downstage

adv, adj, noun and 1 more — 5 senses

downstage

adv

Etymology From down- + stage.

1

Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.

2

Towards a motion-picture or television camera.

downstage

adj

Etymology From down- + stage.

1

At the front of a stage.

downstage

noun

Etymology From down- + stage.

1

The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.

downstage

verb

Etymology From down- + stage.

1

Medicine, Sciences To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).

Related terms
center stage, upstage, stage left, stage right

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