Bringing back our horror shorts from last year, the 2024 series of “Two Sentence Horror Stories” is now officially out! Three videos will be posted on our Tik Tok with links posted here. The project is under the direction of Daniel Rodriguez.

#1 – “Husband” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88cW7Ku

#2 – “Trunk” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88Kxa1j/

#3 – “Honey” – https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP88Katmp/

The official teaser trailer for HELLMOUTH has been released on social media and now on YouTube. Watch it above! The video was directed by Daniel Rodriguez.

Hey folks! We are adding an additional admission OPTION! For $15, there will be a NO TOUCH option. Meaning: the actors will NOT touch you, but they will still “act in your direction” and you might still be asked to participate in some no-contact activities or might get a BIT bumped (towards the end). We want you to still enjoy the experience!

Thus, for those choosing the NO TOUCH option, you will be given a glowstick to wear on your neck to convey to the actors in the dark that you are a NO TOUCH guest.

Our 167th production has premiered on YouTube today! “Rey of the Discarded” is a video short on pollution and the animal’s role in the ecosystem using rod puppetry from the point of view of a blue crab. It was filmed in June in several locations throughout the Caribbean: St. Thomas, St. Criox, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Cast and Crew:
Words Written and Performed by Julio Martinez, Direction and Puppeteering by Michael Verderber,
Camera and Scenography by Katherine Orozco-Verderber, Music by Down Chamber, and a huge technical thanks to Amber Badger!

UPDATE! Here is the newly released singular outtake we put out. A woman and her family interrupted the shoot by asking is questions; it was adorable. Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/BxfBZZlj63w?si=-5IGXTeh7vDSGWr7

Quick update! Our upcoming crab-puppet short film, code named “Short Crab”, has temporarily wrapped filming for now! We shot at four different Caribbean/Bahamas locations; St. Thomas, St. Criox, Puerto Rico, and Coco Cay. At present, the short utilizes all four locations and explores the beach life of a crab. Any additional beach footage will be shot in Corpus Christi, TX.

Zero Untitled are gearing up for a busy summer in 2024. In addition to rehearsals of our new dramatic puppet film, “The Absence of Everything” by Katherine Orozco-Verderber (see other post below), we have three other works around the bend!

Continued performances of “Kame’s Golden Tune” and “Ba Pot-Bellied Pigs” will occur on July 6 and 7 as part of the Texas State Museum of Asian Culture’s Tanabata Star Festival and their birthday party, respectively. Like before, expect performances to happen on a cycle throughout the museum. See the above flyer for more information. UPDATE: July 7th has been POSTPONED due to HURRICANE.

And speaking of puppetry, the new Julio Martinez poetic work, featuring a crab puppet, will be shot on location in the Caribbean! Locations being considered are Puerto Rico, St. Criox, or St. Thomas, depending on location availability. This project should reach completion in early July.

Designed with help from Daniel Rodriguez, the teaser flyer for “The Absence of Everything” is up! UPDATE: The production is on hiatus until after the Dark Tour concludes in October.

Zero Untitled celebrates our 21st birthday today!

We have produced and performed films, plays, immersive theatre, children’s theatre, adaptations, performance art, music performances, experimental theatre, fire breathing showcases, puppetry, mime shows, improv comedy, improv drama, clowning, and more!

We have staged shows or filmed in the following countries: England, South Korea, Honduras, Mexico, Greece, Italy, and most recently, Ireland!

Our plays, novels, poetry, and experimental pieces have been published worldwide.

See you on the stage!

Please enjoy the Director’s Cut version of “Fetch!! A Llama Story” just released. This is the original version before we had to trim it down to under 3:30 for the Bristol 48H Puppet Film Challenge.

https://www.youtube.com/live/CwPsZebZ4nM?si=XzbGbUpSNc1UPsnI

Watch the shorter, contest version of the film at this link! It begins at the 21:48 mark!

Zero Untitled officially has a team for the Bristol 48h Puppet Film Challenge 2023 by the Puppet Place, located in the UK. The 48 hour challenge begins at 7 pm UK time (that’s 1 pm for us) and ends on Sunday 7pm.

Look for updates as we do preproduction now and film this weekend! If you follow the YouTube link above, our film starts at the 21:48 mark!

UPDATE: Film has been completed and was submitted on Day 2. A longer Director’s Cut will be released after the festival, as the festival requires a max time of 3:30 only.

UPDATE: The film has been ACCEPTED and will be screened in September 23 at Screening 2, at 14:00 BST (8:00 AM US Central time)!!

Apologies for the delay in updating the main site here; we are considering closing this page down as it is more efficient to update our stuff via our social media.

Nevertheless, here are the slew if things that HAVE occurred lately!

1. “Church of Winter” audio play featuring a cast split between Italy and the US. Not the same as the live cast, so do watch it here:

2. Another music video for Down Chamber for his track “Eyes In The Trees”. It follows the Dark Tour horror formula we have mastered in our stage productions. Enter if you dare…

3. DIGITAL TEXTUAL OVERTURE! As promised, our coffee shop variety show was published today, September 18, amd features a slew of familiar faces! Watch it now: