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

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stage director

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

The company’s resident conductor, Lina González-Granados is another new to the production as it the stage director, Brenna Corner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

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