stage manager
Example Sentences
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By the early 1970s, my sister Adele was a stage manager at the Theater for the New City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In 1967, he met Mary Tyler Moore while serving as an assistant stage manager for a production of “Holly Golightly,” which turned out to be a flop.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Back in Glasgow in the late 1940s, Baxter worked at the Citizens Theatre as assistant stage manager, and appeared in Macbeth and in Tyrone Guthrie's 1948 Edinburgh Festival production of The Thrie Estaites.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
All of which might suggest the cosmic stage manager also likes playing a bit by ear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
I slip on one shimmering ruby shoe and, tugging on the other one, hop over to the control panel, where the stage manager is calling cues into her headset.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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