stage direction
noun/ˈsteɪdʒ dərekʃn/, /ˈsteɪdʒ daɪrekʃn/
/ˈsteɪdʒ dərekʃn/, /ˈsteɪdʒ daɪrekʃn/
- a note in the text of a play telling actors when to come on to or leave the stage, what actions to perform, etc.
- The stage direction reads, ‘Exit left’.
- Shakespeare's famous stage direction: ‘Exit, pursued by a bear.’
- As the stage directions indicate, it is early morning in Moscow.
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