stage director
Americannoun
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a person who directs a theatrical production.
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(formerly) a stage manager.
Etymology
Origin of stage director
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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The script has been adapted by the original screenwriter Jared Bush, with the music from Lin-Manuel Miranda remaining too while Hamilton stage director Thomas Kail makes his film debut.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Awosanmi also served as the stage director for "Medaaye", an African adaptation of the Greek tragedy "Medea" by Euripides.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Yulin was also a stage director who oversaw productions of several plays, including “The Glass Menagerie,” “The Trip to Bountiful,” “This Lime Tree Bower,” “Men’s Lives” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
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
Overhead, complicated lights line the ceiling, ready to obey the stage director.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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