as in director
a person who supervises the production of a stage show
the stage director spent most of the rehearsal working with the actors to block out the scene
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The opening ceremony was created by artistic director Thomas Jolly, a French actor and stage director with experience with large-scale productions.
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 July 2024
At the outset, the sets designed by Leslie Travers and stage director Caroline Clegg brought home the horrors of war as characters in period dress streamed in through the aisles to take their place in a bomb shelter bisected on the floor by the map of the River Mersey.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 July 2024
And she’s made a name for herself as a stage director.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
Now, Todaro, an accomplished singer, stage director, fight choreographer and arts entrepreneur is stepping into her biggest role yet, ushering in an ambitious rebrand for Florida’s oldest opera company as the Florida Grand Opera’s new general director.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 26 July 2024
At the outset, the sets designed by Leslie Travers and stage director Caroline Clegg brought home the horrors of war as characters in period dress streamed in through the aisles to take their place in a bomb shelter bisected on the floor by the map of the River Mersey.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 July 2024
And she’s made a name for herself as a stage director.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
Now, Todaro, an accomplished singer, stage director, fight choreographer and arts entrepreneur is stepping into her biggest role yet, ushering in an ambitious rebrand for Florida’s oldest opera company as the Florida Grand Opera’s new general director.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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“Stage director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stage%20director. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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