The first production of a double-bill with Goyescas, Pagliacci introduced the audience into the world of the ghosts of the theatre, and their telling of this tragic story of love and uncontrolled passion. Peter Harrison’s stage design recreated the back stage environment of the theatre, with doors and windows magically opening to reveal the world of the play. Linking the stark stylistic approach to Goyescas, Director David Edwards and I incorporated bold color choices and lighting angles to express the theatricality of the story. We returned to stark realism for the final play within a play with an atmosphere of a realistic kitchen with a single practical light bulb--all to intensify the contrast of reality and theatre.