stagecraft
Drama production skills
Stagecraft is the art and technique of theatrical production—the practical skills involved in mounting a play or performance.
This includes set design, lighting, sound, costumes, and the mechanics of scene changes.
The term extends to any skilled management of presentation: a politician known for stagecraft, The CEO's stagecraft kept investors calm during the crisis.
Creating theatrical environments
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- backdropRear stage scenery
scenery · makeup · sound-design · rigging · cyclorama · scrim · flats · wings
Overseeing a production
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- scriptWritten words for performance
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
audition · ensemble · casting · cue · run-through · promptbook · read-through · notes
Temporarily holding position
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- emotingExpressing theatrically
- timingArt of choosing moments
blocking · monologue · dialogue · improvisation · characterization · diction · gesture · movement
One who portrays characters
- directorOne who leads
- dramaturgTheater's textual specialist
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- prompterOne who feeds lines
Elaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
set-piece · pyrotechnics · flying · reveal · blackout · spotlight · grandeur
Skillful manual deception
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
- transformationThorough change in form
set-design
Creating theatrical environments
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- propsTheater accessories or praise
backdrop · scenery · makeup · sound-design · rigging · cyclorama · scrim · flats · wings · masking
directing
Overseeing a production
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- scriptWritten words for performance
playwright · audition · ensemble · casting · cue · run-through · promptbook · read-through · notes · timing
acting
Temporarily holding position
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- emotingExpressing theatrically
timing · blocking · monologue · dialogue · improvisation · characterization · diction · gesture · movement · physicality
actor
One who portrays characters
- directorOne who leads
- dramaturgTheater's textual specialist
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
prompter · choreographer · wardrobe · producer · playwright
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
panorama · set-piece · pyrotechnics · flying · reveal · blackout · spotlight · grandeur
sleight-of-hand
Skillful manual deception
- trapdoorHinged floor panel
- disappearanceAct of going missing
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
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Creating motion pictures
cinematography · screencraft · television production · radio drama · studio production
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Authoring theatrical scripts
scriptwriting · dramaturgy · dialogue writing · screenwriting · dramatic literature
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