stagecraft

noun

stage·​craft ˈstāj-ˌkraft How to pronounce stagecraft (audio)
: the effective management of theatrical devices or techniques

Examples of stagecraft in a Sentence

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Strnad wanted to subvert that arrangement and instead encircle the entire audience in a ring of stagecraft. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 There’s no politics without stagecraft, and the photographs reveal the backstage labor that allows the show to go on. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 Other presidents have used stagecraft to project their worldviews. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Which is to say that for all of Jelly’s superior storytelling and stagecraft, Post demonstrated something else entirely during the show’s closing moments. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stagecraft

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stagecraft was in 1882

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“Stagecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagecraft. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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