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 Set, David Zeen; costumes, Toni-Leslie James; hair & wig design, Matthew Armentrout; lights, Jen Schriever; sound design, Jill Bc Du Boff; projection design, Shawn Duan; voice coach, Gigi Buffington; production stage manager, Bryan Bauer. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents about 51,000 actors and stage managers on Broadway and nationwide. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024 The company’s stage manager, Scout, is an aspiring Asian American actor who plays Jefferson’s younger daughter, Polly. Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 The union hopes that the actors and stage managers of other current and future nonunion tours seek Equity’s representation in negotiations with their employers. Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023 And a number of factors could drive up costs: IATSE, the union representing stagehands, has been organizing Off Broadway crews, and Actors’ Equity Association, representing performers and stage managers, will begin negotiations later this year on a new Off Broadway contract. Michael Paulson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Sets, dots; costumes, David Zinn; lights, Isabella Byrd; sound, Mikaal Sulaiman, production stage manager, Rachel Bauer. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024 Props design, Amy Kellett; intimacy and fight direction, Jenny Male; dialect coach, Jenna Berk; production stage manager, Jenna Keefer. Missy Frederick, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024 Fortunately for them, the Bachelor franchise's stage manager and resident bouncer Big Paulie was not on hand to escort them off the premises. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2024

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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 4 May. 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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