Nick Offerman

Ignatius J. Reilly

Nick Offerman performed as Ignatius J. Reilly at the Huntington in A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). He received a BFA in theatre from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and then got his start in the Chicago theatre community, where he co-founded the Defiant Theatre, acting in several plays as well as serving as the company’s technical director. He has also worked extensively at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, and Wisdom Bridge, among others.

Jeffrey Hatcher

Adapter

Jeffrey Hatcher adapted the novel A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) at the Huntington and is the author of numerous plays including Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Three Viewings, A Picasso, Scotland Road, Murder by Poe, The Spy, and Neddy. He wrote the book for the Broadway musical Never Gonna Dance, and the adaptations of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Turn of the Screw Off Broadway.

David Esbjornson

Director

David Esbjornson previously directed A Confederacy of Dunces (2015), Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (2014), and All My Sons (2010) at the Huntington. His directing premieres include Driving Miss Daisy (Broadway, London, and Australia), Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? (Broadway) and The Play About the Baby (Off Broadway), Arthur Miller’s The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (Broadway), and Resurrection Blues (Guthrie Theater).

Wayne Barker

Bartender/Pianist; Music Director

Wayne Barker previously appeared in the Huntington's production of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). He received a Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award for Peter and the Starcatcher, his second score for Broadway. His Broadway debut, as both composer and performer, was Dame Edna’s Back with a Vengeance.

Phillip James Brannon

Burma Jones

Phillip James Brannon previously appeared in the Huntington's production of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) as Burma Jones. He has Off Broadway credits that include ToasT (The Public Theater); BootyCandy (Playwrights Horizons); The City of Conversation(Lincoln Center Theater)...

Arnie Burton

Dorian Greene/Mr. Gonzalez

Arnie Burton last appeared at the Huntington in A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) and The 39 Steps (2007) (IRNE Award, Best Supporting Actor). He appeared on Broadway in The 39 Steps, Peter and the Starcatcher,Machinal, A Free Man of Color, and Amadeus. Off Broadway credits include The Temperamentals (Drama Desk Award), The Mystery of Irma Vep (Drama League Award nomination), Tail! Spin!, Lives of the Saints, Mere Mortals, The Last Sunday in June, The Explorers Club, and The Jew of Malta/The Merchant of Venice. His many regional appearances include performances at the American Repertory Theater, The Old Globe, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and Geffen Playhouse. Mr. Burton also appeared at the Royal Shakespeare Company in England in The Merchant of Venice. His film and television credits include The Invention of Lying, Igby Goes Down, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,Game 6, “The Blacklist,” “Blue Bloods,” “Frasier,” “Law & Order,” “Caroline in the City,” “Life on Mars,” “Hope & Faith,” and a recurring role on the upcoming series “Flesh and Bone.”

Stephanie DiMaggio

Lana Lee/Myrna Minkoff

Stephanie DiMaggio previously appeared at the Huntington's productions of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) and All My Sons (2010), both directed by David Esbjornson. She has been seen on Broadway in A Free Man of Color by John Guare, directed by George C. Wolfe, and Off Broadway in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Exile, and 17 Orchard Point.

Lonnie Farmer

Mr. Watson/Mr. Clyde

Lonnie Farmer previously performed at the Huntington in A Confederacy of Dunces and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. His regional credits include Observatory (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre), Balm in Gilead (SpeakEasy Stage Company), A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company), and A Little Princess (Wheelock Family Theatre). Film credits include Black Mass, The Judge, Mystic River, and The Cider House Rules. Television credits include the Showtime series “Brotherhood,” in which he had the recurring role of Rep. Gerald Williams.

Anita Gillette

Irene Reilly

Anita Gillette previously appeared in A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) at the Huntington and has over a dozen Broadway credits including leading roles in Carnival, All American, Kelly, Mr. President, Cabaret, Don’t Drink the Water, Jimmy, Chapter Two (Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play), Brighton Beach Memoirs, and They’re Playing Our Song.

Julie Halston

Miss Trixie

Julie Halston appeared at the Huntington in A Confederacy of Dunces. She also appeared on Broadway this season in You Can’t Take It with You (SEFF Award) and On the Town. Her other Broadway credits include Anything Goes, Gypsy, Hairspray, and Twentieth Century (Outer Critics Award nomination). Her recent credits include The Guardsman (The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) and The Tribute Artist.

