stage manager

noun

: one who supervises the physical aspects of a stage production, assists the director during rehearsals, and is in charge of the stage during a performance

Examples of stage manager in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The union represents other performers under the Disney umbrella, including performers and stage managers at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disney Theater performers and stage managers on Broadway and national tours. James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024 The union — best known for representing Broadway actors and stage managers — already bargains on behalf of performers in shows at Walt Disney World and in Disney Theatricals on Broadway and on national tours. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024 The Broadway community is mourning the death of Thomas J. Gates, a longtime stage manager who died after being struck by a train in New Jersey. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 And Actors’ Equity, the national union representing actors and stage managers, goes further, with its annual award for Broadway choruses. Scott Heller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024 Set, David Zeen; costumes, Toni-Leslie James; hair & wig design, Matthew Armentrout; lights, Jen Schriever; sound design, Jill Bc Du Boff; projection design, Shawn Duan; voice coach, Gigi Buffington; production stage manager, Bryan Bauer. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024 Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors’ Equity Association, the union that represents about 51,000 actors and stage managers on Broadway and nationwide. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024 The company’s stage manager, Scout, is an aspiring Asian American actor who plays Jefferson’s younger daughter, Polly. Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024 The union hopes that the actors and stage managers of other current and future nonunion tours seek Equity’s representation in negotiations with their employers. Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stage manager was in 1805

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“Stage manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20manager. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

stage manager

noun
: a person who is in charge of the stage and the related details of a theatrical production

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