Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
July 19th – July 24th, 2011
Adding Machine: A Musical is an unusual, dark and thought-provoking piece of theatre composed by Joshua Schmidt, with libretto by Joshua Schmidt and Jason Loewith. The musical is based on the 1923 play The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice, about an “unlikely anti-hero for the working man.” After 25 years of service to his company, Mr. Zero is unceremoniously fired and replaced with a machine. Angry, Zero kills his boss, is executed, and travels to the Elysian Fields, where he gets one more chance at love with his secretary Daisy. Ultimately, Mr. Zero must determine if his destiny is as a man or merely a cog in the machine.
Adding Machine was first produced in 2007 and made its off-Broadway debut in 2008. It was a critical success in New York where it won the 2008 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical (one of the six categories it was nominated in). Pipedream’s production will be the Canadian premiere of the work, with April Green directing and Kerry O’Donovan as musical director.
Tuesday July19th, 8 pm (preview)
Wednesday July 20th, 8 pm (opening night gala)
Thursday July 21st, 8 pm
Friday July 22nd, 8 pm
Saturday July 23rd, 2pm and 8pm
Sunday July 24th, 1pm
Tickets: $35 (evening), $25 (matinee / preview), $25 (student / senior, all performances)
ADDING MACHINE IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY:
Granville Island Cultural Society
Pacey’s Pianos
Nancy & Matt Holland
RIck & Mary Weidel
Katie & Pacey Pearlman
Tracy Defoe
