stagecraft en · 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.
Meanings
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(uncountable, 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 music
2021 September 25, Kitty Empire, “Róisín Murphy review – a triumphant dancefloor workout”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
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(countable, usually) A specific skill of the theater.
Lighting is a very technical stagecraft.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stagecrafts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
de Bühnenkunst (skills of the theater) · hu színpadi mesterség (specific skill of the theater) · hu színpadtechnika (specific skill of the theater) · de schauspielerisches Können (skills of the theater) · hu színpadi gyakorlat (skills of the theater) · de schauspielerisches Handwerk (skills of the theater)