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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In the reboot, Brenda had grown up to become a successful theatre actress and stage director.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
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
Lluis Pasqual, the stage director, said Don Carlo’s focus on nationalism and religion remain current as the suffering in the Middle East persists.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
“Branching out on his own, he optioned a book that spoke to him, and pulled in a stage director who was unrated in film and scraped together financing. That film was The Graduate.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 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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