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Definition of "onstage" []

  • Situated or taking place in the area of a stage that is visible to the audience. (adjective)
  • In or into the area of a stage that is visible to the audience. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "onstage" in a sentence
  • "I got there just as they were calling my name onstage, and I motioned for Kimmy to come with me."
  • "The "ordinary woman who was called onstage at an extraordinary time," as she wrote of herself, Betty Ford was last in the spotlight after her husband of 58 years died Dec. 26, 2006, also at 93."
  • "But to answer the first part of your question, I think the difference between what an actor does onscreen versus onstage is elided in a space as small as the Signature's."