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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No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for stage director

Word History

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 15 Apr. 2025.

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