stagecraft
Stagecraft is the magical contraption that uses wood, fabric, and the merciless sacrifice of budgets to make fiction look real. Behind the scenes, deadlines and a director’s whims tighten the noose around the stage designer’s neck. The spectacular scenery dissolves into darkness at the climax, returning to a pile of scrap amid thunderous applause. Audiences revel in the illusion and conveniently forget the blood and sweat it conceals.