The Emergence Machine

Stage Direction

physical · Theater · Level 12 · E9

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Emergence definition

A stage direction is a refinement of stagecraft, specifying how an actor should move, speak, or act during a scene, building on the understanding of stagecraft and the physical platform of the stage, which provides a raised surface for actors to engage with their audience.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “stage direction” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
stage direction
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL12L11L10L9L2L1L0Stage DirectionStagecraftRehearsalTheaterPerformance… intermediate l…StageFormInformationLifeActionChangeFlatMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesStage DirectionL12StageL2RehearsalL10StagecraftL11E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Stage L2 (requires) Theater sense
    stage direction builds on the concept of stage
  • Rehearsal L10 (requires)
    A stage direction is an instruction in a script indicating how an actor should move, speak, or act during a scene.
  • Stagecraft L11 (requires)
    stage direction builds on the concept of stagecraft