The Adding Machine

The Adding Machine
Company
Leroy Street Theatre
Playwright
Elmer Rice
Runtime
85 minutes

Elmer Rice’s 1923 The Adding Machine gets a bold, electrifying revival in this new adaptation by director Alice Fox Lundy and dramaturg Guillermo Verdecchia. This expressionist classic blends satire, and razor-sharp social commentary to expose the absurdity of our dehumanizing, mechanized world.

Mr. Zero is a nobody—just another cog in the corporate machine. But when he’s fired and replaced by an adding machine, his world unravels into a surreal, existential nightmare. How much is a life really worth in a system that only values efficiency?

This show will leave you laughing, questioning, and maybe just a little unnerved.

Credits

Director
Alice Fox Lundy
Dramaturg
Guillermo Vedecchia
Cast
Tim Walker, Jen McEwen, Dani Zimmer, Jamar Adams-Thompson, and Breanna Dillion
Lighting Designer
Chin Palipane
Sound Designer
Juliano Cueva-Fox
Producer
Melissa Wright, Anne van Leeuwen, and Marvin Araneta
Designers
Ana Rojas Sanchez

Performances

  Date Time
2nd July 9:00pm  
3rd July 9:00pm  
4th July 9:00pm  
6th July 9:00pm  
7th July 9:00pm  
8th July 9:00pm  
9th July 9:00pm  
10th July 9:00pm  
11th July 9:00pm  
13th July 9:00pm  

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Venue

14 : Puppy Sphere, The Burroughes Building

The Burroughs Building, 3rd Floor
639 Queen St W
Toronto
Ontario
M5V 2B7

Access

Level of Physical Access
Accessible

Covid-19 policy

Masks
Not required

Facilities

Air Conditioned
Yes
Washrooms
Yes
Outdoors
No

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More about the show and company

Founded in 2013, Leroy Street Theatre’s (LST) mission is to produce quality work that has the ability to profoundly affect audiences. A core component of LST’s mandate is ensuring that the artistic teams are comprised at least 50% female/non-binary, POC and queer artists. It is run by Anne van Leeuwen, Alice Lundy, and Melissa Wright.

Content advice

Not recommended for persons under 14 years of age Graphic violence Abrupt cues Fog machine Smoking Strobe lights

Discussions of suicide.

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