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What is the brief description in plays called?

There are a brief description in plays that tells how the scene is set up and when a persons leaves and enters. Not the description that tells about the whole scene. The mini one's in shakespeare right before a character says something in italics. What are they called?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    This is usually called Stage Direction. Stage directions might include entrances and exits, sounds or special effects to be played, or actions a character might perform.

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