stagecraft
noun
stage·craft
ˈstāj-ˌkraft 
: the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques
Examples of stagecraft in a Sentence
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McAnuff, directing his own show once again, three decades after the original, displays his finest moment of stagecraft here: the projection design (by Peter Nigrini) shows us the inside of a bomber bay, and a line of paratroopers deploys by dropping, one by one, through the floor.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
All the sort of stagecraft and blocks and green lights and stuff.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Klimt’s mysticism is a kind of busy stagecraft, all confetti cannons and angels dangling from ropes.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Lines were learned, songs perfected, stagecraft honed.
—Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
The show was structured around a couple of Oliva’s costume changes and the occasional bit of stagecraft where an element of the stage would lift her up or lower her down below.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Baron’s production, which this year was remounted by resident director José Carrasquillo, leans into the tale’s gothic trappings with elaborate stagecraft and spooky sound design.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
These days, Walsh and Ballard are both building the musical stagecraft portion of their ever-expanding skill sets.
—Will Hodge, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
Eastern Mexico University focused more on the basics — marching and musical performance — while Dobyns-Bennett High School in Tennessee also showed impressive stagecraft and dramatic lighting.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
All the sort of stagecraft and blocks and green lights and stuff.
—Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Klimt’s mysticism is a kind of busy stagecraft, all confetti cannons and angels dangling from ropes.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
Lines were learned, songs perfected, stagecraft honed.
—Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
The show was structured around a couple of Oliva’s costume changes and the occasional bit of stagecraft where an element of the stage would lift her up or lower her down below.
—Eric Fuller, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Baron’s production, which this year was remounted by resident director José Carrasquillo, leans into the tale’s gothic trappings with elaborate stagecraft and spooky sound design.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
These days, Walsh and Ballard are both building the musical stagecraft portion of their ever-expanding skill sets.
—Will Hodge, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
Eastern Mexico University focused more on the basics — marching and musical performance — while Dobyns-Bennett High School in Tennessee also showed impressive stagecraft and dramatic lighting.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Stagecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecraft. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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