stage direction

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stage direction (plural stage directions)

  1. An instruction given to an actor that tells the actor what should be done and in what manner to do it.
    Hyponyms: enter, exit, exeunt
    The stage direction given in the script said to walk forward and speak the line loudly.
    • 2015, Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Jacuzzi, London: Samuel French, →ISBN, page Production note:
      In a few spots, where we've felt it was particularly important, we added stage directions indicating things like quick glances between Helene and Erik.

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