Scenery
Marathi performance at Bharata Natyam Theatre in Pune. Note painted drop, front of house electric and plastic lawn chairs. (Photo by R. Dunham)  

View of stageright wing at Bharata Natyam Theatre. (Photo by R. Dunham)

 

Scabbed batten used to hang a scrim panel being hung at a load-in at the Shivaja Mandir Theatre. (Photo by R. Dunham)

 

Stock scenery of the Shivaja Mandir Theatre stored upstage as crew members hang a scrim on a makeshift batten. (Photo by R. Dunham)

 

Scenic sketch and rendering for a contemporary production. (Photo by F. Richmond)

 

Scenic model for a contemporary production. (Photo by F. Richmond)

 
A typical box set in a Mumbai theatre. (Photo by F. Richmond)  
Set for Theatre Group's Hamlet. Produced in Mumbai. (Photo by Madhu Gadakari)  
Set for a modern Sanskrit play in Mumbai. Note the elaborate painted scenery and historical costumes. (Photo by F. Richmond)  
Painted wing and drop set for one of Manohar's National Theatre productions in Chennai (Madras). Note the lighting positions and microphones. (Photo by F. Richmond)  
Characters in front of a painted drop in a south Indian production. (Photo by F. Richmond)  
Scene from the famous Sanskrit play Shakuntala performed in Chennai (Madras). Note the painted drop and profile of a deer, as well as actual tree branches in the background. (Photo by F. Richmond)