Downstage

Also called: DS

The part of the stage closest to the audience.

The stage is usually mapped as a nine-square grid: upstage, centre and downstage, each split into left, centre and right (DSR, DSC, DSL and so on).

ActorsDirectors

UpstageThe part of the stage farthest from the audience. It dates from raked stages that sloped up toward the back wall.
ApronThe part of the stage floor that sits in front of the main curtain line, closest to the audience.
Centre stageThe middle of the playing space, both side to side and front to back. The strongest, most visible position on most stages.

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