stage manager
noun
: one who supervises the physical aspects of a stage production, assists the director during rehearsals, and is in charge of the stage during a performance
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Aniya Taylor plays Vic, who is both the theater’s stage manager and playing the minor role of the maid Kathleen in the play-within-the-play.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
The group will be made up of professionals from across the guild including directors, assistant directors, unit production managers, associate directors, and stage managers.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Rounding out the cast is Jacqueline B. Arnold as play producer Anita; Nicholas Matos as her assistant Scott; Bella Coppola as assistant choreographer Chloe; Megan Kane as stage manager Holly; and Casey Garvin as Bombshell's Joe DiMaggio, Charlie.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 May 2025
But Gersten — whose family includes a modern dancer mother, a Broadway stage manager father and Public Theater founder uncle — was determined to humanize their experience.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
The group will be made up of professionals from across the guild including directors, assistant directors, unit production managers, associate directors, and stage managers.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025
Rounding out the cast is Jacqueline B. Arnold as play producer Anita; Nicholas Matos as her assistant Scott; Bella Coppola as assistant choreographer Chloe; Megan Kane as stage manager Holly; and Casey Garvin as Bombshell's Joe DiMaggio, Charlie.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 16 May 2025
But Gersten — whose family includes a modern dancer mother, a Broadway stage manager father and Public Theater founder uncle — was determined to humanize their experience.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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