off-stage
Beyond the curtain
Off-stage refers to the areas of a theater not visible to the audience, or to events happening there: The actors waited off-stage for their cue.
By extension, it describes anything occurring away from public view or outside an official performance: Off-stage, the politician was surprisingly shy.
The word works as adverb, adjective, or noun.
Limbs for flight
- greenroomBackstage holding area
- dressing-roomSpace for changing clothes
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- propsTheater accessories or praise
costumes · makeup · director · crew · stagehands · prompter · cue · blocking
Not perceived visually
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- invisibleCannot be seen
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
unnoticed · unobserved · waiting · anticipation · audience · imagination · mystery · unknown
wings
Limbs for flight
- greenroomBackstage holding area
- dressing-roomSpace for changing clothes
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
props · costumes · makeup · director · crew · stagehands · prompter · cue · blocking · understudy
unseen
Not perceived visually
obscured · unnoticed · unobserved · waiting · anticipation · audience · imagination · mystery · unknown · unrevealed
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
interview · memoir · candid · unscripted · real-life · behind-the-scenes · persona · gossip · offscreen
off-stageon-stage
In view during performance
onstage · center stage · in the spotlight · performing · in view
off-stageon-stage
In view during performance
public · in the spotlight · on camera · on the record · performing
off-stagein the spotlight
Receiving public attention
on camera · on-air · in the limelight · front and center · on display
off, stage, staged, staging, stages, backstage, upstage, downstage