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The Adding Machine ()

Produced by

Leroy Street Theatre

Presented by

The Toronto Fringe Festival

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