stagecraft

[steyj-kraft, -krahft]

noun

1. skill in or the art of writing, adapting, or staging staging plays.

stagecraft

/ ˈsteɪdʒˌkrɑːft /

noun

1. skill in or the art of writing or staging plays

Word History and Origins

Origin of stagecraft¹

First recorded in 1880–85; stage + craft

Example Sentences

But perhaps the most consequential gesture of his appearance came when Mamdani, whose mother is a celebrated filmmaker, showed off his command of stagecraft.

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They might not have achieved that goal - Coldplay have already set themselves a ridiculously high bar - but this was stadium stagecraft at its absolute finest.

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But what has changed — and what feels distinctly more insidious — is the migration of this corporate stagecraft into the very institutions entrusted with our care and education.

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But she’s now honed her stagecraft to be on par with any pop royalty.

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There were moments of Travis Scott’s Saturday night closing set that were some of the most astounding pieces of stagecraft we saw at Coachella.

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Related Words

• comedy 
• farce 
• melodrama 
• play 
• production 
• scene 
• show 
• theater 
• tragedy