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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Robert Wilson, an experimental theater stage director, playwright, founder and artistic director of The Watermill Center, died on July 31.
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 31 July 2025
In some ways, stage director Crystal Manich’s production is a curious one.
—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
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Leia Mendoza, Variety, 31 July 2025
In some ways, stage director Crystal Manich’s production is a curious one.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stage director
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The judges on Sunday included McIntosh's widow, Derotha McIntosh; Greg Henderson; Broadway Joe Booker; and Marty Ryall, the director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Then, amid the noise, athletic director Chris McIntosh jolted the fan base by declaring that Fickell would return in 2026 — even as the Badgers sat 2-6 with an offense ranked 134th of 136 nationally.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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