stagehand; backstage crew
Refers to a person who works behind the scenes in a theater, handling sets, props, lighting, or other stage operations.
He works as a stagehand in the theater company.
The stagehands quickly cleared away the large props.
Standard kanji spelling for a stagehand or backstage crew member.
Common variant without the okurigana り; both spellings are widely used.
Compound of 舞台 (butai, 'stage') and 係り (kakari, 'person in charge'). The reading ぶたいがかり reflects rendaku voicing of かかり to がかり.