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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Award-winning stage director Thaddeus Strassberger will direct and design both Hindoyan-led productions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
In the reboot, Brenda had grown up to become a successful theatre actress and stage director.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
Michael Blakemore, 95, an acclaimed stage director in Britain and the only one in Broadway history to win Tony Awards for both best play and best musical in the same season, died Dec. 10.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023
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
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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