For example ... Bigger-picture stage directions that describe setting, character, or action are written in paragraph form between dialogue—these sections are also called your “action lines.” ...

In a cheekily inspired touch, the production jettisons the dialogue in the scripts ... Neill's stage directions — "The sailor . . . sticks out his tongue and points to it," for example ...

Stage directions are an essential element of any script. Without them, your script will be nothing but a choppy mass of dialogue. They help establish your show's world and, crucially, they tell the ...

Stage directions ... and film scripts is very similar to that of a play script. However, there are technical differences due to the different mediums being used, eg directions such as ‘cut ...