TRIVIA: Dan in duel & Dueling Positions

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Anne" <urbana at c...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve <bboy_mn at y...>" 
> <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
>
> > 
> > They did it that way so neither actor had his back to the camera.


> 
> 
> I hadn't noticed that (I've only seen CoS once) but I know what 
> you're saying. They were trying to make sure than neither Dan nor
> Tom upstaged himself :-)
> 
> Anne U
> (who vaguely remembers stage directions from H.S. drama club)

bboy_mn:

Just enquiring about a bit of theater trivia.

UPSTAGING -

If I remember correctly 'upstaging' means to move to the back of the
stage away from the audience. Yes? No? Maybe?

So if you 'upstage someone, does that mean YOU move toward (down
stage) the audience or away (up stage) from the audience?

And from movies and TV, I've always gotten the idea that someone
upstaging you was a bad thing, but I fail to see the 'badness' of it.

Any thoughts?

bboy_mn