downstage

Meanings

Adverb

• Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
• Towards a motion-picture or television camera.

Adjective

• At the front of a stage.

Noun

• The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.

Verb

• To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).

Origin

• down- + stage