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Cary Grant was wonderful to work with on stage. He would move downstage, so that as he looked at me the audience had to look at me, too. He knew a lot about the theater and how to move around. He was very secure.
Fay Wray

Meaning of "downstage" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNSTAGE

downstage  [ˈdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNSTAGE

noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downstage can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
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WHAT DOES DOWNSTAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Blocking (stage)

In theatre, blocking is the precise movement and positioning of actors on a stage in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera. The term derives from the practice of 19th-century theatre directors such as Sir W. S. Gilbert who worked out the staging of a scene on a miniature stage using blocks to represent each of the actors. In contemporary theatre, the director usually determines blocking during rehearsal, telling actors where they should move for the proper dramatic effect, ensure sight lines for the audience and work with the lighting design of the scene. Each scene in a play is usually "blocked" as a unit, after which the director will move on to the next scene. The positioning of actors on stage in one scene will usually affect the possibilities for subsequent positioning unless the stage is cleared between scenes. Once all the blocking is completed a play is said to be "fully blocked" and then the process of "polishing" or refinement begins. During the blocking rehearsal usually the assistant director or the stage manager take notes about where actors are positioned and their movement patterns on stage.

Definition of downstage in the English dictionary

The first definition of downstage in the dictionary is at or towards the front of the stage. Other definition of downstage is of or relating to the front of the stage. Downstage is also the front half of the stage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNSTAGE


age
eɪdʒ
backstage
ˌbækˈsteɪdʒ
cage
keɪdʒ
engage
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ
gauge
ɡeɪdʒ
interstage
ˈɪntəˌsteɪdʒ
multistage
ˈmʌltɪˌsteɪdʒ
offstage
ˈɒfˈsteɪdʒ
onstage
ˌɒnˈsteɪdʒ
Osage
əʊˈseɪdʒ
outrage
ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒ
page
peɪdʒ
rage
reɪdʒ
restage
riːˈsteɪdʒ
sage
seɪdʒ
stage
steɪdʒ
substage
ˈsʌbˌsteɪdʒ
teenage
ˈtiːnˌeɪdʒ
underage
ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ
upstage
ˈʌpˈsteɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNSTAGE

downshift
downshifter
downshifting
downside
downside risk
downsize
downsized
downsizing
downslide
downslope
downspin
downspout
downstair
downstairs
downstate
downstater
downstream
downstroke
downswept
downswing

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNSTAGE

advantage
apron stage
arena stage
centre stage
committee stage
fare stage
forestage
hostage
key stage
landing stage
lastage
natural wastage
planning stage
postage
proof of postage
proof stage
report stage
sound stage
the stage
wastage
zero stage

Synonyms and antonyms of downstage in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «downstage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNSTAGE

Find out the translation of downstage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downstage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downstage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

前台
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

downstage
570 millions of speakers

English

downstage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोस्ताना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

downstage
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

авансцене
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

downstage
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downstage
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´avant-scène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bawah pentas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

downs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

舞台前方
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앞쪽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mudhun stroke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuống hầm mỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

downstage
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डाउनस्टेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sahnenin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

downstage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Downstage
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

авансцені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

downstage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

downstage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriendschappelijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Downs
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Downs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downstage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNSTAGE»

The term «downstage» is regularly used and occupies the 88.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNSTAGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about downstage

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QUOTES WITH «DOWNSTAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word downstage.
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Fay Wray
Cary Grant was wonderful to work with on stage. He would move downstage, so that as he looked at me the audience had to look at me, too. He knew a lot about the theater and how to move around. He was very secure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNSTAGE»

