The Adding Machine (2025)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Elmer Rice
Director: Alice Lundy
Venue
The Burroughes Building – Puppy Sphere
Run
July 2nd, 2025 – July 13th, 2025
Synopsis
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. (fringetoronto.com)
Cast
| Tim Walker | Mr. Zero |
| Jennifer McEwen | Mrs. Zero / The Boss / Joe |
| Dani Zimmer | Daisy / The Youth |
| Jamar Adams-Thompson | QWERTY / Police / The Guide |
| Breanna Dillon | Lieutenant Charles / The Fixer / The Tall Lady |
Creative Team
| Elmer Rice | Playwright |
| Alice Lundy | Director |
| Alice Lundy | Adapter |
| Guillermo Verdecchia | Dramaturge |
| Chin Palipane | Lighting Designer |
| Juliano Cueva-Fox | Sound Designer |
Production
| Chin Palipane | Stage Manager |
| Ana Rojas Sanchez | Graphic Designer |
| Melissa Wright | Producer |
| Anne van Leeuwen | Producer |
| Marvin Araneta | Producer |
