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stagecraft

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English stage Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft English stagecraft From stage + -craft.

  1. 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 music”

  2. A specific skill of the theater.

    “Lighting is a very technical stagecraft.”