downstage
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈdaʊnˌsteɪdʒ/
- Specialized
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delante del escenario
- "The lights go up downstage on the Baron."
- walked downstage
- come downstage
- moves downstage
We came back from a commercial break and we're walking downstage and you hear.
- We came back from a commercial break and we're walking downstage and you hear.
- And somehow I ended up at the end of the number in the furthest downstage position.
- And so the other week, we're all running downstage like horrified, you know, and they don't call the queue.
Examples
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The actors stand downstage in a single row facing the audience.
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Can I get you two ladies to follow me downstage, please?
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We came back from a commercial break and we're walking downstage and you hear.
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- Can I get you two ladies to follow me downstage, please?
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When you walk downstage... just give it a little life.
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I thought we decided to go downstage.
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Well, it's too far downstage.
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The lights shift downstage to the Baron.
Fiction book (1993) -
Line up, downstage, please.
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When the scene begins, move downstage to connect with the audience.
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Etymology
Downstage comes from the parts down and stage, from old theatre practice when the front of the stage was lower or 'down' toward the audience. So to go downstage is to move 'toward the front' or 'closer to the audience'.