Stage direction

/stˈeɪdʒ daɪɹˈɛkʃən/

/stˈeɪdʒ dɚɹˈɛkʃən/

Stage direction

a text in the script of a play, giving an instruction regarding the movement, position, etc. of actors

Examples

1. I've got stage directions.

2. In terms of stage directions, our editions broadly follow the Arden 3.

3. A number of the 19th century editions contain quite elaborate stage directions, recording the action of the productions.

4. I wrote my own stage directions into my journal.