In the final scene of the play, Mr. Zero learns, to his consternation, that reincarnation is nothing but a series of repetitions. Life is reproduced almost like a series of carbon copies, with ...

For anyone who studied the Theater of the Absurd back in college when the Theater of the Absurd was still being studied, you probably didn’t have Elmer L. Rice’s play “The Adding Machine” on your ...

In “The Adding Machine: A Cyborg Morality Play,” pencil-pushing protagonist Mr. Zero — played in turns by everyone in the cast — endures layers of indignity, losing his job to a machine and getting ...

When tech companies began announcing advanced artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, there was widespread enthusiasm. AI was going to make mundane jobs more efficient; it was going to reshape ...

This spring, The Hypocrites are bringing the award-winning, Off-Broadway musical hit ADDING MACHINE: A Musical back to Chicago where it first premiered. Directed by Geoff Button, with music direction ...

It’s a good time for Elmer Rice’s “The Adding Machine," which can only mean that it’s once again a bad time for workers. I couldn’t recall when I last saw the 1923 expressionist drama about an ...

Sometimes, the most believable portrayals of "misogynistic" men are performed by women. That seems to be the case for Off-Broadway's The Adding Machine, at least according to costume designer ...

When tech companies began announcing advanced artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, there was widespread enthusiasm. AI was going to make mundane jobs more efficient; it was going to reshape ...