Fiasco Theater and Actors Theatre of Louisville present
Fiasco Theater’s
The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
created in collaboration with The Saunders Collective
directed by Ben Steinfeld
part of the Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series
March 4 – 15, 2026
Actors Theatre of Louisville welcomes back New York-based company Fiasco Theater as they combine their joyful, actor-driven approach to Shakespeare with the ingenuity of The Saunders Collective—a family of multi-talented performers, singers, composers and producers.
Featuring original music, this collaboration breathes magical new life into the classic madcap farce about two pairs of identical twins, separated in a shipwreck, whose day roaming the same city leads to mistaken identities, cascading misadventures, and gloriously silly comic confusion.
Actors Theatre of Louisville and Fiasco Theater present
Fiasco Theater’s The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
created in collaboration with The Saunders Collective
directed by Ben Steinfeld
music and lyrics by Heath Saunders
March 4 – 15, 2026
presented by Actors Theatre of Louisville and Fiasco Theater; created in collaboration with The Saunders Collective
Actors Theatre of Louisville welcomes back the New York-based Fiasco Theater for a joyful, actor-driven approach to Shakespeare’s classic madcap farce. This production combines Fiasco’s ensemble storytelling with the ingenuity of The Saunders Collective—a family of multi-talented performers, singers, and composers. Featuring live original music that underscores the action while preserving the structure and language of the original text, this collaboration breathes magical new life into the story of two pairs of identical twins separated in a shipwreck. Their day roaming the same city leads to mistaken identities and gloriously silly comic confusion, made all the more authentic by the casting of real-life identical twins.
Featuring
Trent Saunders, Heath Saunders, Claire Saunders, Alanna Saunders, Kelly Letourneau, Jihan Lee Haddad, David Bertoldi, Pearl Rhein, David Corlew, Brittany Campbell, Sean Peter Forte, Sam Quiggins
Artistic Team
Ben Steinfeld, Director
Heath Saunders, Composer/Lyricist
Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson, Assistant Director
Sean Peter Forte, Music Director
Madison Lane, Stage Manager
Roe Manzo, Assistant Stage Manager
Daryl Embry, Scenic Design
Ali Caruso, Costume Design
Tye Hunt Fitzgerald, Sound Design
Kevin Gawley, Lighting Designer
Gianna Alcala, Assistant Lighting Designer
Alyssa Charlesworth, Assistant Lighting Designer
Production Team
Paul Werner, Production & Operations
Alexia Hall, Technical Director
Dani Clifford, Lighting Supervisor
Paul Doyle, Sound Supervisor
Jake Allen Miller, Sound Engineer
McKenzie Dering, Sound Technician
Ashley Hall, Assistant Stage Manager
Jessica Hughes, Lighting Programmer & Operator
Philip Allgeier, Video Supervisor
Anna Jenny, Costume and Wardrobe Supervisor
Jesse Crull, Dresser
Azariah Taylor, Stage Crew
Clay Chapman, Scenic Carpenter
Dena Gnadinger, Scenic Carpenter
Katelin Ashcraft, Properties Supervisor
The list above includes the core creative team, but is not comprehensive. We are grateful and lucky to have worked with everyone who made Fiasco Theater’s The Comedy of Errors possible, from the teams backstage and front of house to design associates and interns, and all of you, our community and audience members.
All performers in this production include members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Photos by T.A. Yero and Actors Theatre of Louisville
