stagecraft
noun
stage·craft
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Definition of stagecraft
: the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques
Examples of stagecraft in a Sentence
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Harlow has the manner and power and the name of a movie star, holding the camera with an elusive presence; stagecraft is secondary. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "“The Queen”: The Documentary That Went Behind the Scenes of a Drag Pageant Years Before “Paris Is Burning”," 26 June 2019 Prince began directing shows in the early 1960s and had mixed luck - a combination of pedestrian material and sometimes-tense relations with veteran actors who liked to test his knowledge of stagecraft. — Nelson Pressley | The Washington Post, oregonlive.com, "Harold Prince, Broadway impresario behind hits such as ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Cabaret,’ dies at 91," 31 July 2019 Still little known in California, lead singer Catalina García commanded Monterey’s main arena with a mix of stagecraft, humor and sensuous vocals, turning a convivial and distracted afternoon audience into a communal celebration. — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, "Gypsy jazz from Colombia? Come hear Monsieur Periné play," 8 July 2019 Like most of the New Labour project, Blair’s declaration of peace in Northern Ireland was more an act of stagecraft than a statement of truth. — K. V. Turley, National Review, "Border Posts and Border Ghosts," 1 July 2019 In fact, all the trickery of stagecraft — lighting, music, clever choreography — miraculously only serves to emphasize the reality of what’s before us. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "'Come From Away:’ Amazing show closes out Broadway season in Orlando | Review," 11 June 2019 As spoiled as viewers are to have Oscar-winners such as Witherspoon, Kidman, and Streep sparring on-camera for our enjoyment, to have Dern too feels like sprinkles on a stagecraft sundae. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "The Family Values of Big Little Lies," 7 June 2019 The two-part production, written by Jack Thorne, was universally praised for its stagecraft. — Michael Paulson, New York Times, "Tonys Magic Likely for Harry Potter and ‘Band’s Visit’," 7 June 2018 As far as stagecraft, most of the money seemed to go toward a set of telescoping light rigs that rose from and descended back into the stage in a busy but not-terribly-exciting show of mechanical choreography. — Jeremy D. Goodwin, BostonGlobe.com, "At Bon Jovi’s Garden party, the song remains the same," 4 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stagecraft.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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