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The author of the play would give stage directions to actors behind the curtains and direct them to where they should be headed during the play and when they should get on.

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In theater who designs the stage directions?

Th director gives the stage directions. This is the blocking of the play, which means the actors' movements on the stage. An example of this is the director might tell an actor to move stage left at a certain moment or line.


A dramatic script includes?

These are provided in the script for the play or other performance.


How can you identify stage directions when reading a play?

It will have the directions in parentheses


What do well-crafted stage directions add to a play?

Stage directions speak for the playwright when they are absent. Well-crafted stage directions create the atmosphere and environment that the playwright intended. Stage directions dictate the actors position on stage, their mannerisms, and body language. It sets the tone and tempo of the play.


What do you call the italics in a play?

stage directions


What can stage directions help a reader understand about a play?

Stage directions help you by telling you what an actor/actress is doing


The written dialog and stage directions of a play?

Script


What includes dialog and stage directions?

A play, drama, a movie.


What is a play without directions?

well,for me a play without a stage direction will become nonsense :]


What is leveling in stage directions?

The act or operation of making level. The leveling of things used in a stage play.


What do the stage directions in these lines suggest about what people were allowed to do to their servants during the time in which the play is set Lines 402-421 The Crucible Act 2?

The stage directions in these lines suggest that people were allowed to physically punish their servants as a form of discipline during the time in which the play is set. This indicates that there was a power dynamic that permitted abusive behavior towards servants within the household.


What can stage directs do?

Stage directions allow for a director or playwright to successfully communicate with the actors in order to bring their vision to life. Like trying to reach a location without a map or directions would be impossible, trying to stage a play without the stage directions would result in a complete mess of actors on the stage.