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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Because her character always had a drink in hand, Smart casually wandered over to the kitchen, where the stage manager was sitting nearby.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
So the stage manager went around and put up signs saying FREE SHOW, and the place filled up.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
In the midst of that, the actors are running through, getting chased by wardrobe, people with hair and makeup who put finishing touches and finishing the glue on a wig as the stage manager is doing a countdown.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
To keep consistent with the day’s theme, the episode also features a female stage manager, a female assistant director and female editors.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
So the stage manager went around and put up signs saying FREE SHOW, and the place filled up.
—Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
In the midst of that, the actors are running through, getting chased by wardrobe, people with hair and makeup who put finishing touches and finishing the glue on a wig as the stage manager is doing a countdown.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
To keep consistent with the day’s theme, the episode also features a female stage manager, a female assistant director and female editors.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 21 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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