A lesson from sitcoms

 The Honeymooners spends huge amounts of time in one set. The actors make it work by verbal storytelling. There's a whole world we can only take their word about, but it works, and with nothing but words and a few cheap furniture pieces. This is the secret of effective theater. You don't need to spend huge amounts of money on special effects and set building if you have actors who can weave a good yarn with just their mouths.