| BREAKING NEWS July 26, 2010 |
Official Show Dates Announced! |
We have just returned from the venue, contracts signed, and are happy to announce our official live performance dates:
Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera
Coming to you “Live” October 15-17 and 21-23, 2010
GreyBox Theatre , Pittsburgh, PA
Also, we’d like to thank the wonderful staff at Confluence for having us as musical guests/panelists this year, we had a great time and it was wonderful to meet so many fellow sci-fi/horror/fantasy enthusiasts this weekend.
| BREAKING NEWS July 23, 2010 |
Photos of our lovely zombie extras now posted! |
We promised you photos, so get ready for some of the most awesome, gorey, and zombie-tastic images you’ve ever seen:) Our main photo gallery is now updated for your viewing pleasure!
Also, don’t forget we’ll be at Confluence, Pittsburgh’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy convention this weekend (Fri-Sunday) performing songs and running a discussion panel about the show! Check out our Confluence Zombie Opera Schedule for more details!
| BREAKING NEWS July 20, 2010 |
Zombie Opera Conference Schedule |
Just a reminder, this weekend (July 23-25th) we will be at Confluence, The 22nd Annual Literary Sci-Fi Convention in Pittsburgh at the Doubletree Hotel.
Friday Night:
~11:00 p.m. to ~11:10 p.m in the Redwood Room
(between the Antithesis concert and “Open Filking”)
Bonnie and Liz will perform/premiere 10-15 minutes of Zombie Opera songs
Saturday Night:
~11:00 p.m. to ~11:10 p.m in Salon A
(between the Peter S. Beagle concert and “Open Filking”)
Bonnie and Liz will perform/premiere 10-15 minutes of Zombie Opera songs
Sunday Morning:
~11:00 a.m. to ~11:50 a.m in the Redwood Room
Panel discussion about the creation of our show by members of the production team (Bonnie Bogovich, Elizabeth Rishel, Arvin Clay, Barry Bogovich, Edwin Huang) featuring behind the scenes footage, music, and more!
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For more information about the Confluence programming schedule (including a detailed, and UDPATED filk concerts lineup) please visit the confluence workshops and programming page.
Confluence Registration
Opens at 3 P.M. on Friday and programs start at 4 P.M. (concerts and open filking going till at least 1am)
Saturday – 10 A.M. – 11 P.M. (concerts and open filking going till at least 1am)
Sunday – 10 A.M. – 4 P.M.
| BREAKING NEWS July 14, 2010 |
Call for Extras this weekend |
Our summer video shoot schedule is slowly drawing to a close, only 3 big days left for Extras, two of which are this weekend.
Saturday, July 17th, will be a ZOMBIE day. We need to film “b-roll” scenes that will be used as part of the news broadcast. This will involve zombie make-up by Arvin Clay, and a lot of traveling around to get footage of zombies attacking various locations in our beloved city. We plan to be filming for most of the day with production starting at 10 am, a break for lunch, and continuing into the afternoon. Extras will be rotating in and out for variety, so if you would like to be a zombie in one of those scenes, it will not be necessary for you to stay for the entire day.) Please remember to RSVP with us so we know to expect you and when.
Sunday, July 18th, will be a HUMAN day. We require as many humans as possible to fill a small area in Oakland, in the vicinity of the Cathedral of Learning. This will involve a large crowd of bedraggled-looking refugees escaping to the relative safety of a military-controlled blockade. The meat of this scene has already been filmed, but we will be taking establishing shots to illustrate the size of the crowd.
UPDATE ON SUNDAY: for human scene this Sunday, all extras please report at 1:30pm next to the big stairs at the Cathedral of Learning (pitt campus) on the Bigelow side, ie outside. Our numbers are still not what one would define as a “mob” so if you have any friends you wish to bring along please do, just give us a heads up so we have an accurate head count!
Interested? Contact jill@thezombieopera.com (our “zombie-wrangler”) and visit the Extras on Film of our website to see our list of needs and expectations.
