Which way off? Does stage left refer to the performer's left or the audience's left?

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Does stage left refer to the performer's left or the audience's left?

twowindsbear

stage left
phrase of stage
on the left side of a stage from the point of view of a performer facing the audience.
"a woman entered stage left"
Definitions from Oxford Languages

from google

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

twowindsbear wrote:

stage left
phrase of stage
on the left side of a stage from the point of view of a performer facing the audience.
"a woman entered stage left"
Definitions from Oxford Languages

from google

Thanks!

Gifted One Loc: S. E. Idaho

Try your favorite search engine!

Will help this time. It's directorial marks for stage actors and company, hence audience has no relevance.

Hope this helps. J. R.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Direction is always from the performer’s standpoint.

foodie65

Bridges wrote:

Does stage left refer to the performer's left or the audience's left?

Stage right/left from the perspective of the performer.
Relative to the audience, it would be house right/left

Bayou

Performer...many years experience as a performing musician.

jerold222 Loc: Southern Minnesota

Snagglepuss "exit stage left"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-a4qWCtIg
It looks his right LOL

Smokin' Joe

Some people I know have two lefts---now what?

SteveR Loc: Michigan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3-a4qWCtIg

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

Bridges wrote:

Does stage left refer to the performer's left or the audience's left?

Thanks All that answered! I posted this shot under the Photo Gallery but in case you missed it -- as you can see the Geese are flying off to our right. I wanted to name the shot properly, thus the question. The name of the shot as you can see is Exit, Stage Left which I know now is the right way to name the shot.

Thanks again,
Mike

Exit, Stage Left
Exit, Stage Left...

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JoeBiker Loc: homebase: Houston, TX

foodie65 wrote:

Stage right/left from the perspective of the performer.
Relative to the audience, it would be house right/left

Learn something new (or have knowledge corrected) everyday. I had always thought that stage right/left was from the audience's perspective.

Is right field on the first base side, or do I have that wrong too?

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

JoeBiker wrote:

Learn something new (or have knowledge corrected) everyday. I had always thought that stage right/left was from the audience's perspective.

Is right field on the first base side, or do I have that wrong too?

Good point! I think someone has one of them backwards. My guess is baseball since stage entertainment pre dates baseball by three or so centuries

foodie65

JoeBiker wrote:

Learn something new (or have knowledge corrected) everyday. I had always thought that stage right/left was from the audience's perspective.

Is right field on the first base side, or do I have that wrong too?

You know your baseball

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Bridges wrote:

Thanks All that answered! I posted this shot under the Photo Gallery but in case you missed it -- as you can see the Geese are flying off to our right. I wanted to name the shot properly, thus the question. The name of the shot as you can see is Exit, Stage Left which I know now is the right way to name the shot.

Thanks again,
Mike

Or...Darn three shell limit!!