stage manager

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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

He’s been a studio sound engineer, a studio manager, a stage manager, a drum tech and a crew chief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 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

There is an electric moment between the time a stage manager calls “places” and the curtain rises, Torres says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Penelope wanted to stop and soak up every detail, but the stage manager glided across the stage at a quick floating trot.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood