stage manager

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noun
  1. a person responsible for the technical details of a theatrical production, assisting the director during rehearsal, supervising the lighting, costuming, setting, prompting, etc., and assuming full responsibility for the stage during a performance of a play.

Origin of stage manager

1
First recorded in 1810–20

Other words from stage manager

  • stage managership, noun

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How to use stage manager in a sentence

  • Why, Lil Pendleton and the stage manager are out there in the Pendletons sleigh.

  • As she entered the vestibule the stage-manager came to meet her, and told her that her part had been given to another singer.

    Black Diamonds | Mr Jkai
  • Irving's reputation as a stage manager is such that when his "Macbeth" comes to America everyone will want to see it.

  • So, like some famous stage manager, Fate was getting ready to assemble the cast for the final scenes in our little drama.

    Gypsy Flight | Roy J. Snell
  • But when once your stage-manager is chosen, all the actors must make up their minds to obey him implicitly.

    The Peace Egg and Other tales | Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for stage manager

stage manager

noun
  1. a person who supervises the stage arrangements of a theatrical production

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