David L. Harris

Trombonist

David L. Harris is a trombonist, vocalist, composer, and arranger, and played the trumbone at the Huntington in A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). He has toured internationally, playing in noteworthy concert halls and festivals such as the Apollo Theater; Rose Hall in Lincoln Center; The L’Olympia Music Hall in Paris, France; The Newport Jazz Festival (2015); Cape Town Jazz Festival; Montreal Jazz Festival; The Joy of Jazz Festival; North Sea Jazz Festival; Ascona Jazz Festival; and The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Paul Melendy

Patrolman Mancuso

Paul Melendy was last seen at the Huntington as Patrolman Mancuso in A Confederacy of Dunces (2015), The Man in Ryan Landry’s “M” (2013) and Billy in The Luck of the Irish(2012). Recent regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company/Boston Landmarks Orchestra), Mr. Burns: a post-electric play (New Century Theatre), Richard Nelson’s The Apple Family Plays (Stoneham Theatre/Gloucester Stage)...

Talene Monahon

Darlene

Talene Monahon previously appeared in the Huntington's production of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). She recently appeared as Mae in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Encores! Off-Center) and Jeanie in Permission by Robert Askins and directed by Alex Timbers (Manhattan Class Company).

Ed Peed

Claude Robichaux

Ed Peed previously appeared in A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) at the Huntington. He has appeared in the world premiere of The Lepers of Baile Baiste by Huntington Playwriting Fellow Ronan Noone (The Súgán Theatre Company) and in the US premiere of Brendan Behan’s The Bishop’s Bonfire (Lyric Stage Company).

Steve Rosen

Sergeant/Gus Levy

Steve Rosen recently appeared in the Huntington's production of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). He originated roles in Spamalot, The Farnsworth Invention, and the 2009 revival of Guys and Dolls on Broadway. Off Broadway highlights include Don’t Quit Your Night Job (co-creator, Joe’s Pub), Peter and the Starcatcher (New York Theatre Workshop), CQ/CX (Atlantic Theater Company), and a 2015 Lortel Award nomination for Pretty Filthy (The Civilians).

Lusia Strus

Santa Battaglia

Lusia Strus performed at the Huntington in A Confederacy of Dunces. She has appeared on Broadway in Enron and Elling. She appeared Off Broadway this season in The Undeniable Sound of Right Now (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater/Women’s Project Theater). Regional credits include Travesties and Are You There, McPhee?(McCarter Theatre); Slasher (Humana Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville); Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry IV 1 & 2 and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Chicago Shakespeare Theater);SLAVS! and Go Away, Go Away (Jeff Award for Principal Actress, European Repertory Company); Hysteria, Good People (Jeff Award nomination for Supporting Actress);Ironbound, Our Town, and her commissioned solo show It Ain’t No Fairy Tale(Steppenwolf Theatre Company, LA Weekly Award for Outstanding Solo Performance).

Stacey Yen

George/Mrs. Levy

Stacey Yen recently appeared in the Huntington's production of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). She has New York credits that include the burlesque-farce Eager to Lose (Ars Nova), Enjoy (The Play Company), The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (Under the Radar Festival), Naperville (Slant Theatre Project), D Deb Debbie Deborah (Clubbed Thumb), and Yellowface (The Public Theater).

Riccardo Hernandez

Scenic Design

Riccardo Hernandez previously designed the set for the Huntington's production of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015). He's designed for Broadway in The Gin Game; The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; The People in the Picture; Caroline, or Change (also Royal National Theatre, London); Elaine Stritch at Liberty (also National Tour, The Old Vic Theatre, London); Topdog/Underdog (Royal Court Theatre); Bells Are Ringing; Parade(dir. Hal Prince, Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations); Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk (also national tour, Japan); and The Tempest.

Michael Krass

Costume Design

Michael Krass returns to the Huntington having designed A Doll's House, A Confederacy of Dunces, Awake and Sing!, The Rose Tattoo, The Rivals, A Month in the Country, and Dead End, among many others. His Broadway credits include Tony Award nominations for Noises Off, Machinal, and The Constant Wife; plus The Cherry Orchard; Twelve Angry Men; After the Fall; Hedda Gabler; The Lion in Winter; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Rehearsal (Drama Desk Award nomination); and A View from the Bridge.

Scott Zielinski

Lighting Design

Scott Zielinski previously designed lighting for the Huntington's productions of A Confederacy of Dunces (2015), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), and Ah, Wilderness!(1998). He has created designs for over 300 productions of theatre, dance, and opera throughout the world.

