Z Space: Word for Word and Z Space present Absolutely Science Fiction!
Word for Word and Z Space present
Absolutely Science Fiction!
Stories By Ray Bradbury & Kurt Vonnegut
Directed by Delia MacDougall +
June 24 – July 19, 2026
in Z Below
Two visions of tomorrow where convenience turns catastrophic.
In Ray Bradbury’s prophetic “The Veldt,” a family lives inside a fully automated “Happylife Home,” where machines anticipate their every need. But when their children become consumed by a virtual reality nursery projecting an African veldt, the boundaries between imagination and danger begin to dissolve. Together, these razor-sharp classics explore technology, parenting, entitlement, and the terrifying consequences of convenience.
In Kurt Vonnegut’s wildly irreverent “The Big Space F*ck,” civilization collapses in spectacular fashion. Humanity’s solution: launch a rocket packed with freeze-dried sperm toward the Andromeda Galaxy in one last attempt at survival. Meanwhile, an ordinary couple is stunned when their daughter sues them for the way they raised her, forcing a reckoning far closer to home.
Schedule
Previews: Wed 6/24 and Thur 6/25, 7pm | Fri 6/26, 8pm
Opening Night: Sat 6/27, 8pm
Run of Show: 6/28 – 7/19 | Wed & Thurs, 7pm | Fri & Sat, 8pm | Sun 2pm
(no show on Sat 7/4, extra matinee Sat 7/11, 2pm)
Running time approximately 1 hour 15 minutes with an intermission. Recommended for ages 13+
Performed with permission of Ray Bradbury Literary Works LLC. THE VELDT was originally published as “The World the Children Made” in the Saturday Evening Post © 1950 by the Curtis Publishing Company, renewed 1977 by Ray Bradbury.
“The Big Space Fuck” by Kurt Vonnegut. Copyright © 1972 by Kurt Vonnegut, used by permission of The Wylie Agency LLC.