Testing 1-2-3: Faulted

a reading series of new work by foolsFURY

A new play written by foolsFURY Associate Member, Angela Santillo, about a clairvoyant who can detect the next California earthquake. Four of the characters are fault lines…or are they Greek gods? An ode to Los Angeles, California, and the power of mystery.

foolsFURY is excited to announce their spring reading series exploring new work (and an updated version of a classic).  They're calling it "Testing 1-2-3" and hope you're able to join thems for one or all of these pieces. Sliding scale suggested donation at the door OR reserve tickets

Rough Cuts

Rough Cuts is a series of work-in-progress documentary screenings that are produced at a variety of locations throughout San Francisco. For each evening, they screen one rough cut of a feature-length documentary and then moderate a conversation about the film.

This installment at Z Space features, Diamond in the Dunes, directed by Christopher Rufo. China’s Xinjiang Province is a region harshly divided between the Uyghur Muslim minority and the ruling Han Chinese. For decades, Uyghur and Chinese have lived in racial segregation — until the arrival of baseball.

Singin’ and Pingin’ IV: Berlin Style Ping-Pong

You've demanded it for nearly a year now! This month, SINGIN' & PINGIN' makes a triumphant return to its original venue, Z Space, the grand performing arts theater in the heart of the northeastern Mission! DJ PURPLE has gained notoriety and momentum since last we appeared here, so the DANCE KARAOKE show will be even tighter and more awesome than ever. And there will be MULTIPLE TABLES for maximum BERLIN-STYLE PING PONG ACTION! Full bar and lots of dance floor! And because we love one-upping ourselves, this time around we’re forklifting in an INDOOR SNOWBOARDING MACHINE courtesy of Adventurous Sports. Seriously.

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Lady Rizo

Z Space is proud to welcome the incomparable Lady Rizo to our stage. The 'Cabaret Superstar' (New York Magazine), comedienne and chanteuse revives the genre by creating vintage arrangements & theatrical explorations of pop songs from every decade. 

"Mark my words: This woman is about to take over the entire world"
—Neil Simpson, Huffington Post (UK)

Variety Show Death Match II: Pope Ceasar’s Revenge

Presented by PianoFight

After an oversold first iteration at Z Below, PianoFight moves upstairs to the 243-seat Z Space to present its largest-ever, one-night-only event where an all new line-up of performers of sketch, stand up, poetry, music, dance and wrestling will compete in the most creatively supportive arena possible, Variety Show Death Match II: Pope Caesar’s Revenge. Artists will contend for the adoration of audience members and the mercy of Pope Caesar the Brutal, under whose unflinching eye their creative and mortal fates will be decided.

The Fresh Meat Festival

12th Annual Festival of Transgender and Queer Performance

Outrageously popular, artistically outstanding and always delicious! The FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL is the nation’s premiere transgender and queer performance festival. Award-winning trailblazers and national LGBT art-stars perform in three programs of modern dance, live music, comedy, taiko, bomba, theater and much more. All shows are followed by Fresh Meat’s famous in-house after-parties with DJ Miz Rowdy, our popular photo booth, drinks and dancing!

Litquake

Z Space is proud to be one of the venues hosting the this year's Litquake, San Francisco's annual literary festival. Litquake was founded by Bay Area writers in order to put on a week-long literary spectacle for book lovers, complete with cutting-edge panels, unique cross-media events, and hundreds of readings. Since its founding in 1999, the festival has presented more than 3,650 author appearances for an audience of over 83,500 in its lively and inclusive celebration of San Francisco's thriving contemporary literary scene. Litquake seeks to foster interest in literature, perpetuate a sense of literary community, and provide a vibrant forum for Bay Area writing as a complement to the city's music, film, and cultural festivals.

444 Days

Presented by Golden Thread

A tangled web of love, betrayal and espionage.
Can anything survive decades of secrecy, broken promises, and political intrigue? Laleh, an Iranian revolutionary, and Henry, a diplomatic attaché, meet for the first time in 25 years as Laleh’s daughter lies in a coma. The last time they spoke was when she held him hostage for 444 days at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran along with 52 other Americans. International espionage and family secrets mesh in unexpected ways in this world premiere play by Golden Thread’s award-winning artistic director.

Urge for Going

Presented by Golden Thread

Sometimes the only way to live is to leave.
What do you do when the only way to live is to leave? Jamila, a studious 17-year-old Palestinian girl growing up in a Lebanese refugee camp, feverishly prepares for the university exam that is her only way out of the impoverished world she calls home. Winner of the 2012 Whiting Writers’ Prize and Middle East America honorable mention, Mansour offers a feast of personalities and juicy dialogue in this searing and funny family story.