Skill in writing or staging plays

• Cast get far developing theatrical skills
• Theater crew's area of expertise
• Get cast excited about airmen in theatrical skill

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also stage-craft , 1848, from stage (n.) + craft (n.).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The skills of the theater. 2 (context countable English) A specific skill of the theater.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stagecraft is the technical aspect of theatrical, film, and video production. It includes constructing and rigging scenery, hanging and focusing of lighting, design and procurement of costumes, makeup, procurement of props , stage management, and recording ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. skill in writing or staging plays

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "Figaro" combines great singing with fine stagecraft . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Ellen said he was a political lightweight whose stagecraft was better than his statecraft. ▪ That this is also a marriage of insightful stagecraft ...