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Stage Directions Becca Fluty
Stage DirectionsBecca Fluty
Stage Directions
Center Stage
What is stage left and stage right?
Things a director will say to an actor
O “On your line, please move from center to downstage right.”
O “While Actor A is talking, I want you to move from upstage right to downstage left.”
SummaryO Stage directions are always given from
the actors perspective while looking at the audience.
O Upstage is toward the back wall of the stage.
O Downstage is towards the audience.O Stage left is to the actor’s left when
looking at the audience.O Stage right is the actor’s right when
looking at the audience.
