At this point, the actor moves downstage to address the audience. 这时,演员走向舞台前方向观众致辞。
downstage
[ noun ]
the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
<noun.artifact> [ adj ]
of the front half of a stage
<adj.all> [ adv ]
at or toward the front of the stage
<adv.all> the actors moved further and further downstage
downstage \downstage\ n. (Theater) the front half of a stage. Opposite of {upstage}. [WordNet 1.5]
downstage \downstage\ adj. (Theater) of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of {upstage}. [WordNet 1.5]
downstage \downstage\ adv. (Theater) at the front half of the stage; as, the dialog is clearer when conducted downstage. Opposite of {upstage}. [WordNet 1.5]
Standing downstage watching him is the thin, angular figure of Hamlet, who had fully intended to kill the king but now hesitates because he fears that by doing so he will "this same villain send to heaven."