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stage-manage
[ steyj-man-ij ]
verb (used with object)
- to work as a stage manager for:
When he wasn't acting, he stage-managed a repertory theater.
- to arrange or stage in order to produce a theatrical or spectacular effect:
The clients were most impressed with the way she stage-managed the whole presentation.
- to arrange or direct unobtrusively or in secret:
He stage-managed Mediterranean black-market operations from his secluded villa on the Riviera.
verb (used without object)
- to work as a stage manager.
stage-manage
verb
- to work as stage manager for (a play, etc)
- tr to arrange, present, or supervise from behind the scenes
to stage-manage a campaign
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stage-manage1
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Example Sentences
Reginald called it a dispensation; it had been the dream of his life to stage-manage a choir outing.
I shall stage-manage it myself, and that should be a guarantee.
Not little Jules Max, who used to stage manage our amateur shows?
A triangular party, when two out of the three share certain poignant memories, is by no means the easiest thing to stage-manage.
She began to stage-manage my productions without waiting for my suggestions.
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