1. is the process of determining how actors will move throughout a scene, 2. the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, 3. the person who exercises general supervision of a production and is responsible chiefly for raising money, hiring technicians and artists, etc., required to stage a play. 4. to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation. 5. the dialogue and stage directions for a theatrical production, ​