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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Other musicians, stage directors, choreographers and dancers may be invited in.
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
In 1992, stage director and producer Scott Ross, his older brother, Sam, and his father, Ray, boldly established the only brick-and-mortar theater in all of Gwinnett County.
—Danielle Charbonneau, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
After the Nazis confiscated the celebrated Austrian stage director Max Reinhardt’s theatres in Germany, Reinhardt came to Hollywood and directed this masterpiece for Warner Brothers.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 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
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Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
In 1992, stage director and producer Scott Ross, his older brother, Sam, and his father, Ray, boldly established the only brick-and-mortar theater in all of Gwinnett County.
—Danielle Charbonneau, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
After the Nazis confiscated the celebrated Austrian stage director Max Reinhardt’s theatres in Germany, Reinhardt came to Hollywood and directed this masterpiece for Warner Brothers.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 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
See All Example Sentences for stage director
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage director
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Robust vaccine schedule Erica Pan, California’s top public health officer and director of the state Department of Public Health, said the West Coast Health Alliance is defending science by recommending a more robust vaccine schedule than the federal government.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering.—
Andrew Martin,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage%20director. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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