[HPFGU-Movie] Upstaging

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

In a message dated 05/03/2003 16:11:49 Eastern Standard Time, 
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:


> 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
> 

Me:

Literally, it means you move upstage away from the audience, forcing the 
other actor to turn his or her back on the audience to deliver their lines to 
you.  Then they can't be seen or heard as well as you.  But the term is also 
used just generally to mean you stole the show away from the other person.

Audra


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