upstage
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈʌpˌsteɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
fondo del escenario
- As enormous puffs of dry ice fill the upstage area, dancers come forward to form a semicircle around Henry.
- upstage center
- upstage right
- the upstage wall
Examples
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Not far enough upstage... by two foot.
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First group is upstage, right.
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You were instructed to stay upstage left.
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The Unknown Comic appears upstage with a bag on his head.
Fiction book (2002) -
Further upstage are four stools with corresponding music stands.
Fiction book (1997) -
The Deacon Board is standing at the upstage corner of the pulpit.
Fiction book (1991) -
Lights up, revealing a man, the SUBJECT, struggling to his feet and moving purposefully to a seemingly designated spot upstage left.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ellen has blocked the upstage right window with a large piece of scavenged plywood.
Blog text (32) -
The ballet enters upstage.
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The actors took their positions at the upstage area of the theatre, preparing for the final scene.
Antonyms
How Near
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upstage comes from the simple parts up and stage — older stages were higher at the back, so the back was 'up' and away from the audience. So upstage is the area of the stage that is farthest from the audience.