stage manager

noun

|Updated on: 6 Jun 2018

Definition of stage manager

: 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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Recent Examples of stage manager from the Web

The host asked a stage manager to adjust her microphone.

— james sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "WGBH’s ‘Basic Black’ celebrates a big anniversary," 24 Apr. 2018
Actors’ Equity Association, the union of performers and stage managers, allowed its members to work on the project for free.

— matthew j. palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando joins in 'Natural Shocks,' a national theater event on gun violence," 19 Apr. 2018
Others involved with the production are Lisa Friedrichs (musical director), Clifford Harrison (lighting and sound design), Mariah Salvadori (assistant student director), Kiley Velasquez (stage manager) and Ryan Connolly (costume assistant).

— elizabeth marie himchak, Pomerado News, "'Mary Poppins' opens at Rancho Bernardo High next week," 18 Apr. 2018
Cynthia Gerber is just right as the fragile-nerved stage manager Poppy.

— pam kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fleet-footed 'Noises Off' shines in its fluidity, laughs," 15 Apr. 2018
Cosby's lawyers say Baker-Kinney, who works as a stage manager on pro sports broadcasts in the San Francisco area, took the drug willingly.

— CBS News, "Bill Cosby retrial: 3 accusers confront comedian, one calls him a "serial rapist"," 11 Apr. 2018
The majority of those surveyed were stage managers and technicians.

— carrie blackmore smith, Cincinnati.com, "New study: Concussions are a problem in a surprising field," 6 Apr. 2018
Jim Merk will direct alongside stage manager Paula Loague.

— cathy janek, Aurora Beacon-News, "Aurora church to stage performances of 'The Last Supper'," 22 Mar. 2018
There are stage managers, composers, casting directors, all kinds of people.

— charles passy, WSJ, "‘Broadway Baby Mamas’ Give Voice to Working Moms in Theater," 12 Mar. 2018

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