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The Stage Adaptation of “A Confederacy of Dunces” Starring Nick Offerman to Premiere in November

March 2, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

The attempts to adapt John Kennedy Toole’s renowned Confederacy of Dunces from the page to stage and screen on a large scale has always been tenuous. 

However, this latest try as a stage production with Nick Offerman starring as Ignatius J. Reilly seems to be tracking along just fine. It was only read at a workshop last year, but now is headed into full steam into Boston’s Huntington Theatre Company stage as adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.

Look for the run, which we think might sell out quick, later this year in November and December.

Nick Offerman to Play Ignatius J. Reilly in Live Stage Reading of A Confederacy of Dunces

April 4, 2014
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Nick Offerman to Play Ignatius J. Reilly in Live Stage Reading of A Confederacy of Dunces

After almost being made into a film for decades, a big time staged adaptation of John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces might just see the light of day after all. 

Having Nick Offerman play Ignatius in an industry only workshop read definitely helps.

A Stage Production of ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ Intended For Broadway in the Works

March 11, 2014
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A Stage Production of ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ Intended For Broadway in the Works

John Kennedy Toole’s novel A Confederacy of Dunces has been regarded as a humor classic for a long time, so you can imagine that adaptations of it in various forms such as a movie have been considered. 

Now, producers from Shelton Street Theatrical now intend to make a stage production of A Confederacy of Dunces in the not so distant future. We can only hope that it becomes a big hit and makes its way West to LA.

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