stage set

noun

Definition of stage set

: scenery and properties designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play

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Visitors will also find parades, a dozen stages set up for concerts and family-friendly activities, and 50 food and drinks stands serving up international and Helvetic cuisine (including cold cuts, sausages, and cheeses) across town. Elizabeth Preske, Smithsonian, "This Wine Festival in Switzerland Only Happens Once a Generation—and It’s Taking Place Right Now," 19 July 2019 Obsession The Cape Dance Festival is back for its seventh season performing on an amphitheater stage set against the backdrop of the Outer Cape dunes. Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, "Dance in the dunes," 11 July 2019 The stage set-up was rather simple — a circular runway; a four-piece band performing in the shadows; a back wall and two orbs that served as video screens for CG neighborhoods, solar systems and the like. Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ariana Grande performs at the peak of her powers at packed Fiserv Forum show in Milwaukee," 7 Dec. 2018 The fest is completely integrated into Trinidad’s preserved downtown, where streets are blocked off and stages set up. Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Know, "The six best Colorado art festivals you’re not going to," 28 June 2019 During the postgame celebration, Vandy players invited Teddy and Susan Everett to join them on the stage set up behind home plate. Eric Olson, Houston Chronicle, "Vanderbilt wins 2nd College World Series," 26 June 2019 Belanger's objects resonate like fetishes, and her spaces like stage sets in the theater of the unconscious. Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "The hairbrush made of fingers and other scenes from the mind of Genesis Belanger," 8 June 2019 There will be three entertainment stages set up in the park. Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "What you need to know about Indy Pride Parade and Festival," 6 June 2019 French illustrator Monsieur Z created step-and-repeats and stage sets of playful Riviera scenes: think sunshine yellow chairs at the Monte Carlo Beach Club, and a rosy-hued rendering of the Prince's Palace. Elise Taylor, Vogue, "When Royalty Mingled With an Italian Elvis: Inside Bal de la Rose, Monaco’s Most Glamorous Night," 4 Apr. 2019

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First Known Use of stage set

1861, in the meaning defined above

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