To make a grand set design fit a tight budget, identify the key elements that define the vision. Repurpose materials, look into creative lighting and angles, and work with skilled volunteers or local vendors. Creativity maximizes impact without overspending.

Money for set design is always lacking. The usual strategy is to work with the director and set designer to agree changes. Alternative options include doing a ring production of the play at different locations/ producers/ theaters, with each theater/ producer paying its share of the production and set costs, which are thus reduced for each theater. Using generally reusable materials or reusing the set for another production is also becoming more common in times of budget cuts. Then a theater should plans a basic set for two or more productions that play in one design, to which only minor changes or additions are made for each singular production. These are methods and instruments for a more sustainable set design.