Zachary Oberzan

Zachary Oberzan was a founding member of the theater collective Nature Theater of Oklahoma, based in New York City. With Nature Theater, he collaborated and performed in numerous productions, including POETICS: A BALLET BRUT, the Obie-winning NO DICE, and the one-man show RAMBO SOLO, helping propel the company to international fame. His first feature film FLOODING WITH LOVE FOR THE KID (an adaptation of David Morrell's original novel FIRST BLOOD, which introduced the world to the character of Rambo) is a one-man cinematic war shot and edited in its entirety by Zachary (portraying all 26 roles) in his 220 square foot apartment in Manhattan, made for $96. Created in 2007 and never intended for public viewing, it was discovered by FIlm Anthology Archives in NYC, received a lengthy run, and continues to screen internationally in cinemas, theaters, art institutes and film festivals, and is celebrated in the most high-minded of film publications. His theater/film hybrid YOUR BROTHER. REMEMBER? premiered in May 2010 at Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, and has to date been performed in over fifty cities world wide. A stand-alone film version had its cinematic premiere in New York City in 2012, followed by a run and highly enthusiastic praise. TELL ME LOVE IS REAL, a theater/film/musical hybrid, premiered in October 2013 at deSingel Antwerp, toured internationally and also became a stand-alone film, premiering in Copenhagen in 2016. His most recent cinematic/live theater/musical hybrid, THE GREAT PRETENDER, premiered in DeSingel, Antwerp as a one-man show (with two backup singers.) It toured Europe for a year and a half, then as a stand-alone film, premiered in Los Angeles in May 2019 to critical acclaim. In addition, he has performed with The Wooster Group and Richard Foreman, and released two albums of original songs, most recently Athletes of Romance.