downstage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

downstage
    adv 1: at or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved
           further and further downstage" [ant: {upstage}]
    adj 1: of the front half of a stage [ant: {upstage}]
    n 1: the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

downstage \downstage\ n. (Theater)
   the front half of a stage. Opposite of {upstage}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

downstage \downstage\ adj. (Theater)
   of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of
   {upstage}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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] downstair

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