stage manager

noun

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as in stage director

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Recent Examples of stage manager Keeping the show on track and coordinating the actors, crew, light cues, sound cues and other elements is stage manager Pax Haertjens, a 16-year-old junior. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 The theater actors and stage managers union, Actors' Equity Association, forbids its members from performing in non-Equity productions. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026 As stage manager, Yen serves as the leader of our production team, overseeing backstage operations, coordinating technical elements, and ensuring that each production runs smoothly. — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 According to stage manager reports from 1971, John Belushi was continually docked pay for being late to his performance call time. — Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stage manager
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  1. stage director
  2. producer
  3. impresario
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  • Starring Stephen Fung, Chrissie Chau, Myolie Wu, and Angela Yuen, the film follows a celebrated stage director whose grip on the boundary between theater and reality begins to dissolve during the casting of a new production.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2026
  • But rather, the nose behind the bestselling scents from Amouage, Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolina Herrera started his studies backstage — literally — and his university training as a stage director has become central to his ethos as a perfumer.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Definition of stage director
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  • Symoné, who is reprising her role as Galleria, will also serve as an executive producer alongside Debra Martin Chase, according to Disney.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • In an industry where even the most seemingly solid groups and duos break up (eh hem, The Neptunes…), producers feud, and creative partnerships often collapse under ego, Jam and Lewis have never publicly imploded.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of producer
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  • Dolly will be directed by the legendary theater impresario Bartlett Sher, who has been nominated nine times at the Tony Awards for Best Direction, winning in 2008 for helming the Broadway revival of South Pacific.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Restaurant impresarios Chris Corbin and Jeremy King made their name with this place; a grand all-day brasserie, next door to the Ritz.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
Definition of impresario

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