stage director

noun

Examples of stage director in a Sentence

the stage director spent most of the rehearsal working with the actors to block out the scene
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Connors also stars in Crazy Love, the debut feature by stage director Kevin Treacy and cinematographer Jason Byrne. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025 Joining them at the read-throughs have been the playwright, Reza herself, in from Paris, and the veteran stage director Scott Ellis, recently known for his Broadway revival of Doubt. Adrienne Miller, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2025 Robert Wilson, an experimental theater stage director, playwright, founder and artistic director of The Watermill Center, died on July 31. Leia Mendoza, Variety, 31 July 2025 But under the tutelage of stage director Doug Clemons, a gifted comic actor himself, Taylor and Ryan commit to the entertaining personas that Wang has written. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for stage director

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stage director was in 1782

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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20director. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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