Join the Dance with The Prom, the Musical!

It is time to dance with The Prom, the musical!

Our collection of rentable theatrical backdrops for The Prom can help you bring the show to life. It includes pieces like School Hallway, Gymnasium, and many more.

The Story of The Prom

The story begins with four actors down on their luck: Dee Dee Allen, Barry Glickman, Trent Oliver, and Angie Dickinson.

Dee Dee and Barry are set to star in the new Broadway Musical Eleanor!: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story, but as they celebrate opening night, the two find out that the show is getting horrible reviews because they are believed to be too self-involved to understand the characters they play.

Desperate to fix their image, the two team up with Trent and Angie to take on a cause that will show the world just how selfless they are. A quick Twitter search leads them to Emma, a teenager in Indiana whose Prom was canceled because she wanted to bring another girl to the prom with her.

The four actors head to Indiana to help Emma have her prom. Despite the embarrassment that they cause to Emma and her partner, Alyssa, upon arrival, Dee Dee, Barry, Trent, and Angie perform at a halftime show at a monster truck rally to raise awareness about Emma’s situation. While their efforts lead to the school being forced to hold a prom, when Emma arrives at the prom, she discovers that another, secret prom is being held across town, devastating Emma.

Trent takes matters into his own hands to garner support from the town and students. He uses his small-town upbringing to show students how everyone breaks the word of the bible every day, but what they can do is Love Thy Neighbor.

Meanwhile, Emma has a plan of her own to help change the narrative and expand their public outreach. She posts a video of herself singing a song about her identity, her struggles, and her longing for acceptance that goes viral, garnering support from members of the LGBTQ+ community across the country. The nationwide support forces the school to reconsider its decisions about the prom. With a $10,000 donation from Dee Dee, the school can host a more inclusive prom for Emma, Alyssa, and all students.

New York Themed Backdrops

Taking place in New York and small-town Indiana, The Prom shows the stark differences between life for Emma and for the four actors.

Daytime New York Street is a strong opening look for the Broadway side of the musical, especially when the show needs New York energy before the story shifts to Indiana.

This backdrop is a downtown New York street with tall gray and brick-colored buildings, a blue sky, and white clouds, which makes it flexible for a bright city scene before the darker comic fallout begins.

Nighttime Broadway gives the stage the glitz of the theatre district for numbers like “Changing Lives.”

The backdrop features Radio City Music Hall, flashy entertainment spots, bright neon signs, and the lively vibe of Broadway at night. This setting instantly lets the audience know that the actors are from a fancy, self-important showbiz world.

New York Street is another useful option for showing the city before the action moves into Emma’s Indiana high school world.

This backdrop includes a row of buildings, a Coney Island billboard, a city skyline, and the Statue of Liberty in silhouette against a cloudy sunset sky, giving the scene a more grounded New York street feeling than a full Broadway lights backdrop.

Stylized Times Square works well when the production wants New York to feel bold, theatrical, and slightly larger than life.

The backdrop depicts the signage and lights of the iconic New York intersection, with mostly orange signage set against a purple background, creating a bright city look that can help the opening scenes feel energetic and unmistakably urban.

Broadway Bright Lights can help productions lean into the nightlife and entertainment world side of The Prom.

This backdrop brings Broadway to life with a stylized illustration of New York hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues, with neon-style signage in red, orange, yellow, green, and white.

New York Street Montage gives the Broadway opening a colorful, high-energy city look without needing a fully realistic street scene.

This backdrop pays homage to the bright lights of New York City with a stylized view of hotels, nightclubs, restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues.

Small-Town Indiana Backdrops

Then, bring your audience to small-town Indiana with our Small Town Street backdrops that the classic mom-and-pop shop-lined streets of small towns to highlight how new the world the four actors are stepping into is.

Quiet Small Town Street helps the production leave New York behind and enter the more local, everyday world of Indiana.

This backdrop is a small-town downtown under a blue sky, with two-story brick buildings, a clothing boutique, a pool hall, an ice cream shop, street lamps, a fire hydrant, a fence, a trash can, and apartments in the background.

Little Town Street gives directors another option for a small-town setting, especially for scenes that need a public street where the community can gather.

