Our first main stage production will be Elmer Rice’s The Adding Machine. Written in 1923, this groundbreaking play, with its themes of American Business and quiet lives of desperation, is not only considered to be the first piece of expressionistic theater in the United States, but is also a surprisingly up-to-the-minute attack on the dehumanizing effect technology has on modern society. This serio-comic masterpiece follows the exploits of Mr. Zero, a hard working, psuedo-Everyman as he toils through his rather inconsequential existence only to discover that after years of soul-rending dedication to his job, he'll soon be replaced by a machine. Mr. Zero does not take this news lightly and his choices will soon send him on a path discovering the true nature of his existence. “The Adding Machine” will be directed by John Langs (who you may know from his previous Seattle productions of “King Lear” & “Romeo and Juliet” at Seattle Shakes, “Louis Slotin Sonata” at Empty Space, and, most recently “Crumbs Are Also Bread” written by NCTC founding member Stephanie Timm at Washington Ensemble Theatre) and will feature the acting talents of company members Amy Thone, Paul Morgan Stetler, Jennifer Lee Taylor Darragh Kennan, and MJ Sieber as well as a number of selected guest artists. “The Adding Machine” will play November 13th through December 13th, 2008 in ACT Theatre’s Falls Theatre Space in the historic Kreielsheimer building in downtown Seattle. For further information and tickets, click here.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adding_MachineAmy%20Thone.htmlPaul%20Morgan%20Stetler.htmlJennifer%20Lee%20Taylor.htmlDarragh%20Kennan.htmlMJ%20Sieber.htmlhttps://www.acttheatre.org/TicketsPlays/Play.aspx?prod=1610shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6
The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice