stage director

American  

noun

1. a person who directs a theatrical production.

2. (formerly) a stage manager.

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Etymology

Origin of stage director

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

In the reboot, Brenda had grown up to become a successful theatre actress and stage director.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

Ingmar Bergman as stage director set the standard for me in this regard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

Michael Blakemore, 95, an acclaimed stage director in Britain and the only one in Broadway history to win Tony Awards for both best play and best musical in the same season, died Dec. 10.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Now a stage director as well as a singer, he has largely given up the lyric tenor roles that catapulted him to the top of the opera world two decades ago.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2023

He wore a frown behind his cigar, as though the stunning lighting effects had been “created” by a stage director whose taste he considered more or less suspect.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger