theater director

Other forms: theater directors

Definitions of theater director

1. noun

   someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
   synonyms: director, theatre director

   examples:

   Harley Granville-Barker

   English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)

   Elia Kazanjoglous

   United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)

   Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky

   Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)

   types:

   stage director

   someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show

   art director

   the director in charge of the artistic features of a theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting)

   type of:

   supervisor

   one who supervises or has charge and direction of