The Adding Machine

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film_production_company
gptkb:film
stage productions
various theater companies
radio plays
the author's experiences
gptkbp:author gptkb:Elmer_Rice
gptkbp:character_development Daisy's aspirations
Mr. Mc Teague's role
Mr. Zero's transformation
Mrs. Zero's struggles
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:American_theater
gptkbp:depicts the life of a calculator operator
gptkbp:died_in various decades
gptkbp:discusses impact of automation
gptkbp:examines the role of technology in society
gptkbp:explores alienation in modern society
gptkbp:famous_for satirical take on technology
gptkbp:features symbolic characters
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:first_performance 1923
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Expressionism
gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:has multiple adaptations
gptkbp:has_influence_on theater movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Adding Machine
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Expressionism
gptkbp:influenced later works of theater
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:hospital
gptkb:Futurism
gptkb:Artist
gptkb:Monarch
in American drama
gptkbp:inspired academic studies
musical adaptations
gptkbp:is_available_in published script
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkbp:is_considered a classic of American theater
a significant work in American literature
a precursor to modernist theater
gptkbp:is_discussed_in theater history books
gptkbp:is_explored_in literary analyses
gptkbp:is_influential_in the field of drama
gptkbp:is_noted_for its innovative structure
gptkbp:is_part_of American theater canon
the American avant-garde movement
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:organization
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by theater critics
gptkbp:is_studied_in theater courses
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Mr._Zero
gptkbp:music_style minimalism
monologues
nonlinear narrative
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Daisy_Devore
gptkb:Mr._Mc_Teague
Mrs. Zero
gptkbp:notable_for its critique of capitalism
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am a machine."
" I am not a man, I am a machine."
" Numbers are all that matter."
" What is life without numbers?"
" I have become obsolete."
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:performance expressionism
naturalism
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:theater_festivals
multiple languages
high schools
internationally
professional theater companies
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:The_Provincetown_Playhouse
gptkbp:published_by 1923
gptkbp:reunion frequent
gptkbp:set_in an office environment
gptkbp:setting gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:style absurdist
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:computer
automation
numbers
gptkbp:theme dehumanization
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:technology
alienation
gptkbp:uses absurdist elements
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Elmer_Rice
gptkbp:written_in three acts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkb:the_Provincetown_Players
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4