stagecraft

noun

stage·​craft ˈstāj-ˌkraft 

: the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques

Examples of stagecraft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The styling and stagecraft matched a typical fashion-week launch, but nothing in the lineup required producing new inventory. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

To depict the robotic lives of its citizens, Currie and team employ clever stagecraft involving puppets (designed by Saskia Bakker) and rhythmic, repetitive dialogue. — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

The lowest-earning fields are fine and studio arts at $43,863, followed by dance, arts, entertainment and media management, music, and drama/theatre arts and stagecraft. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Strnad wanted to subvert that arrangement and instead encircle the entire audience in a ring of stagecraft. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stagecraft

• allograft
• autograft
• autographed
• countershaft
• handicraft
• homograft
• hovercraft
• lithographed
• overdraft
• photographed
• rotorcraft
• telegraphed