紗しゃ幕まく

noun

scrim; gauze curtain

A thin, translucent curtain used in theater and stage productions. When lit from the front it appears opaque; when lit from behind it becomes transparent.

• 舞ぶ台たいの紗しゃ幕まくが上あがると、幻げん想そう的てきな森もりのセットが現あらわれた。

  When the scrim rose, a fantastical forest set appeared on stage.

• 紗しゃ幕まくに後うしろから光ひかりを当あてて、シルエットを浮うかび上あがらせる。

  They light the scrim from behind to make silhouettes appear.