The Adding Machine
- Company
- Leroy Street Theatre
- Playwright
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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
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.