downstage

Adverb

 * 1) Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
 * 2) Towards a motion-picture or television camera.

Adjective

 * 1) At the front of a stage.

Noun

 * 1) The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.

Verb

 * 1)  To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare ).