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stage manager
noun
: one who supervises the physical aspects of a stage production, assists the director during rehearsals, and is in charge of the stage during a performance
Examples of stage manager in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The Broadway community is mourning the death of Thomas J. Gates, a longtime stage manager who died after being struck by a train in New Jersey.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
And Actors’ Equity, the national union representing actors and stage managers, goes further, with its annual award for Broadway choruses.
—Scott Heller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024
Set, David Zeen; costumes, Toni-Leslie James; hair & wig design, Matthew Armentrout; lights, Jen Schriever; sound design, Jill Bc Du Boff; projection design, Shawn Duan; voice coach, Gigi Buffington; production stage manager, Bryan Bauer.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents about 51,000 actors and stage managers on Broadway and nationwide.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
The company’s stage manager, Scout, is an aspiring Asian American actor who plays Jefferson’s younger daughter, Polly.
—Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The union hopes that the actors and stage managers of other current and future nonunion tours seek Equity’s representation in negotiations with their employers.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
And a number of factors could drive up costs: IATSE, the union representing stagehands, has been organizing Off Broadway crews, and Actors’ Equity Association, representing performers and stage managers, will begin negotiations later this year on a new Off Broadway contract.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Sets, dots; costumes, David Zinn; lights, Isabella Byrd; sound, Mikaal Sulaiman, production stage manager, Rachel Bauer.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1805, in the meaning defined above
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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
stage manager
noun
: a person who is in charge of the stage and the related details of a theatrical production
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