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stage-manage
(stage-manage)
verb
[
with object
]
be responsible for the lighting and other technical arrangements for (a stage play).
arrange and control (something) carefully in order to create a certain effect:
he stage-managed his image with astounding success
Derivatives
stage management
noun
stage manager
noun
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