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

Examples of stage manager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Actors’ Equity, the union for actors and stage managers, also stepped in, saying that a partial dimming should not be an option. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 Actors’ Equity, in addition to representing actors and stage managers on Broadway, represents character actors and the parade departments at Disneyland. Bychris Morris, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024 Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing theater actors, stage manager and other workers in live entertainment, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States and Governor Tim Walz as her vice president. Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024 Levin was named Unicorn’s artistic director in 1983 after coming to the theater as an actor, director, stage manager and sound designer in 1979, when it was called Theatre Workshop. Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage manager 

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Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stage manager was in 1805

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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

stage manager

noun
: a person who is in charge of the stage and the related details of a theatrical production

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