Defn: One in control of the stage during the production of a play. He directs the stage hands, property man, etc., has charge of all details behind the curtain, except the acting, and has a general oversight of the actors. Sometimes he is also the stage director.
STAGEPLAY
Stage"play`, n.
Defn: A dramatic or theatrical entertainment. Dryden.
STAGEPLAYER
Stage"play`er, n.
Defn: An actor on the stage; one whose occupation is to represent characters on the stage; as, Garrick was a celebrated stageplayer.
STAGER
Sta"ger, n.
1. A player. [R.] B. Jonson.
2. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived from long experience. "You will find most of the old stagers still stationary there." Sir W. Scott.
3. A horse used in drawing a stage. [Colloq.]
STAGERY
Sta"ger*y, n.