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stagecraft

[stayj-kraft, -krahft] / ˈsteɪdʒˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /


NOUN
melodramatics
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There was some interesting stagecraft where they were read sequentially from the chamber but handed out in the pressroom together.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

Performance and illusion are recurring themes: A woman is sawed in half in a depiction of classic stagecraft; elsewhere a juggler manipulates ovoids that each contain an everyday vignette.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Renowned for its star-studded line-ups and spectacular stagecraft, Tomorrowland's home edition in Belgium's Boom is a bucket list item for many hardcore ravers.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

And as Canadian Caper showed, sometimes spycraft requires stagecraft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025

“It would be a fine bit of stagecraft if I’m ever called upon to play my own grandfather,” he joked.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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