stage manager

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Recent Examples of stage manager He’s found an even better brilliant thing recently, however, suggested by a stage manager. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 Her production team includes stage manager Sara Dailey, production manager Coco Sein and assistant director Adelina Rocha. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026 The creative team for the revival includes Mike Harrison (scenic decor and properties), Emily Schmit (lighting design), Christopher Darbassie (sound design), Kate Wilson (dialect coach), Stephen Sposito (associate director), and Eloia Peterson (production stage manager). Greg Evans, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026 The Jennifer Hudson Show (which was just renewed for a fourth season after rumors of being on the brink), for instance, has WGA writers who pen segments, IATSE crewmembers who operate the cameras and a DGA stage manager who oversees rehearsals and tapings. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stage manager
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Justin Jain, a ceramic artist, actor and producer, was inspired by activism but also the energy, joy, community and creativity of the LGBTQ+ activists who came before him.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The difference will always be that none of those producers had the first act Peter Asher did — being a pop star who emerged from the same magic ecosphere as the Beatles.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Self-taught, Dillon spent his 20s living with the Los Angeles gallery impresario Patrick Painter, who introduced him to artists like Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • White is the latest impresario to profit enormously from the fascination that human beings have always had with watching other human beings fight.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage%20manager. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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