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Technical Theatre
Stage Directions 1
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Stage: The area of the theatre where the action takes place.
Actor: A person that acts as a character upon the stage.
Director: A person who directs actors where to move on the stage.
Stage Directions: Directions that apply to the different areas of the stage. 2
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In the beginning of theatre, actors performed on a flat stage and the audience sat on a flat floor. 3
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The problem with this came when one actor stood in front of another. The audience could not see. 4
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Then someone thought of the “RAKED” stage so the audience could see all the actors. 5
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The director needed terminology to tell the actors where to move on the stage. So they came up with Stage Directions. 6
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Since the back of the stage was higher, it was named “UP STAGE”. The lower half was called “DOWN STAGE”.
Up Stage
Down Stage 7
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Stage directions were done with the point of view of the actor as he/she looks at the audience.
USR
USC
USL
CSR CS
CSL
DSR
DSC
DSL 8
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THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN
The actor is standing
UPSTAGE RIGHT.
Audience 9
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THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN
The actor is standing
DOWNSTAGE CENTER
Audience 10
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THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN
The actor is standing
CENTERSTAGE LEFT.
Audience 11
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THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN
The actor is standing
DOWNSTAGE LEFT.
Audience 12
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THUMBS UP / THUMBS DOWN
The actor is standing
UPSTAGE CENTER.
Audience 13
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