How to Use stage manager in a Sentence

stage manager

noun

• One by one, the cast and the two stage managers went backstage to drop their votes in the box.
  — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The stage manager put on the house lights and sent the cast, crew, and audience home.
  — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2019
• When the stage manager yelled out the lines, why wasn’t that helpful?
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
• From here, the stage manager calls and can monitor the progress of light and sound cues.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 7 June 2018
• And the stage manager didn’t want to give me $2 to buy some cough drops at the little souvenir shop next door.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
• Abbott wanted a stage manager to go with him to get the show back on track.
  — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2019
• And the stage manager was almost going to blackout the show.
  — Zachary Pincus-Roth, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
• Once the audience was seated, a light cue flashed from the stage manager, and the show began.
  — Jeff Lunden, NPR, 16 June 2024
• So visitors get a glimpse of the role all those involved, from costumers to stage managers, bring a show to life.
  — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• The stage manager led the performers to a waiting area behind the stage.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022
• Two different stage managers and stage crews learned the show, one for each college.
  — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 2 Oct. 2019
• With the laws of physics on notice, Ms. Taub appeared, dressed like a folksy stage manager in a sweater and patched overalls.
  — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2017
• Helping to make that happen is a stage manager's booth that can be moved anywhere around the room.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2019
• Skjerseth started with the Stones in 1994 as stage manager during the Voodoo Lounge tour.
  — Bo Emerson, ajc, 4 Oct. 2021
• After checking on a note with the stage manager, Jackson, who was dressed in a gray shirt and dark trousers, joined me and Blain-Cruz.
  — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• The chatter on the radio hasn't gotten past Rocko Reedy, the stage manager, who's come over to watch Deschacht climb.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2017
• Seconds before the skit went live, the stage manager informed them that the music cut out.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2022
• Dave Mason is in charge of preparing the audio for the stage and will act as stage manager during the week.
  — Jared Quigg, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
• Only a crazy stage manager would bring down the curtain on this brand of theater.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2021
• Gates had been working as a stage manager on Broadway for two decades.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
• Kendra Schaefer is the stage manager and Helen Rizi is managing the lights and sound.
  — cleveland, 14 Feb. 2020
• Margo Maier-Moul, a stage manager, makes a phone call to ask how many patrons are still lined up outside the opera house.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2022
• Katie worked with Joseph behind the scenes as a stage manager for church productions.
  — Tiffany Stanley, Woman's Day, 14 Apr. 2020
• For an appointment, go to www.thebrecksvilletheatre.org or email the stage manager Mandi Steven at [e-mail].
  — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 6 Oct. 2017
• About 350 folks came down the dance line, according to Sundiata Mausi, the stage manager for the event.
  — Jasmin Barmore, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2021
• Galvin plays Glenn, the camp’s overworked stage manager who harbors a secret knack for the spotlight.
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 14 July 2023
• Musicians, stage managers, and lighting and sound designers will be part of the process, too.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2019
• Dave Bautista plays the show’s stage manager, who must deliver the news to the dancers that their act will close permanently in two weeks.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
• The stage manager is also a husband to his wife, Jess, and a father to their baby daughter named Rowan.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 12 Dec. 2020
• The lucky attendee is understandably nervous, but a stage manager tells her not to overthink it.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024