Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera

You’ve been asking for photos from our spring run, so here they are! Five new albums are now posted to our Media/Photos Page as well as on our Facebook Page:

03-05-11 Horror Realm Spring Break Convention (Keith Leonard)
03-07-11 Promo Photoshoot (Keith Leonard)
03-07-11 Promo Photoshoot (Arvin Clay)
05-06-11 Spring Show Production Photos (Keith Leonard)
05-07-11 Spring Show last day (Arvin Clay)

Enjoy!

During preparation for our Spring 2011 run we were contacted by a mysterious organization calling themselves TZO Fans “the Unsanctioned, Unofficial Fans of The Zombie Opera”. Their mission was to spread the word about our show by leaving cute little felt zombie plushies around town with website tags on them. We were extremely tickled to have a secret support group like TZO and couldn’t wait to meet them.

On May 23rd they finally revealed their identities to us. The crafty TZO organization is made up of three members of Hack Pittsburgh: Mandy, Doug, and Val. Many thanks to TZOFans for helping to spread the word of Zombie Opera.  They may run a zombie plushie sewing class/workshop in October, closer to our Fall show. Stay tuned to our site, the TZOFans page and Hack Pittsburgh for more information as it comes. You can also follow them on twitter @TZOFans and @Hackpgh

Photos from our meeting with TZO Fans can be found in our gallery, on Picasa, and on Facebook.

What is Hack Pittsburgh?
HackPittsburgh is a non-profit, community-based workshop that allows members to come together and share skills & tools to pursue creative projects. Our membership is open to everyone but typically comprises inventors, engineers, scientists, programmers, hobbyists, artists, roboteers, families, entrepreneurs, and arts and crafts enthusiasts. Our focus is on collaboration, education, and community outreach… Please see their site for more info!

Thank you to everyone who was able to come out and see the Spring Run of The Zombie Opera, which ran at Chatham University’s Eddy Theater on May 6th and 7th.  Chatham’s larger performing space combined with sound amplification, enhanced visuals from the projection and lights, and a larger, flesh-hungry cast, brought this performance to a new level.  In the end, we had almost 300 people in attendance for this run, proving that zombies aren’t just a fall-time fancy in the “Zombie Capital of the World”.

As always, we wish to congratulate our talented cast for their superior performance, and really digging deep for the emotional impact of their characters.  A warm thank you to our dedicated stage extras whose participation included dancing (yes, dancing), singing, running, moaning, shambling, getting hit on the head, shot, dragged, and whatever else we could think of.  We especially thank our directors who infused our performance with depth and meaning, answering a lot of questions and helping the actors to channel their characters.  We congratulate our crew, whose love and familiarity of the project enabled them to create beautiful and visually disturbing elements to the show and provide top notch amplification of the music.  We thank our production team who fought tirelessly to spread the word, get us pumped, and bring their innovative new ideas to fruition.  We also thank Chatham University for the use of their amazing facility and express our deepest gratitude to our fiscal sponsor, New Sun Rising, and our other sponsors who enriched our project with their amazing products and services.  Thank you to all our project participants who committed themselves to our recorded segments- past and present- your efforts will never be forgotten.  And finally a very warm thank you to all of our fans who took the time to see this show and spread the word across the web.  Your support and accolades above all else make this production successful.

Amazing work, everybody.

Stay tuned for further updates as this project continues to grow, including DVD releases, future downloads, and many, many pictures!

Hello everyone, just a friendly reminder that the spring production of Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera opens this Friday and Saturday! Tickets are still available, order yours today!

Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera
Coming to you “Live” May 6-7, 2011
Eddy Theater, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA

Remember, if you were a project participant last year (filmed extra, zombie, volunteer, production assistant, etc)  your special discount still applies! Please see our Buy Tickets page for more info on how to get your special discount code when ordering your show tix!

PS: We are holding Press Night this week as part of our Thursday dress rehearsal.  Any interested parties please contact info@thezombieopera.com

Check out the latest press/articles about our show:

Pittsburgh Magazine –
May 2011 Calendar + Family Events…. attend a Zombie Opera show…. link fixed

The Zed Word: Zombie Blog – 
Spend your “Evenings in Quarantine” at The Zombie Opera: Live in Pittsburgh

Only In Pittsburgh –
Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera (Spring Edition) – interview

Boring Pittsburgh –
The Zombie Opera Returns in Spring!

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PS: only EIGHT DAYS LEFT till our show opens.  Get your tickets today🙂

Dear Zombie Opera Kickstarter Project supporters. We are ecstatic to report that thanks to your generous assistance we have have raised $2,985, surpassing our fundraising goal of $2500. All contributors will be contacted within the next few days, via Kickstarter, to handle the details of your tax deductible receipts and delivery of any incentive packages chosen.

Thank you so much again for helping us bring a new updated version of The Zombie Opera to the Eddy Theater this May 6-7th.  We hope to see you there!

full/detailed message to Kickstarter donators

Zombie Opera’s leading man, Drew Fogle (Charles) and Pittsburgh’s own beloved Prog-Rock Indie Band, School of Athens, rocked the house at Mr. Smalls thursday night to record a special recitation of “I’ve Been Bitten” to debut at this Spring’s run of the Zombie Opera.

If you attend our upcoming May 6-7 performance, you will truly witness Drew singing in his element- accompanied by his own piano and the familiar stylings of his fellow bandmates, Mike Rush on drums, Johnny Naples on bass, and Neal Rosenblat (returning Zombie Opera guest musician) on the guitar.

Hello everyone, just a friendly reminder that we open our spring production two weeks from today!

Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera
Coming to you “Live” May 6-7, 2011
Eddy Theater, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA (of course!)
Buy Your Tickets Today!

As we sold out all seven performances last season, there was a strong demand to do another show as soon as possible. We have answered your call, and are happy to announce that we are in a bigger, comfier venue for the spring. We hope that all who missed out on the October premiere are able to make it down, especially since many of the ‘professional monsters’ that helped with our production are busy being… zombies every weekend in October so they had to miss seeing themselves in the show!

PS: If you were a “project participant” last year, a filmed extra, a zombie, studio choir member, a volunteer or production assistant, your ticket discount rate still applies! Please contact tickets@thezombieopera.com to get your discount code!

Hello Zombie Opera fans!  Here’s another update on preparations for our upcoming May 6-7 show at the Eddy Theater:

Advertising Space –  Our artwork/graphic submission deadline has been extended to Friday, April 22, so click the link for more info about advertising your company, product, or posting well-wishes to the cast.

Kickstarter – All donations to our production are tax-deductible, thanks to our fiscal sponsor New Sun Rising.  Click the link to see what donation levels, and swag (buttons, shirts, posters and more) are available!  We have six days left to reach our fundraising goal, click the link for more info!

Buy Tickets – Tickets are still for sale through our website.  Click the link to purchase yours today!

The Zombie Opera is looking volunteers over the age of 18 to assist as stage extras. Extras are non-singing, non-speaking roles and will act as either a human or a zombie character. Some physical acting may be required. Stage extras are unpaid positions but will receive performance credit/mention in the program.

If interested, please view our Stage Extras – Casting Page for more information on how to join our merry crew as a soldier, scientist, partier, or zombie.  We hope to fill these positions ASAP so contact us today!