downstage
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. of the front half of a stage
adverb
1. at or toward the front of the stage
- the actors moved further and further downstage
noun
1. the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
Definition categories: man–made, stage
verb
1. (medicine) (transitive) To restage (a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage)