A narrow set, with a backdrop showing the brick wall of a backstage corridor. There is an open ironwork (spiral) stair tower at stageleft slightly masking the playing area. The Stage Doorman's booth occupies that same position stageright-both support the catwalk above. A duplicate flight of stairs continues up from the top of the Doorman's booth. The stairs give access to several tiers of dressing rooms. At each tier level an ironwork catwalk [trestles, like a fire escape) stretches across the stage and forms a, hand railed, bridge off which the dressing room doors open. Just left of center, at stage level, is the double door to stageright of the theatre presenting The Taming of the Shrew. On the next level are the doors to Lilli's and Fred's dressing rooms. The upper level(s) shows three dressing room doors, for Lois, Bill and some ensemble players. On the d&/Onstage edge of the catwalk(s), and clamped to them for security, there are three pipe batten supports rising from the first catwalk level up into the flies. The dressing room doors are practical, players enter and exit through them, but we never see into the rooms. There are also unseen dressing rooms offstage left, at stage level. At stageright is the Stage Doorman's (sentry) booth, with his chair and a sign-in clipboard. Mounted on the outside of the stageleft wall of the Doorman's booth, there is a coin-operated telephone. The backstage fire hose is fixed to the wall near the stageleft stairs. --ar 16:9