processional staging

Processional staging refers to a theatrical convention where performances move through different locations, often utilizing wagons or floats called "carros" or "pageant wagons." This method was particularly popular in Spain and parts of England and the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. The audience typically remained stationary while these mobile stages were brought to them, allowing for a series of scenes to unfold. Elaborate effects, such as realistic settings for biblical stories like Noah's Ark or Jonah and the Whale, were common. This contrasts with stationary settings where the audience might move between different scenic "mansions."12