as in director
a person who supervises the production of a stage show
the stage director spent most of the rehearsal working with the actors to block out the scene
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Recent Examples of stage director
Noel, now an in-demand stage director, is appointed founding director of the Globe.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Collaboration has been at the heart of (La)Horde and their next act is with the sculptor and stage director Théo Mercier.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Connors also stars in Crazy Love, the debut feature by stage director Kevin Treacy and cinematographer Jason Byrne.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Robinson, who began his professional career as a Kentucky Opera Studio Artist, is an accomplished singer, stage director, and arts executive and brings a new, creative vision, operational expertise, and a deep commitment to opera to the Kentucky Opera.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Feb. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Collaboration has been at the heart of (La)Horde and their next act is with the sculptor and stage director Théo Mercier.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Connors also stars in Crazy Love, the debut feature by stage director Kevin Treacy and cinematographer Jason Byrne.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Robinson, who began his professional career as a Kentucky Opera Studio Artist, is an accomplished singer, stage director, and arts executive and brings a new, creative vision, operational expertise, and a deep commitment to opera to the Kentucky Opera.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage director
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Sheffield Wednesday were deducted a total of 18 points by the EFL for financial regulation breaches in the first half of the season, after filing for administration, with their former owner Dejphon Chansiri prohibited from being an owner or director of any EFL club for a period of three years.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Davis was the inaugural executive director of the Mayor’s Office to Combat Antisemitism under Mayor Eric Adams.—
Moshe Davis,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage%20director. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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