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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The static figures act like a metronome, marking time between the stanzas of his sharp-witted soliloquies and dialogues; the gestures and expressions function as stage directions.
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
As Herod, tenor Dennis Petersen sang his role well, but the stage direction he was given, along with other decisions made by director Condemi, were disappointing.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The script is filled with sharp details — the descriptive stage directions are like passages from a novel.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Michaels reads the stage directions for each sketch aloud but refrains from commentary.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
As Herod, tenor Dennis Petersen sang his role well, but the stage direction he was given, along with other decisions made by director Condemi, were disappointing.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
The script is filled with sharp details — the descriptive stage directions are like passages from a novel.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Michaels reads the stage directions for each sketch aloud but refrains from commentary.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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 1 May. 2025.
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