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Many stage directions in published plays come from the original production rather than the playwright.
Stage directions are important to read because they show what is happening on the stage. Stage directions tell the actors what facial expressions and body language to use, vocal inflections and tone when reading lines, and when and where to stand or move.
Stage directions are very important when in a play. They tell you where to go and what to do on stage. If the director says go upstage, you move backwards. If a director says move downstage, you go towards the audience. Without stage directions no actor or actress would know where to go. Trust me, I have been in at least 8 plays, and I am only in middle school.# Stage directions are quite important because if the actor ends up in the wrong place it can throw off other actors and ruin the blocking or choreography.
it is important for influecing the audience and portraying the character in the play. Without stage directions the play would not be understandable, it makes more sense and understanding with stage directions, body language is as important OS verbal and spoken language. A definite vital device :)
Stage directions. Source: The Norton Introduction to Literature.
It shows stage directions and what would should do at that moment.
Many stage directions in published plays come from the original production rather than the playwright.
Stage directions are important to read because they show what is happening on the stage. Stage directions tell the actors what facial expressions and body language to use, vocal inflections and tone when reading lines, and when and where to stand or move.
Stage directions are very important when in a play. They tell you where to go and what to do on stage. If the director says go upstage, you move backwards. If a director says move downstage, you go towards the audience. Without stage directions no actor or actress would know where to go. Trust me, I have been in at least 8 plays, and I am only in middle school.# Stage directions are quite important because if the actor ends up in the wrong place it can throw off other actors and ruin the blocking or choreography.
it is important for influecing the audience and portraying the character in the play. Without stage directions the play would not be understandable, it makes more sense and understanding with stage directions, body language is as important OS verbal and spoken language. A definite vital device :)
Like all plays, they contain dialogue for the actors to say, and stage directions.
Stage directions. Source: The Norton Introduction to Literature.
no stage directions are the directions or places on stage to stand or cross to.
This allows for creativity from the performers.
Envision the action
Envision the action
Stage directions appear in italics and/or parentheses/brackets whenever the action is supposed to be carried out. Often, abbreviations such as SL (stage left), SR (stage right), DR (downstage right), UR (upstage right), etc. are used.