Stagecraft

Stagecraft is a technical skill in theatrical, film, and video production. It includes constructing and rigging scenery; hanging and focusing of lighting; fabrication and procurement of costumes; make-up; stage management; audio engineering; and procurement of props. Stagecraft is distinct from the wider umbrella term of scenography. Considered a technical rather than an artistic field, it is primarily the practical implementation of a scenic designer's artistic vision.

Stagecraft may be executed by a single person (often the stage manager of a smaller production) who arranges all scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound. Regional theaters and larger community theaters will generally have a technical director and a complement of designers, each of whom has a direct hand in their respective designs. Within significantly larger productions (for example, a modern Broadway show) staging a show requires the work of carpenters, painters, electricians, stagehands, stitchers, wigmakers, etc..