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
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My attentive chaperone — Beau Lettieri, the assistant stage manager — had to keep me moving to stay out of the way.
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George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The Jewish Plays Project was initially awarded $20,000 from the NEA, which, in addition to other grants and donations, covers things like artist fees and pay for actors, directors and stage managers, for people working on several plays across the country.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
My guide—a former Guns N’ Roses stage manager—showed me the scuzzy-looking apartment near Whiskey A Go Go where Axl Rose lived, back in the band’s early days.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Aimee hired a stage manager, Thomas Eade, who had trained in vaudeville, to design her elaborate skits.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
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George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
The Jewish Plays Project was initially awarded $20,000 from the NEA, which, in addition to other grants and donations, covers things like artist fees and pay for actors, directors and stage managers, for people working on several plays across the country.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
My guide—a former Guns N’ Roses stage manager—showed me the scuzzy-looking apartment near Whiskey A Go Go where Axl Rose lived, back in the band’s early days.
—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025
Aimee hired a stage manager, Thomas Eade, who had trained in vaudeville, to design her elaborate skits.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stage manager
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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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