It is a quaint street with businesses like a bank and a movie theatre, plus apartment windows above the shops.

Town Square can work when the production needs a more civic, public-town feeling instead of a storefront street.

It is the center of a quiet town with a spacious intersection and a soldier statue, giving the stage a community-center look for local conflict, public pressure, or town reaction.

Small Town City Street is a strong fit when the production wants Indiana to feel like an active commercial center rather than a quiet residential place.

This backdrop shows the quaint commercial center of a town, with four buildings that include a drug store, an ice cream shop, a billiard hall, and a boutique, which makes it useful for public scenes.

Home Town Street can make Indiana feel nostalgic, familiar, and comfortingly local before the emotional tension of the story begins to build.

It features a colorful street with a pool hall, a clothing store, an ice cream shop with striped awnings, small apartments above the stores, and a blue sky with fluffy clouds, giving the stage a warmer hometown look.

School Themed Backdrops

What’s a high school prom without the school to host it in? Our School Hallway and Library backdrops bring James Madison High School to your stage for numbers like “Just Breathe” and “You Happened”.

High School Exterior is useful for establishing the school before moving inside to the hallways, classrooms, or the gym.

This backdrop is a brick school building with concrete front stairs, glass windows with green shades, a large SCHOOL sign, trees, an American flag, and a green field with a goal post in the background.

School Hallway brings the production directly into student territory.

The backdrop is an empty school hallway lined with black, green, and yellow lockers on both sides and at the end, with blue closed doors that make it feel like class is in session.

Classroom can support school-day scenes that need a more focused academic setting.

It is a typical schoolroom with a teacher’s desk, open windows, school buildings and trees outside, a blackboard with “homework due,” a clock, a school bell, and fluorescent lights.

Library is a good choice for quieter school moments, private conversations, or scenes that need James Madison High School to feel bigger than one hallway.

The Library backdrop is an old, elegant library with extensive bookcases, a red-carpeted stairway, a window with trees and blue sky outside, portraits on the walls, and lamps hanging from the tall ceiling.

Cafeteria can help stage student pressure, social separation, and school community dynamics.

It has a long lunch table at center stage, round lunch tables to the side, heat lamps in the background, large windows on stage left, and a view toward the school grounds.

Locker Room gives the show another school interior with a more athletic, behind-the-scenes feeling.

It has open and closed lockers, wooden benches, a trash can, gym bags, towels, and bright fluorescent lights. These features can make it easy for a production to switch up its school settings while keeping that student vibe.

Retro Backdrops

To bring your whole audience into the prom with the characters, try a classic prom backdrop to make the whole stage your dance floor! There are so many prom themes to choose from like the Black Star Applique backdrop, the 60’s Retro Flowers backdrop, or even an Art Deco backdrop!

Black Star Applique is a clean prom-night option when the stage needs sparkle without a fully literal school gym.

It is silver and gold lame stars appliqued on black muslin, with stars of multiple sizes and different colors standing out against the dark background.

60’s Retro Flowers gives the final dance a brighter, more playful visual direction.

This backdrop is a statement piece with flowers of different sizes and colors on a yellow background, including magenta, yellow, pink, and green tones.

Art Deco can make the prom feel more formal, polished, and elegant.

This backdrop is a black-based design with bold gold geometric lines, a central emblem-like configuration, and repeated symmetrical patterns inspired by the visual arts movement of the early 20th century.

Fan Art Deco is another prom-friendly option when the production wants a black-tie mood.

It is a classic black-and-white fan pattern and specifically notes that the design is suitable for a prom or wedding.

Pink Star Applique can work if a production wants the prom to feel brighter, sweeter, or more pop-driven.

It is a versatile backdrop with stars of multiple sizes on a bright pink background, with each star standing out in a different color.

Red Star Applique gives the stage a louder, bolder dance-recital or end-of-year-program look.

It is a bright red muslin backdrop with stars of multiple sizes and different colors, suitable for dance recitals and end-of-year programs.

Any of these stunning rentable backdrops, paired with lights and sets, or even on their own, will make the audience feel like they are back at their own high school prom as the characters make their way to getting their happy ending.

We have all the backdrops you need to bring The Prom to your stage available for rent. Let’s get started today!