diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Actor.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Actor.lua
index 7535ae1deb..7326daa5a3 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Actor.lua
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/Actor.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-- Convenience aliases:
+left = "HorizAlign_Left";
+center = "HorizAlign_Center";
+right = "HorizAlign_Right";
+top = "VertAlign_Top";
+middle = "VertAlign_Middle";
+bottom = "VertAlign_Bottom";
+
 function Actor:ease(t, fEase)
 	-- Optimizations:
 	-- fEase = -100 is equivalent to TweenType_Accelerate.