Sub-disciplines
- For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of stagecraft.
Stagecraft comprises many disciplines, typically divided into a number of main disciplines:
- Lighting: Lighting design, which involves the process of determining the angle, size, intensity, shape, and color of light for a given scene. Hanging, focusing, procurement and maintenance of lighting and special effects equipment, aspects of show control
- Make-up/Wigs: The application of makeup and wigs to accentuate an actor's features.
- Mechanics: Design, engineering and operation of Flown scenery or flying of performers and mechanised scenic elements and special effects.
- Production, comprising stage management, production management, show control, house management and company management
- Scenery, which includes set construction, scenic painting, theater drapes and stage curtains, and special effects.
- Sound design, which can include musical underscoring, vocal and instrument mixing as well as theatrical sound effects.
- Theatrical property, or props, which includes furnishings, set dressings, and all items large and small which cannot be classified as scenery, electrics or wardrobe. Some crossover may apply. Props handled by actors are known as hand props, and props which are kept in an actor's costume are known as personal props.
- Wardrobe: costume design, construction, procurement and maintenance.
- Video (or Projection) is a relatively recent field of stagecraft which is gaining recognition. As well as being a discipline in itself, its role may also be taken on by the Lighting or Scenery disciplines.
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