exiting stage left

Actor's discreet departure

Exiting stage left is a theatrical term indicating that a performer is leaving the stage from the left side from the perspective of the audience: after delivering her final line, the actress exited stage left.

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curtain call · blocking · evacuating · wings · turning around · stepping out · backstage · withdrawing · escaping · disappearing act · slipping away · transitioning · proscenium · taking leave · stepping aside · parting ways · saying goodbye · spotlight

Opposites
presence on stage

exiting stage leftentering

Going into a place

coming on · debut · first appearance

manner of departure (figurative)

exiting stage leftgoing out with a bang

Ending memorably and dramatically

making a scene · center stage · doubling down

departure vs arrival (metaphorical)

exiting stage leftcoming into play

Becoming a factor

stepping up · showing up · grand entrance

Family

exit, exits, exited, exiting, stage, stages, staged, staging, stager

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