onstage
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Located or happening on the part of a stage that the audience can see: Refers to anything situated within the visible performance area during a theatrical or musical event.
- Adverb:
- On or onto the stage; in the view of the audience: Describes the action of moving into or being in the visible performance area.
Usage and Examples
- Adjective:
- The onstage chemistry between the two actors was incredible.
- We need to check all the onstage props before the curtain rises.
- Adverb:
- The actor walked onstage to thunderous applause.
- She felt nervous the moment she stepped onstage.
Advanced Usage
- "to bring someone/something onstage": to introduce a person or element into the visible performance area.
- The director decided to bring the entire choir onstage for the finale.
- Used to contrast with offstage (not visible to the audience).
- The onstage action was calm, while offstage, the crew was frantically preparing for the next scene.
Variants and Related Words
- Onstage is often written as one word. A less common variant is the hyphenated form on-stage.
- