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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The showcase, directed by Alvarez and led by students, offers an opportunity for students to collaborate across disciplines, with choreographers, sound designers, stage managers, dancers and lighting designers working together to bring the show to life.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Each flight is carefully coordinated with music, sets and lighting cues and run by stage managers using computers.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The design team includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Tom Broecker (costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), Mikaal Sulaiman (sound design and original music), Robert Pickens (hair and wig design), Richard Hodge (production stage manager) and Jim Carnahan (casting director).
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 May 2026
The theater actors and stage managers union, Actors' Equity Association, forbids its members from performing in non-Equity productions.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Each flight is carefully coordinated with music, sets and lighting cues and run by stage managers using computers.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The design team includes Scott Pask (scenic design), Tom Broecker (costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), Mikaal Sulaiman (sound design and original music), Robert Pickens (hair and wig design), Richard Hodge (production stage manager) and Jim Carnahan (casting director).
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 May 2026
The theater actors and stage managers union, Actors' Equity Association, forbids its members from performing in non-Equity productions.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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