PS: we are also accepting any suggestions for locations, local businesses, landmarks, etc, to feature on Saturday that symbolize what you like, remember, or think of when you hear the word “Pittsburgh”. Please send any suggestions to barry@thezombieopera.com
| BREAKING NEWS July 7, 2010 |
Panel and Song Previews at Confluence |
We are honored to have been asked to attend Confluence, Pittsburgh’s Literary Sci-Fi Convention, July 23-25th. That weekend we will perform a couple songs from the upcoming show Fri and Sat night, between the featured concerts and “Open Filking”, in addition to running a special Behind-The-Scenes panel about our production process at 11am on Sun in the Redwood Room.
We will update you as more information becomes available on Twitter, Facebook, and our site.
For more information about the Confluence programming schedule (including a detailed, and regularly updated filk concerts lineup) please visit the confluence workshops and programming page.
| BREAKING NEWS July 1, 2010 |
Heinz Small Arts Initiative |
Fortune smiles on us again! We are proud and honored to announce that we have been awarded a Small Arts Initiative grant from the Heinz Endowments! Sincere thanks and gratitude to our fiscal sponsor New Sun Rising and master of the english language Ashley Birt for assisting us in our grant application. We couldn’t have done it without you!
The Heinz Endowments supports efforts to make southwestern Pennsylvania a premier place to live and work, a center for learning and educational excellence, and a region that embraces diversity and inclusion.
For more information about New Sun Rising and our other sponsors (The Sprout Fund and Iron City) please visit our Sponsors page.
| BREAKING NEWS June 18, 2010 |
Only In Pittsburgh Interview |
We had a great interview session this week with Brett Wiewiora from Only In Pittsburgh.
Check out the article here! “OnlyInPGH Interview with Bonnie and Liz from Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera”
Onlyinpgh is a resource dedicated to showcasing the unique places, sights and local flavor our city has to offer. From the corner store with great pierogies to the grandeur of the inclines, Pittsburgh is full of unique sights, smells, stores, tastes and people, and our goal is to present them in all their glory. In essence, yinz know it when yinz see it.
| BREAKING NEWS June 10, 2010 |
Directors Notes – Production Update and Photos |
We can’t thank our fabulous extras enough for their energy, time, and dedication over the last couple shoots! This week Video Production Director, Barry Bogovich, posted a summary blog entry of the last couple shooting days, including zombie photos:
Time flies! It feels like just last week that we began production on “Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera.” Now that we’ve wrapped our seventh day of shooting, I can officially say that this show is going to rock! Obviously, I will not be able to discuss too much in great detail (or else you won’t be surprised at the show!), but I have jotted down some notes from what you’ve missed…. more
Click to read the full blog entry, including photos of the production team and our fabulous extras!
| BREAKING NEWS June 8, 2010 |
Planting Seeds at Sprout – photos and video! |
New blog entry (and video!) by Barry posted about our appearance at last friday’s Sprout Fund Summer Social!
Barry in Motion: Planting Seeds at Sprout
This friday, the Sprout Fund held their Summer Social party in East Liberty. As a Seed Award recipient of the Fund, “The Zombie Opera” was provided with a booth at the event where artistic directors Bonnie Bogovich and Liz Rishel spread the word of the show. Music was provided by DJ Edgar Um and Dream Job (these guys were great!). Ed Huang, our director of photography, also made an appearance. Despite the rain, it was a fun time with good music and really great people.
Take a peak at some pictures from the event and a short video of our experience. Thanks to all who made it out. We’ll see you in October!
| BREAKING NEWS June 1, 2010 |
Sprout 2010 Summer Social |
Show support for Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera and other Sprout Fund supported projects this Friday at the 2010 Sprout Summer Social. This event is free and open to the public!
Enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks while listening to live entertainment from Dream Job and DJ Edgar Um. Meet board members and staff to learn about Sprout’s programs. Discover recent projects funded by Sprout’s Seed Award and Spark programs. View the 2010 preliminary designs from Sprout Public Art. more info….
