offstage

Adjective

• concealed from public view or attention
  • offstage political meetings
    

• situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience
  • offstage noises
    

Adverb

• not in public
  • the deal was done offstage
    

• behind the scenes; not on stage
  • the actors were waiting offstage
    

Noun

• a stage area out of sight of the audience

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  backstage , wing