stagecraft

noun — 2 senses

stagecraft

noun

Etymology From stage + -craft.

1

Usually The skills of the theater.

  • To be a professional actor you need to learn stagecraft.
  • For all the costume changes and the stagecraft – the gig starts with a camera crew following Murphy backstage – these are not the show’s most memorable takeaways. It’s the music2021 September 25, Kitty Empire, “Róisín Murphy review – a triumphant dancefloor workout”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
2

Usually A specific skill of the theater.

  • Lighting is a very technical stagecraft.

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