KMLZ: Ninjas of Comedy

Samantha Toh, Z Space intern extraordinaire, fills us in on the behind-the-scenes on-goings of KMLZ rehearsals:

Moving chairs, sorting light gels and drilling seven-foot planks into steel beams aside, my time at Z Space so far has pushed me into yet another brand new experience – this time, of comedy. Having worked on depressing shows on and off during my college career, it has been the best of changes observing this week’s Killing My Lobster show. From radio DJs with multiple personality disorders to swashbuckling chess pieces, narcissistic opera singers to men waxing lyrical about their taints, the show does the funny bone tickle like a pro.

To be honest, I was initially a little intimidated being thrown into such a dense concentration of talent. I watched rehearsals turn from cold readings to off-book performances in a matter of days, and loved quietly from my corner the fantastic (also, twisted) minds of writers. As I watched last night’s cue-to-cue, Gina – one of the Bardi Twins, a writing duo – put finishing touches to a giant worm suit created from a bright green kid’s sleeping bag. So much creativity jammed into a small space has made every single evening of one girl’s week.

So, what’s up, Saturday night. Killing My Lobster and Z Space are ready and waiting to open the show, ninja knives in hand.

-- Samantha Toh

The Lobsters are in the building!

We're not the only ones excited about the upcoming Killing My Lobster and Z Space co-production: KMLZ. Check out what SF Weekly has to say.

Exciting performances coming in June

Be sure to join us in June as we present a month of outstanding performance!

Izzy Award winning choreographer Sara Shelton Mann and Z Space's own David Szlasa kick off the month with ZEROPOINT, a world premiere multi-media performance event.

Philadelphia's Pig Iron Theatre Company returns to San Francisco for the first time in seven years to present CHEKHOV LIZARDBRAIN, which was hailed by the New York Times as one of the Top 10 Theatre Events in New York in 2008.

FRESH MEAT, America's first and only transgender arts organization of its kind, is having its 10th Anniversary Festival with special performers Vogue Evolution (of America's Best Dance Crew fame), among others.

Critically acclaimed comedy group Killing My Lobster and Z Space will present KMLZ, a special, one-night-only sketch comedy/variety performance created by some of the Bay Area's most ingenious artists.

Tickets for all events are currently on sale, don't miss out!

A Secret History of Love: Part 1

Come check out the newest work from the Bay Area favorite Sean Dorsey Dance. The world premiere of A Secret History of Love: Part 1 plays this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 8pm.

Leveraging Social Media: Becoming a Networked Arts Nonprofit

This Monday, April 18th, Z Space welcomes a conference from Theatre Bay Area. The conference, "Leveraging Social Media: Becoming a Networked Arts Nonprofit", is a comprehensive training, peer learning, and coaching program designed to help Bay Area nonprofit arts organizations create an effective social media strategy and put it into practice to get results.

Othello 11: Second performance date added!

Z Space and the Cultural Services of the French Consulate have added a second performance of the one-weekend-only deconstruction of Shakespeare's classic Othello! Don't miss this amazing show which features French and American theater all-stars L. Peter Callender*, Astrid Bas,
Manoel Feliciano*, Emilie Gruat, Camille Bertrand, Peter Kybart*, David Mendelsohn*, and Ryan O’Donnell.

April 22 & 23 at 8pm. CLICK HERE for more details about the show and to reserve your seats.

*member, Actor's Equity Association.

Victor Cartagena in the Z Space Gallery

Join us this Friday, from 6:00 to 8:00pm, for the opening of Burro-Cracia & Anatomy of La Mentira: an exhibition from artist Victor Cartagena.

Start your Friday off right-- have a drink at the Z Space bar, and catch some great art.