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right stage

right stage

1 6.8
The side of a stage on the actor's right when they face the audience
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : lado derecho del escenario
  • The director asked the actor to move toward right stage for the next scene.

Examples

  • During the performance, all the props were hidden just off right stage.

  • The main character entered from the right stage, drawing the audience's attention.

  • The right stage is important.

  • What is the right stage for?

  • The actor entered from stage right and began her performance.

  • The props were arranged neatly on stage right before the show started.

  • During rehearsals, they decided to place the spotlight on stage right for better visibility.

Synonyms

stage right
vsright stage
  • Jargon
10 3.4

The right side of a stage as a person facing the audience sees it

is the same meaning but uses the opposite word order in the phrase

Surface Forms

right stage singular
right stages plural

Morphology

right + stage

The meaning is directly compositional: 'right' (toward the right-hand side) combined with 'stage' (performance platform) yields the right-hand part of the stage, which a learner who knows both words can infer. There is a minor theatrical convention about whether 'right' is actor- or audience-relative, but that technicality does not block basic comprehension, so the item is transparent.

Etymology

Right stage comes from actors giving directions. When an actor faces the audience, the space on their own right side of the stage is called the right stage, so it means 'the part of the stage on the actor's right'.