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The Comedy of Errors

Fiasco Theater and Actors Theatre of Louisville
present Fiasco Theater's

by William Shakespeare

created by Fiasco Theater
in collaboration with The Saunders Collective

directed by Ben Steinfeld
music and lyrics by Heath Saunders

November 13-16, 2025 | Houghton Hall

part of the Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series

We're excited to be holding a public presentation of our new production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, created in collaboration with The Saunders Collective. As part of our Without A Net initiative, this event is a crucial step in developing the show for its upcoming premiere.

This joyful, actor-driven take on the classic madcap farce features original music and a whole lot of glorious comic confusion. We invite you to join us at Houghton Hall's Astaire Ballroom from November 13th to 16th to experience the creative process as we shape this new production, which will eventually be presented at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Meet the Cast

  • Jessie Austrian

  • David Bertoldi

  • Paul L. Coffey

  • Jihan Haddad

  • Kelly Letourneau

  • Alanna Saunders

  • Claire Saunders

  • Heath Saunders

  • Trent Saunders

  • Emily Young

Creative Team

Ben Steinfeld
Director

Heath Saunders
Composer/Lyricist

Madison Lane, Production Stage Manager
Roe Manzo, Assistant Stage Manager
Simone Allen, Music Director/Pianist
Ashley Thaxton-Stevenson, Assistant Director
Daryl Embry, Production Designer 
Ali Caruso, Costume Designer
Elsa Marrian, Wardrobe
Aryana Piros, Design Assistant
Molly Litvin, Production Manager/TD
Gabriel Neumann, Production Assistant
Calley Luman, House Manager
Michela Murray, Box Office Associate
Breene Halaby, Captions Operator

Photos: Toby Tenenbaum

Fiasco Theater and Actors Theatre of Louisville
present a Without a Net Production of Fiasco Theater's

The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare

created by Fiasco Theater
in collaboration with The Saunders Collective

directed by Ben Steinfeld
music and lyrics by Heath Saunders

part of the Bingham Signature Shakespeare Series

Location: Houghton Hall | Astaire Ballroom (map)

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WHAT IS WITHOUT A NET?

This initiative values process over product, placing attention on the text, the actors, and their relationship with the audience. Our goal is to give ourselves what we need (chiefly, prop and costume elements and a live audience) in order to learn what it is like to do this show; to learn what we’re making by making it. The short rehearsal period challenges the creators to make big, bold choices, while also allowing Fiasco to consider possibilities for a full production. We invite the audience into the process earlier than usual in order to help us learn how the show is landing creatively, and to give theatergoers the opportunity to see a staged production in its most essential form—as actors leap into the act of creation “without a net.”