Ghosts of Stagecraft PastPresentFuture
The current Broadway production of A Christmas Carol utilizes different generations of stagecraft to bring this centuries-old tale back to life.
The current Broadway production of A Christmas Carol utilizes different generations of stagecraft to bring this centuries-old tale back to life.
I’ve always loved the word stagecraft.
Revisiting A Christmas Carol on Broadway made me realize a detail I missed regarding its generational stagecraft:
While we’re on the topic of generational stagecraft:
Sometimes, a movie adaptation of a play makes you realize new dimensions to a seemingly straightforward moment of stagecraft in the original production.
Here’s the thing about symbolic stagecraft, and really all artistic symbolism:
Stagecraft is a physical ritual of gesture and word.
Given theater’s common two-act structure, the intermission break provides a natural spot to insert a cliffhanger.
Lyrics can be open to multiple interpretations that change their meaning.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane: my favorite use of stagehands ever??