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downstage

[ US /ˈdaʊnˌsteɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /dˈa‍ʊnste‍ɪd‍ʒ/ ]
ADVERB
  1. at or toward the front of the stage
    the actors moved further and further downstage
ADJECTIVE
  1. of the front half of a stage
NOUN
  1. the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)

How To Use downstage In A Sentence

  • Ghostly singing and piano riffs are heard from time to time; scenes end with Hedda downstage center staring at the audience, sometimes followed by her hideous cackle.
  • The major characters interact further downstage, perhaps even on the small forestage, with the party serving as a background to them.
  • His upstage entry, like that of both the other principals downstage, is so weak as to have been planned.
  • Clever staging meant that we were backstage - the curtain and footlights downstage - watching the dancers warm up and interact before a show.
  • I balled up my clothes, dropped them in the corner, and walked downstage.
  • Whenever the action moved downstage, close to the audience, the production sang.
  • the actors moved further and further downstage
  • An unseen director appeared to be propelling her downstage left, towards her predecessor. THE IMAGE OF LAURA
  • Let the lead performers stay downstage facing the audience, tell the chorus to stand still, don't try anything clever and just get on with the singing.
  • Opening as described, the lights came up to reveal los chicos in all their flamenco regalia, backed by singers and guitarists downstage.
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