists all over the world embracing the drone music genre and its subgenres.
Here’s to TWENTY TWO YEARS of doing theatre, film, fire-breathing, puppetry, and music projects all over the world! Here’s to another 22 years! A huge thank you to EVERYONE who has EVER participated or attended a show! Without YOU, we could not exist.
You can now find Zero Untitled’s live puppet performances listed on the PuppetHappenings.org website (part of The Jim Henson Foundation)! You will find us alongside other fantastic puppet performances nationwide! Click the link to find the show listings for “Shower Sharon”, “Baby Dormouse Vs Quizzical Crocodile”, and “Ba Pot-Bellied Pigs”! The listing for “The Prince’s Charming Sssnake Sssamuel” should be posted soon as well, but is currently not.
EDIT: All four shows have been posted/updated.
National – The Jim Henson Foundation
We give you a brief glimpse into our 2025 season! The image outlines an overview of the scheduled shows we have on tap throughout the year. This does not include our sporadic shorts, Tik Toks, memes, another quirky mini-projects that pop up throughout the year. So keep an eye out!
We have entered another puppet film challenge! This time, the fest was put on by Puppet Place and the British Puppet Guild. The theme was the number 25 (in honor of the New Year) and to keep it under 60 seconds for an Instagram release. Therefore, we give you: “The Answer is… 25”, featuring our puppets Mr. Bones, Nosferatu, Thomas, and a bonus stuffed elephant.
Written and directed by Michael Verderber
Voices – Michael Verderber
Camera – Katherine Orozco-Verderber
Score – “Kooky Tune 01” by Down Chamber
Here is the official Instagram entry version: https://youtu.be/hhyJDYA8RHA?si=EfB8qeh5TRAFBTC8
As an extra bit of holiday cheer, ZU member Daniel Rodriguez signed one of Katherine’s songs from her Christmas album! You can watch it on our YouTube or our TikTok! Ironically, the song is forcefully muted on some services.
For this series, we will be creating very short puppet pieces for our Tik Tok. This gives us the opportunity to create puppet projects with quick commitments and opportunity to delve into styles (rod, paper, shadow, etc).
The first of these projects features an OLD character from Zero Untitled’s canon, Baby Dormouse. The character originated from the 2009 children’s show “Safety Critters”. Instead of a live actor, Baby Dormouse is now a paper puppet talking head…literally. The first two ultra shorts were posted on Tik Tok (see links below). Expect to see more Baby Dormouse and other unique experiments in puppetry.
“Baby Dormouse at Lunch” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Nx4Q3G/
“Baby Dormouse at Lunch, pt 2” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NxMHCg/
“Baby Dormouse Discussing Santa” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NVB5eJ/
“Baby Dormouse & The Santa Issue” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NWQqbE/
“Baby Dormouse Opened The Gift” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8N7s46j/
“Nosferatu Deleted Scene #1” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8F1nxK2/
Zero Untitled’s final project of 2024 (for possible 2024 release as well) is a holiday themed music video for Down Chamber’s track “Scattered Fears”.
The video is under the direction of Daniel Rodriguez and Michael Verderber. Additional crew at Raymond Martinez, Julio Martinez, and Katherine Orozco-Verderber. Pre-production has already begun with principal filming occurring in mid and late December 2024. UPDATE! New SPOILER photos just added below!
Zero Untitled Productions specializes in theatre staged in non-traditional spaces. Our versatile ethos allows the talent of our actors, writers, and directors to shine with great diversity. Rather than simply staging traditional plays, Zero Untitled writes, produces, and stages immersive theatre, unique music from a variety of genres, cultural, experimental, and environmental puppetry, and long and short form improv. All creative work will find an avenue of production, whether that is through our annual immersive horror Dark Tour, our open mic series Textual Overture, or even short films. We welcome everyone who is looking to embrace their creativity, no previous experience required.
If you ever need to reach Zero Untitled, feel free to reach out to us on our social media platforms (Facebook, Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram, etc), but the fastest way is through our email, which is checked daily:
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