stage·craft (st?j?kr?ft?)n. Skill in the techniques and devices of the theater.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.stagecraft (?ste?d??kr??ft) n (Theatre) skill in or the art of writing or staging playsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014stage?craft (?ste?d??kræft, -?kr?ft) n. skill in or the art of writing, adapting, or staging plays. [1880?85] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.stagecraftthe art or skill of producing or staging plays.See also: Drama-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.