La dirección escénica indica la entrada en escena.

The direction of the play indicates the entrance on stage.

Breakdown of La dirección escénica indica la entrada en escena.

• indicar: to indicate
• la dirección escénica: the direction of a play
• la entrada en escena: the entrance on stage

Questions & Answers about La dirección escénica indica la entrada en escena.

What does dirección escénica mean here?

Here, dirección escénica refers to a stage direction or the staging direction that tells performers what happens on stage.

A learner should know that this phrase can feel a bit broader than a single written note. Depending on context, it can refer to:

• the staging instruction itself
• the theatrical direction
• the way the scene is directed

If you specifically mean a written note in a script, Spanish also very often uses acotación.

Why is it la dirección and not just dirección?

Spanish often uses the definite article where English might not.

So La dirección escénica can mean:

• the stage direction
• or sometimes stage direction in a general sense

In this sentence, the article makes it sound like a specific direction or a specific piece of staging information already understood from the context.

Why is it escénica?