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
In some ways, stage director Crystal Manich’s production is a curious one.
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
But under the tutelage of stage director Doug Clemons, a gifted comic actor himself, Taylor and Ryan commit to the entertaining personas that Wang has written.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Emerson Haven, a 26-year-old stage director and student based in New York City, occasionally drinks in social settings, but often opts for a sober night out for health reasons.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
But under the tutelage of stage director Doug Clemons, a gifted comic actor himself, Taylor and Ryan commit to the entertaining personas that Wang has written.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Emerson Haven, a 26-year-old stage director and student based in New York City, occasionally drinks in social settings, but often opts for a sober night out for health reasons.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage director
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Before Springsteen took the microphone, writer/director Scott Cooper shared a story about how his family lost their home in the Palisades Fire in California earlier this year.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, but the external power supply was not restored.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage%20director. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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