Origin: French suffix -age
Downstage has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:
the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
of the front half of a stage
At the front of a stage.
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.