set piece
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The set piece is a daring, madcap, Wes Anderson-esque romp through San Francisco all the way to the Metro Designers factory in China, where worker conditions are grim and hazardous.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
A pretty evil and extraordinary set piece showing what the Sahara allows an act that really wants to use it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
In Verdi’s hands the waltz is no mere set piece articulating place and time, but a throughline central to the realism at the heart of the work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The annual set piece before a joint session of Congress in early March of that year offered him an opportunity—a requirement, really—to show that he was capable of doing the job for another four years.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Bucci turns a bolt on one of the casters—the wheels on which the main set piece turns—and it snaps.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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