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Downstage Upfront: The First 40 Years of New Zealand's ...
New Zealand's first and longest running professional theater company, the Downstage Theatre in Wellington, is celebrated in this large and lavishly illustrated document of its 40-year life span.
John Smythe, 2004
2
Upstage, Downstage, Cross
A book about a struggling actor who mumbles, tumbles, and fumbles his way through acting school and reperatory and touring theatre in England in the early 20th century
Bill Thomas, 2012
3
A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting
Or, if the performance surface isn't installed before the focus session begins, spike marks have been placed to indicate the future downstage edge. Shelley's Notes: Where's the Downstage Edge? Sometimes the frontlight gets focused before ...
Steven Louis Shelley, 2013
4
Practical Handbook of Grouting: Soil, Rock, and Structures
12.6.2.2 INJECTION DOWNSTAGE FROM COLLAR Downstage grouting involves drilling to the preselected base elevation of the stage. A connection is then made at the hole collar, and grout is injected. Once this grout has attained initial set, ...
James Warner, 2004
5
Stage Management: A Gentle Art
To identify the different areas of the stage floor a grid format is very often used to denote the upstage. centrestage and downstage areas (see fig 2:2i. These positions are used when giving instructions for the positioning of scenery. props and ...
Daniel Bond, 1998
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Creative Teaching Methods
Downstage puts the person right in front of the audience. Divide the stage area into a large tic-tac-toe board. The weakest part of the stage is upstage left. This is the place where the eye goes last. So if you want someone to come sneaking ...
Marlene D. LeFever, 1997
7
Directing Plays
On a picture frame stage, or one with a forestage that is not more than about twenty feet deep, downstage centre is always the strongest position, closely followed by downstage right and downstage left. The mid downstage positions are ...
Don Taylor, 1996
8
Theatrical Space: A Guide for Directors and Designers
Simply put, the designer needs to give the actors an excuse to walk all the way downstage. Kenneth Foy defines the downstage rock as “an anchor, a focus of the downstage area.” According to Michael Yeargan, “You're always trying to find  ...
William Faricy Condee, 1995
9
Acting Skills for Life: Third Edition
Think instead of "upstage foot" and "downstage foot." (Your upstage foot is the one farthest from the audience, and your downstage foot is the one closest to it.) Learn to stop with your upstage foot positioned ahead of you. Then, rotate on the  ...
Ron Cameron, 1999
10
A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting Third Edition
points towards the audience to get the desired downstage coverage. Shifting those first zone focus points downstage, however, may then result in an intensity dip between the first two zones. In order to properly fix this, it may be necessary to  ...
Steven Louis Shelley, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOWNSTAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term downstage is used in the context of the following news items.
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Forsooth! A visit to Camp Shakespeare EXTREME
And her upbeat assessment of warm up time includes all the running around the room from downstage to upstage, and stage left to stage right. «Alabama Public Radio, Jul 15»
2
Chauvet Lifts Air Supply Show
The downstage points share weight distribution with audio points, so we needed to be aware of our total estimated weight for that system. «EtNow.com, Jul 15»
3
Falstaff, Royal Opera
... conspiratorial women and men in the dining-room; although both tables are downstage left and right (Luis Gomes's Fenton and Anna Devin's ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
4
Many Goodly Creatures: Allen Radway talks THE TEMPEST …
If the actors want to make an argument for a smaller moment they need to find their way downstage to a hotspot. Outside, the actors have to ... «Phindie, Jul 15»
5
Hold nothing back
... the Carlsbad Village Theatre, across the street from New Village Arts. Except for some lighting (yellows bleaching faces) and downstage right ... «San Diego Reader, Jul 15»
6
Abella! the musical
She dances flamboyantly, high stepping, to downstage centre. The spotlight falls on her tumbling hair, catches her incandescent smile. «Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Shania Twain Sets Out On Farewell Tour With Clay Paky Fixtures …
Most of the Mythos fixtures are mounted on ten upstage and ten downstage truss fingers, which run perpendicular to the primary lighting truss, ... «Live Design, Jul 15»
8
Programming Lighting For U2's Innocence + Experience, Part 1
... have four house trusses: one long one on either side of the runway and two shorter eyebrow trusses 'downstage,' as it were, of the E stage. «Live Design, Jul 15»
9
Bandit Lights Biggest Firefly Festival to Date
“A part of The Killers' look is the use of truss spots on either side of the stage, instead of having fixtures downstage,” said project manager Matt ... «EtNow.com, Jul 15»
10
Uncle Sam drops by for a cartoon chat
Feigning irritation, Uncle Sam walked downstage and looking very much like a familiar recruiting poster, pointed his finger at the audience, and ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»

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