How to pronounce downstage
American English pronunciation
down-STAYJ
- IPA
- /ˌdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ/
- Syllables
- down · STAYJ (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What downstage means
Toward the front of a stage, near the audience
In a sentence: The actor walked downstage so the people in the back row could hear him.
Where it comes from: It joins down and stage. Long ago many stages sloped down toward the audience, so the front was the low end.
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