English

Adverb

downstage ‎(comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)

1. toward or at the front of a theatrical stage
2. towards a motion-picture or television camera

Adjective

downstage ‎(comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)

1. At the front of a stage

Noun

downstage ‎(uncountable)

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

Verb

downstage ‎(third-person singular simple present downstages, present participle downstaging, simple past and past participle downstaged)

1. (medicine) (transitive) To restage (a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage)

See also

• center stage
• upstage
• stage left
• stage right