# Key event only works with stage?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-event-only-works-with-stage/312493>\
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**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-event-only-works-with-stage/312493 "2010-08-04T23:12:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![OMG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@OMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OMG)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-event-only-works-with-stage/312493/1 "2010-08-04T23:12:26Z")

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hi  
I’m just curious why I the key event script works when I do stage.addEventListener but doesnt when I try mc1.addEventListener  
mc1 being a mc on stage

thanks