Answer: backdrop

AnswerCrossword Clue
BACKDROPScrim, perhaps
BACKDROPTheatrical painting.
BACKDROPPiece of stage scenery.
BACKDROPPiece of scenery
BACKDROPScenery hung at the rear
BACKDROPStage curtain
BACKDROPStage curtain, e.g.
backdropThe setting or background for a scene, event, or situation
backdropA painted cloth hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery
backdropto create a background for a stage