Tastebreakers Music Festival 2022

Local and regional acts

June 24, 2022 to June 25, 2022

Friday 5:30pm-9pm & Saturday 2pm-9pm

Lobby, Main Stage Theater, Studio Theater

TasteBreakers music festival is a daylong festival featuring exceptionally talented local and regional music acts from The Z’s annual TasteBreakers concert series.

The Word

AN OPEN MIC FOR POETS, STORYTELLERS AND FABULISTS

November 18, 2021

Thursday at 7:30pm

Studio Theater

The Word welcomes diverse voices and fans of poetry, spoken word, and all forms of creative writing.

No Exit

Presented by CORE Theatre Ensemble

November 12, 2021 to November 14, 2021

Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm; Sunday at 5:30pm

Studio Theater

Two women and one man are locked up together for eternity. The windows are bricked up, there are no mirrors, the electric lights can never be turned off, and there is no exit.

Vocal Jazz Summit

Jazz Festival

April 08, 2022 to April 10, 2022

Friday through Sunday

Main Stage Theater, Studio Theater

Leading jazz vocalist Alexis Cole and the team at jazzvoice.com lead the festival events, with workshops and masterclasses scheduled alongside non-stop performances. Multiple Grammy®-winner Kurt Elling headlines the festival with a special performance on April 8th.

VB Comedy Fest

STAND UP, IMPROV, AND SKETCH COMEDY

November 04, 2021 to November 06, 2021

Thursday through Saturday

Main Stage Theater, Studio Theater

This November 4th-6th, join us at The Z for three kinds of comedy: Stand Up, Improv, and Sketch. We’ll feature the best local comedy acts alongside some of our favorite national talent, and throw in workshops and networking events for good measure.

Beware of the Bears

Presented by Atumpan Dance Theatre

April 16, 2022

CANCELLED

Studio Theater

Spring has sprung and hibernation is done.  Now it's time for bears everywhere to wake up and eat!  Go on a hunting trip with Bre'r Bear and see how he gets tricked out of all of his food by Bre'r Rabbit, that sneaky little hare.