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Stage Directions

Stage directions provide location references for actors on stage from the actor's perspective as they face the audience. There are four main directions: stage right is the actor's right, stage left is the actor's left, downstage is nearest the audience, and upstage is furthest from the audience. The stage is generally divided into 9 locations to guide actor positioning.

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Stage Directions

Stage directions provide location references for actors on stage from the actor's perspective as they face the audience. There are four main directions: stage right is the actor's right, stage left is the actor's left, downstage is nearest the audience, and upstage is furthest from the audience. The stage is generally divided into 9 locations to guide actor positioning.

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Stage Directions

Stage Directions always apply to the actor's right and left, NOT the audiences.

Stage Right (R): The actor's right as he

faces the audience.


Stage Left (L): The actor's left as he

faces the audience.


Downstage (D): Nearest the audience.
Upstage (U): Away from the audience.

The part of the stage set apart for

acting is called the "acting area."


The acting area on the stage is
generally divided into 9 locations:
These are called "stage directions."

Upstage/Downstage came from the days that stages were raked, or angled down, towards the audience
so that everyone standing on the ground could see. Now, our theatres are often raked instead,
having the back of the audience at a higher level than the front rows.

Complete the diagram below, writing in the long names for each acting area.

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