<stage>

<stage> (stage direction) contains any kind of stage direction within a dramatic text or fragment. 3.12.2 Core Tags for Drama 3.12 Passages of Verse or Drama 7.2.3 Stage Directions
Modulecore — 3 Elements Available in All TEI Documents
AttributesIn addition to global attributes
typeindicates the kind of stage direction.
Status Recommended
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Suggested values include:
setting
describes a setting.
entrance
describes an entrance.
exit
describes an exit.
business
describes stage business.
novelistic
is a narrative, motivating stage direction.
delivery
describes how a character speaks.
modifier
gives some detail about a character.
location
describes a location.
mixed
more than one of the above
Used by
model.stageLike
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty respons
core: abbr add address bibl biblStruct binaryObject cb choice cit corr date del desc distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index l label lb lg list listBibl measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig p pb ptr q quote ref reg rs said sic soCalled sp stage term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: figure formula table
gaiji: g
header: biblFull
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: ab alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material msDesc origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
nets: eTree forest forestGrp graph tree
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift u vocal writing
tagdocs: att classSpec code eg egXML elementSpec gi ident listRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec schemaSpec specDesc specGrp specGrpRef specList tag val
textcrit: app listWit witDetail
textstructure: floatingText
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration

<rng:element name="stage">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:optional>
 <rng:attribute name="type">
  <rng:choice>
   <rng:value>setting</rng:value>
   <rng:value>entrance</rng:value>
   <rng:value>exit</rng:value>
   <rng:value>business</rng:value>
   <rng:value>novelistic</rng:value>
   <rng:value>delivery</rng:value>
   <rng:value>modifier</rng:value>
   <rng:value>location</rng:value>
   <rng:value>mixed</rng:value>
   <rng:data type="Name"/>
  </rng:choice>
 </rng:attribute>
</rng:optional>
<rng:ref name="macro.specialPara"/>
</rng:element>
element stage
{
   att.global.attributes,
   attribute type
   {
      "setting"
    | "entrance"
    | "exit"
    | "business"
    | "novelistic"
    | "delivery"
    | "modifier"
    | "location"
    | "mixed"
    | xsd:Name
   }?,
   macro.specialPara
}
Example
<stage type="setting">A curtain being drawn.</stage>
<stage type="setting">Music</stage>
<stage type="entrance">Enter Husband as being thrown off his horse.</stage>
<stage type="exit">Exit pursued by a bear.</stage>
<stage type="business">He quickly takes the stone out.</stage>
<stage type="delivery">To Lussurioso.</stage>
<stage type="novelistic">Having had enough, and embarrassed for the family.</stage>
<stage type="modifier">Disguised as Ansaldo.</stage>
<stage type="location">At a window.</stage>
<stage rend="inline" type="delivery">Aside.</stage>