...stupid question

[Brad Wilson]

Brett Dikeman wrote:

> For bonus points, which direction is Stage Left, folks?

Stage left/right is audience orientation, so stage left is the actor's right
(if they're facing the audience).

> For -extra- bonus points, which direction is upstage, -and- why...ie,
> what's the meaning/origin behind the word?(and hence the origin of
> the alternate use of "upstage")

Up-stage is farther from the audience, and down-stage is closer. The reason
is that old theaters built their stages on an angle so the audience could
better see what was going on all around the stage.

Best regards,
Brad

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