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stage

733 3.9
The work of acting in a theater
  • noun
  • /steɪdʒ/
translation icon : escena
  • After years of hard work, she finally made it to the professional stage as an actress.
  • stage fright
  • stage presence
  • perform on stage

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Examples

  • Each competitor will return to the stage for their individual routine.

  • But soon, soon we shall grace the stage with our beautiful Princess.

  • Welcome to the stage, Eugene Lee.

  • So it really is my privilege to welcome to the stage our distinguished panel.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage professional wrestler Hulk Hogan.

  • His most enduring work is the oft-performed stage play The Rivalry, about Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The young performers were excited to showcase their talents on the stage during the talent show.

  • He dreamed of one day performing on the stage in front of a cheering audience.

Synonyms

theater
vsstage
  • US
366 2.5

Creating and performing plays for an audience

is the career side, focusing on acting as a profession
drama
vsstage
239 1.8

A story performed by actors on stage

focuses on people working professionally in performance, not the written works
performing
vsstage
54 3.1

Acting a role on stage in a play or show

is the professional career context around that activity
dramatics
vsstage
7 4.0

An activity of making and acting in plays, often at school

is the professional career sphere rather than an educational pastime
dramatic art
vsstage
1 4.4

To write, produce, and perform plays for the theatre

is the career world rather than the technical craft

Surface Forms

stage singular
stages plural

Etymology

Stage came from the idea of a 'place to stand', so it naturally named the place for actors and the world of theatre. That's why people talk about working 'on the stage' when they mean a career in acting.