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the stage director spent most of the rehearsal working with the actors to block out the scene
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No stage director was listed in the program, but with singers on a stage extension in front of the orchestra, a few subtle gestures lent striking effects.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Throughout her nine-decade career, Lee won awards as a dancer, actor, teacher, author, stage director, playwright, theater and film consultant and painter.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Directing all five of this year’s plays is Jacole Kitchen, who in addition to being a stage director is also the director of arts engagement and the in-house casting director for La Jolla Playhouse.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The 2½-hour ceremony opened with a whimsical tribute to Italian lyric opera, with the stage director rousing not only the closing ceremony cast, including Achille Lauro, but also long-dormant opera characters tucked away in crates within the amphitheater's tunnels.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Throughout her nine-decade career, Lee won awards as a dancer, actor, teacher, author, stage director, playwright, theater and film consultant and painter.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Directing all five of this year’s plays is Jacole Kitchen, who in addition to being a stage director is also the director of arts engagement and the in-house casting director for La Jolla Playhouse.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The 2½-hour ceremony opened with a whimsical tribute to Italian lyric opera, with the stage director rousing not only the closing ceremony cast, including Achille Lauro, but also long-dormant opera characters tucked away in crates within the amphitheater's tunnels.
—ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20director. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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