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Stage Directions

This document provides definitions for common stage directions and locations used in theater. It discusses terms like downstage, house left, stage right, and upstage that describe where actors and scenery are placed from the perspective of the stage and audience. It also outlines the basic elements of theater as the script/text, the process of bringing the script to life through collaboration, and the final theatrical product experienced by the audience.

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Stage Directions

This document provides definitions for common stage directions and locations used in theater. It discusses terms like downstage, house left, stage right, and upstage that describe where actors and scenery are placed from the perspective of the stage and audience. It also outlines the basic elements of theater as the script/text, the process of bringing the script to life through collaboration, and the final theatrical product experienced by the audience.

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STAGE

DIRECTIONS
STAGE
DIRECTIONS
These are terms describing the locations and directions in a
theater building; many come from the discriptions of stage
action in the play text. They are most relevant to a proscenium
theater, but can apply to other theater forms
(noun)the part of the stage nearest the
audience
DOWN STAGE (adverb or adjective)toward or at the front part
of the stage, nearest the audience also
downstage left (DSL), downstage right (DSR)
(noun) the left side of the auditorium from the
spectator's viewpoint facing the stage (adverb
HOUSE LEFT or adjective) toward or at the left side of the
auditorium from the spectator's viewpoint
facing the stage also front house left, rear
house left
(noun) the right side of the auditorium from
the spectator's viewpoint facing the stage
HOUSE RIGHT (adverb or adjective) toward or at the right
side of the auditorium from the spectator's
viewpoint facing the stage also front house
right, rear house right
IN (adverb) toward the stage floor, referring to
vertical movement of scenery, etc.
(noun, adverb, or adjective)
primarily British usage, has the
OPPPOSITE
same meaning as stage right also PROMTPT
opposite prompt side, off prompt
side (OPS)
OFF
PROMPT
(adverb or adjective) away from the stage
center; toward or at the part of the stage that is
OFF STAGE out of view of the audience also offstage left,
offstage right
(adverb or adjective) toward the stage center;
toward or in the part of the stage that is in
ON STAGE view of the audience
(adverb) away from the stage floor and toward
the gridiron, referring to vertical movement of
OUT scenery, etc.
(noun, adverb, or adjective)
primarily British usage, has the
PROMTPT
same meaning as stage left

PROMPT
SIDE
(noun) the right side of the stage from the
actor's viewpoint facing the audience (adverb
STAGE RIGHT or adjective) toward or at the right side of the
stage from the actor's viewpoint facing the
audience
(noun) the part of the stage farthest from the
audience (adverb or adjective) toward or at the
UP STAGE rear part of the stage, farthest from the
audience also upstage left (USL), upstage
right (USR)
BASIC STAGE
DIRECTION
THE BASIC
ELEMENT OF
THEATRE
SCRIPT/TEXT,
SCENARIO,
PLAN
This is the starting point of the theatrical performance. The
element most often considered as the domain of the
playwright in theatre. The playwright's script is the text by
which theatre is created
THE PROCESS

This is the coordination of the creative efforts usually headed


up in theatre by the director. It is the pure process by which
the playwright's work is brought to realization by the director,
actors, designers, technicians, dancers, musicians, and any
other collaborators that come together on the script, scenario,
or plan.
THE PRODUCT

This is the end result of the process of work involved. The


final product that results from all of the labors coming
together to complete the finished work of script, scenario, and
plan, in union with all of the collaborators in the process to
create the final product
THE
AUDIENCE
The physical presence of an audience can change a
performance, inspire actors, and create expectations. Theatre
is a living breathing art form. The presence of live actors on
the stage in front of live audiences sets it apart from modern
day films and television.
THANK YOU
I hope you can get helpful knowledge
from this presentation. Good luck!

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