offstage
In the wings
Offstage refers to the areas of a theater not visible to the audience—the wings, backstage, dressing rooms.
As an adverb or adjective, it describes action or sound occurring out of sight: The gunshot was heard offstage.
Figuratively, offstage means private or unofficial, away from public scrutiny: Offstage, the politician was surprisingly vulgar.
Limbs for flight
- greenroomBackstage holding area
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- propsTheater accessories or praise
- sceneryVisible natural surroundings
setpieces · lighting · crew · stagehands · technicians · prompter · director · cue
Not perceived visually
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- undetectedNot discovered yet
invisible · waiting · lurking · hovering · looming · anticipating · poised · ready
Pre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- scriptWritten words for performance
- directionWay something faces
read-through · run-through · characterization · warm-up · understudies
wings
Limbs for flight
scenery · setpieces · lighting · crew · stagehands · technicians · prompter · director · cue · blackout
unseen
Not perceived visually
undetected · invisible · waiting · lurking · hovering · looming · anticipating · poised · ready · entrance
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- scriptWritten words for performance
direction · read-through · run-through · characterization · warm-up · understudies
personal
Relating to one's self
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- candidHonest and direct
real-life · informal · intimate · authentic · unguarded · persona · celebrity · interview · paparazzi · scandal
- theaterplays, play, acting, auditorium, Hamlet
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
- dramaturgydramaturgy, dramaturg, dramatic structure, dramatic technique, dramatic form
offstageonstage
Before the audience
center stage · downstage · in the wings · upstage · in the spotlight
offstagepublic
Available to all
in the spotlight · in the limelight · front and center · on display · visible
offstageonstage
Before the audience
in character · performing · on the record · camera-ready · on display
off, stage, staged, staging, backstage, upstage, onstage, downstage, stager