Nut ball? Nutball!*We nut ball them when not in use.
This is pretty much the set-up we have, with the tab tracks hung from the catwalks to either side of the stage. Wish we didn't need them, but the legs would have to be insanely close together to block sightlines to the wings without them.We have a dead-hung traveller track running US/DS on both sides with three sections of curtains that cover the whole length when fully extended. We also have a couple of black full-stage travellers that can be used as legs when open, but we have a full height grid so those can fly out when not in use. The legs by themselves don't fully mask the wings, so adding the tabs helps a lot with that. They can also just be used by themselves to make the stage a little bigger or just provide a different look. In that arrangement we leave a gap between the tabs and the proscenium for one entrance on each side.
If the design of the building allowed for the legs to do a better job of masking, then our tabs would be optional--but still appreciated for the extra versatility. I wouldn't mind being able to fly them out for storage, but just being on a traveller is good enough to get them mostly out of the way when not in use.
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