stage director

noun

Examples of stage director in a Sentence

the stage director spent most of the rehearsal working with the actors to block out the scene
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That would be lyricist Fred Ebb, playwright Terrence McNally and original star Chita Rivera, key figures behind the 1993 Broadway musical, alongside composer John Kander and stage director Harold Prince. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Emerson Haven, a 26-year-old stage director and student based in New York City, occasionally drinks in social settings, but often opts for a sober night out for health reasons. Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025 And her husband, Jacob (Antonio Banderas), a lauded and unaccountably hot stage director, adores her, both in the bedroom and outside it. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024 You May Also Like The opening ceremony was created by artistic director Thomas Jolly, a French actor and stage director with experience with large-scale productions. Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage director 

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stage director was in 1782

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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20director. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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