Mark Bennett

Sound Co-Design/Original Music

Mark Bennett has Huntington credits that include Ripcord, A Confederacy of Dunces, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Seagull, Persephone, The Rose Tattoo, and Dead End. His Broadway scores include Macbeth; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Dead Accounts; Driving Miss Daisy; A Steady Rain; The Coast of Utopia (2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play); Henry IV; Golda’s Balcony; and The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?, among others.

Charles Coes

Sound Co-Design

Charles Coes previously designed sound for A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) at the Huntington. He has also designed shows at Yale Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, ArtsEmerson, Wilma Theater, Two River Theater, North Shore Music Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, HERE Arts Center, Ford’s Theatre, and Dallas Theater Center.

Sven Ortel

Projection Design

Sven Ortel designed projections for A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) at the Huntington. He works internationally and nationally creating projections and imagery for theatre, opera, dance, musicals, and beyond. His work has been recognized with a Tony Award nomination for Disney’s Newsies and with a Drama Desk Award nomination for Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Ted Hewlett

Fight Choreographer

Ted Hewlett has created fights for the Huntington’s productions of Tartuffe (2017), Topdog/Underdog (2017), A Doll's House (2017), Bedroom Farce (2016), A Confederacy of Dunces (2015), The Colored Museum (2015), Venus in Fur (2014), Now or Later (2012), Private Lives (2012), Luck of the Irish (2012), God of Carnage (2012), Before I Leave You (2011), Fences (2009), and Brendan (2007) among others.

Kelli Edwards

Movement Coach

Kelli Edwards has served as a movement consultant for A Confederacy of Dunces; Come Back, Little Sheba; The Second Girl; Becoming Cuba; The Cherry Orchard; and choreographed How Shakespeare Won the West for the Huntington. She has choreographed numerous shows at the New Repertory Theatre including The Hot Mikado (IRNE Award for Best Choreography), The Wild Party, Cabaret, Ragtime, and Rent. Other Boston credits include American Repertory Theater, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, and Stoneham Theatre, among others. Ms. Edwards is the co-director of Dances by Isadora Boston and is on the faculty of Milton Academy.

Amelia Broome

Dialect Coach

Amelia Broome is a certified Linklater voice teacher with over twenty years of experience teaching voice, speech, and musical theatre. She has served as dialect coach for the Huntington Theatre Company most recently for A Confederacy of Dunces (2015).

Telsey + Company

Casting

Telsey + Company casted A Confederacy of Dunces (2015) at the Huntington. They have Broadway and touring credits that include Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple, China Doll, Misery, Allegiance, On Your Feet!, Sylvia, Spring Awakening,Hamilton, Something Rotten!, An American in Paris, Finding Neverland, The King and I,Hand to God, Kinky Boots, Wicked, The Bridges of Madison County, If/Then, The Sound of Music, Love Letters, Newsies, Pippin, Motown, and Rock of Ages.

Alaine Alldaffer

Casting

Alaine Alldaffer is also the casting director for Playwrights Horizons, where her credits include Grey Gardens (also for Broadway), Clybourne Park (also for Broadway), and Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama Desk and Obie Awards for Best Ensemble and an Artios Award for casting).

Emily F. McMullen

Production Stage Manager

Emily F. McMullen has stage managed 22 shows for the Huntington over the past 5 years, including Top Girls (2018), Bad Dates (2018), Tartuffe (2018), and Merrily We Roll Along (2017) this season.

Kevin Schlagle

Stage Manager

Kevin Schlagle returns to the Huntington after previously working on Fall (2018), Skeleton Crew(2018), Tartuffe (2017), Merrily We Roll Along (2017), Ripcord (2017),Bedroom Farce (2016),Sunday in the Park with George (2015),Can You Forgive Her? (2016),Milk Like Sugar (2016),AConfederacy of Dunces (2015),after all the terrible things I do (2015),Come Back, Little Sheba (2015),Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2015),Smart People (2014),Venus in Fur (2014),Our Town (2012),God of Carnage (2012),Ruined (2011),and Prelude to a Kiss (2010).

Louisiana State University Press

Louisiana State University Press is a nonprofit book publisher dedicated to producing exceptional scholarly, general interest, and regional books. Founded in 1935, LSU Press’ primary areas of publication include Southern history, Southern literary studies, poetry, roots music, foodways, environmental studies, and works on the Gulf South region. Perhaps most widely recognized as the publisher of John Kennedy Toole’s novel A Confederacy of Dunces, the Press continues to publish original fiction in its Yellow Shoe Fiction series.