downstage

down·stage  (dounstj)

adv.

Toward, at, or on the front part of a stage.

adj. (dounstj)

Of or relating to the front part of a stage.

n. (dounstj)

The front half of a stage.

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downstage [ˈdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ] Theatre

adv

(Performing Arts / Theatre) at or towards the front of the stage

adj

(Performing Arts / Theatre) of or relating to the front of the stage

n

(Performing Arts / Theatre) the front half of the stage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	downstage - the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience) stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
Adj.	1.	downstage - of the front half of a stage upstage - of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
Adv.	1.	downstage - at or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved further and further downstage" dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"