Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 downstage · IPA /dˈaʊnstˌeɪdʒ/ n. adj. adv. 01 n. the front half of a stage. Opposite of upstage. 1. the front half of a stage. Opposite of upstage.(Theater) 02 adj. of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of upstage. 1. of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of upstage.(Theater) 03 adv. at the front half of the stage; as, the dialog is clearer when conducted downstage. Opposite of upstage. 1. at the front half of the stage; as, the dialog is clearer when conducted downstage. Opposite of upstage.(Theater)