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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Additional creative team members include director and choreographer Luis Salgado, production stage manager Linda Marvel, sound designer Shannon Slaton, lighting designer Keith Truax, associate producer David Katz, and general manager Maria DiDia.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Cast members rushing in and out of scenes, detailed instructions from production stage manager Jennifer Hsu — which included everything from scene directions to lighting directions, to orchestra directions — and the wings packed with performers made backstage appear chaotic to the casual observer.
—Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Finally, the geezer has had enough and trashes the car and its garage, much to the dismay of the demonic driver, played by Strings’ stage manager Nate Flores.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
But the rest of the cast, especially Dave Bautista’s tender performance as stage manager Eddie and Jamie Lee Curtis as Annette, an aging cocktail waitress, is also superb.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Cast members rushing in and out of scenes, detailed instructions from production stage manager Jennifer Hsu — which included everything from scene directions to lighting directions, to orchestra directions — and the wings packed with performers made backstage appear chaotic to the casual observer.
—Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Finally, the geezer has had enough and trashes the car and its garage, much to the dismay of the demonic driver, played by Strings’ stage manager Nate Flores.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
But the rest of the cast, especially Dave Bautista’s tender performance as stage manager Eddie and Jamie Lee Curtis as Annette, an aging cocktail waitress, is also superb.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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