ABOUT THE SHOW ROOM
The ZACC Show Room is located in the heart of downtown Missoula in the beautiful, historic Studebaker Building, and can house a maximum of 150 seated and 350 standing. Adjacent to the Show Room is the Blackfoot Gallery & Lounge, which can be booked in addition to the theatre for events requiring extra, separate space.
The name of our event center harkens back to the building's original use as an automobile garage and showroom. The Studebaker Building is listed on the National Historic Registry, and served a growing automobile industry from the 1920s through the 1950s, when its owner Louis Nybo sold and repaired Studebakers here — the then vehicle of choice for Missoula's police force.
SHOW ROOM AMENITIES
Our event center boasts 150 chairs, 20 rectangular 72" banquet tables, twelve 30" round wooden-top cocktail tables (which adjust in height), an adjustable theatre lighting system, a state-of-the-art sound system, backdrop and blackout curtains, a 5,000-lumen projector and 9' by 16' mechanical screen, a removable stage, a backstage area with access to the kitchen and upstairs bathrooms, with public access bathrooms and an interactive play space just outside the entrance. The Show Room holds a beer, wine, and cider non-profit service license, and events in the Show Room serving alcohol are catered to by trained and certified ZACC bartenders.
The Show Room is available to rent for private events, for use by non-profits, and for festival events requiring passes.
Performances in the Show Room are exclusively booked by the ZACC. To inquire about booking a show in the ZACC Show Room, please go to Book a Show.
The ZACC does not stock linens. If your event requires tablecloths or other linens we recommend renting from Missoula Textile Services.
The ZACC's kitchen is not commercial, and foods served to the public must be prepared offsite (though our kitchen is perfect for discreet food service prep/set-up and for keeping foods hot or cold). For great local catering, we recommend Biga Pizza, Masala, Bravo! Catering, and Burns St. Bistro.
If you have questions, please email Gallery and Venue Director Mikyla Veis, at mikyla@zootownarts.org.
Below are some examples of room layout, but they are by no means exhaustive. We work with you to arrange the space in the way best suited to your event.
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THRUST
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THEATER IN THE ROUND
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CENTER DANCE FLOOR
The Social Hour Comedy
Doors at 7:30 / Comedy starts at 8 / $7 / Beer & Wine for those 21+
Deece Casillas grew up in Los Angeles, CA, and began his comedy career over ten years ago doing sketch, improv, and comedy writing. Eventually making his way into stand-up comedy, Deece now lives in Spokane, WA, and you can find him performing as a regular at The Spokane Comedy Club, Tacoma Comedy Club, Jokers Comedy Club, and more. He produces shows across the Northwest as one of the heads of SpoKomedy, is co-host/producer of the Drink N' Debate comedy competition, host/producer of the monthly Comedy Wars show, and host/producer of The Social Hour After Dark, a live late night talk show at The Spokane Comedy Club, as well as his weekly podcast, The Social Hour, which was launched in July of 2014. Over his career he's worked with comedy greats such as Whitney Cummings, Mike Epps, Dan Cummins, Chad Daniels, Kyle Kinane, Kevin Smith, Jamie Kennedy, and more. Recently he was voted 2018’s Inland NW’s Best Comic.
Phillip Kopczynski wrote this and it's probably good practice for the day he'll be in court, defending himself and talking in the third person.
Born and raised in the mountains of eastern Washington, Phillip Kopczynski started comedy at age 11 doing pratfalls to make his Down Syndrome sister laugh. Now he's a reluctant nice guy and father who just wants to occasionally play in the wilderness and regularly make city-dwellers laugh. Phillip worked in corporate America for 10 years before beginning his comedy career, which wound him right back in the corporate world where he has performed for Red Lion Hotels, Godfathers Franchise groups, Altria, IPH, Bunzl, Pacific Steel, and many other companies in US and Canada.
Phillip placed second at the 2018 Seattle International Comedy Competition, and has performed in bars, clubs, winery’s, theaters from Vancouver BC to Orlando, Florida. Venue owners have deemed him funny enough to work with many famous and a lot of not-so-famous people.
He has been seen in commercials and a documentary series Meet the Makers.
He is the author of the novel Freedom Weed, a sketch comedy collection Comedy with Friends, and a comedy album called Hillbilly Glamorous.
