An adult stagehand in black work clothes waits beside a closed theater door. A narrow red ribbon protrudes beneath it. Start low on the ribbon, tilt slowly to the stagehand noticing it, then remain at waist height as they crouch. They draw only the loose end clear of the doorway and tie it around their wrist. A warm strip of light appears beneath the door as the sound of applause begins on the other side. Finish on the stagehand's small relieved smile, with the door still closed. Keep the corridor dim and the red ribbon continuous. Sound: fabric dragging, a distant stage cue, then muffled applause. No spoken lines, subtitles, or musical score.