stage manager

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.

stage manager

noun

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

Other Words From

• stage managership noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stage manager¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

West began his career in entertainment as an assistant stage manager at the Wimbledon Theatre.

From BBC

“I was on stage, and she’s supposed to come out,” he recalled, when a stage manager told him Erbert was “having full seizures and essentially dying.”

From Los Angeles Times

Brooke Shields, the model-turned-actor who has starred in films, television and onstage, has been elected as the next president of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing stage actors and stage managers.

From New York Times

This production of “Unrivaled” has a cast, director, producer, stage manager and production managers who are all Asian American and Pacific Islander.

From Seattle Times

And Actors’ Equity, the national union representing actors and stage managers, goes further, with its annual award for Broadway choruses.

From New York Times