stage direction
noun
: a description (as of a character or setting) or direction (as to indicate stage business) provided in the text of a play
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Sometimes Michael Mayer’s stage direction is too crisp and emphatic for its own good.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
The funniest bit about the script is the stage directions for the audience.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
Each element, its rollout determined by the I Ching, unfolded independently from all others: Singers performed arias unrelated to the instrumental accompaniment, which was unrelated to the scenic and lighting design, as well as stage directions.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
But the new chamber opera’s libretto and some of the stage direction were disappointing.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024
The funniest bit about the script is the stage directions for the audience.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 29 Feb. 2024
Each element, its rollout determined by the I Ching, unfolded independently from all others: Singers performed arias unrelated to the instrumental accompaniment, which was unrelated to the scenic and lighting design, as well as stage directions.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
But the new chamber opera’s libretto and some of the stage direction were disappointing.
—Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for stage direction
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“Stage direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20direction. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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