Definition of "downstage"

downstage

adverb
comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage
1. Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
2. Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
adjective
comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage
1. At the front of a stage.
noun
uncountable
1. The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
third-person singular simple present downstages, present participle downstaging, simple past and past participle downstaged
1. (medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).