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The show must go on, but how?<\/i><\/strong><\/h5>\n

For Canio and his traveling troupe, painted smiles and colorful costumes belie infidelity and betrayal. The fa\u00e7ade is shattered when a hidden affair is revealed and a lighthearted night at the theater gives way to jealousy, suspicion, and ultimately violence. As the line between performance and reality blurs and the drama onstage begins to mirror the turmoil offstage, Pagliacci begs the question\u2014does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Estimated Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes with 1 intermission<\/span><\/p>\n

Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Full plot synopsis is available\u00a0<\/span>HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Content Warnings\/Age Recommendations<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

Act I of this production includes a representation of an attempted\u202fsexual assault. Act II includes a representation of the murder of two characters by gun shots, witnessed by children,\u202fas well as talk of suicide.\u00a0Recommended for ages 14 and older with parent\/guardian discretion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Themes<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n
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  • This show is about a performance company with serious tension happening behind the scenes. Choices are made between maintaining the appearance of\u00a0getting along, or being open about those\u00a0tensions (as well as publicly acting upon them).\u00a0This story is a rather extreme example\u00a0of this dynamic, but in real life we often make decisions about what we\u00a0present in\u00a0public vs what we\u00a0feel\u00a0in\u00a0private.\u00a0If you had\u00a0an issue with someone, when might you decide to make\u00a0the\u00a0issue public? When might you handle it privately? And what factors would influence your decision?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Director Brenna Corner writes, \u201cOur staging is set in the 1970s within a dusty warehouse\u2014a graveyard for forgotten memories. Forty years after the tragedy, an aged Tonio returns to the troupe\u2019s abandoned crates. Driven by guilt, he uncovers the old props, and the story comes to life before him.\u201d Why do you think they chose to place it in a more recent time period? And why do you think they chose to present the story as a memory? How might an event feel different when we look back on it later in life?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Accessibility<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

      Many performance venues offer accessibility accommodations such as wheelchair seating, assistive listening, sensory ear plugs, ASL interpretation, open captioning, or audio description, among other options. These accommodations are specific to each event, and may not be available everywhere. When registering with us, please let us know what accommodations you need and we will follow up with you!<\/span><\/p>\n

      Transportation<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n

      If you do not have access to a ride, call Project Success and we can provide transportation for you. Please let us know if you need a ride when you make your reservation. We will need at least 2 days\u2019 notice to set up transportation.<\/span><\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"pagliacci","image":{"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pagliacci.jpg","id":34944,"extension":"jpg","width":768,"height":591,"filesize":68129,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":300,"height":231,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":17440,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pagliacci-300x231.jpg"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":7552,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pagliacci-150x150.jpg"},"trp-custom-language-flag":{"width":16,"height":12,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":366,"url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pagliacci-16x12.jpg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-05-09 19:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"09","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-05-09 19:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"09","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-05-10 00:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"10","hour":"00","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-05-10 00:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"05","day":"10","hour":"00","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Chicago","timezone_abbr":"CDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":true,"featured":true,"categories":[{"name":"Arts","slug":"arts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":493,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":306,"filter":"raw","id":493,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/493","collection":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[{"name":"Theater Experience","slug":"theater-experience","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":504,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":275,"filter":"raw","id":504,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags\/504","collection":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/tags"}}],"venue":{"id":29866,"author":"32","status":"publish","date":"2024-10-16 13:31:35","date_utc":"2024-10-16 18:31:35","modified":"2024-11-20 16:43:47","modified_utc":"2024-11-20 22:43:47","url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/venue\/ordway-center-for-the-performing-arts\/","venue":"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","slug":"ordway-center-for-the-performing-arts","address":"345 Washington St","city":"St Paul","province":"Minnesota","state":"MN","zip":"55102","stateprovince":"MN","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Ordway Center for the Performing Arts","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/venue\/ordway-center-for-the-performing-arts\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"345 Washington St","addressLocality":"St Paul","addressRegion":"MN","postalCode":"55102"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"global_id":"www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn?id=29866","global_id_lineage":["www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn?id=29866"]},"organizer":[{"id":30305,"author":"32","status":"publish","date":"2024-11-18 17:02:51","date_utc":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","modified":"2024-11-18 17:02:51","modified_utc":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","url":"https:\/\/www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn\/organizer\/the-ordway\/","organizer":"The Ordway","slug":"the-ordway","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"The Ordway","description":"","url":"","telephone":"","email":"","sameAs":""},"global_id":"www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn?id=30305","global_id_lineage":["www.projectsuccess.org\/hmn?id=30305"]}],"custom_fields":{"_ecp_custom_12":{"label":"Grades","value":"High School"},"_ecp_custom_14":{"label":"Schools","value":"Camden High School|Edison High School|FAIR School for Arts|Harrison High School|Heritage STEM Academy|Longfellow Alternative High School|Loring Nicollet Alternative School|Menlo Park Academy|MERC Alternative High School|Metro Education Services|Minneapolis Academy and Career Center (MACC)|MPS Online High School|Nawayee Center School|North High School|PCYC Arts School|River Bend Educational Center|Ronald McDonald House|Roosevelt High School|South High School|Southwest High School|Stadium View|Takoda Prep\/American Indian OIC|Transition Plus|VOA High School|Washburn High School|Wellstone International High School"}},"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Pagliacci","description":"<p>The show must go on, but how? 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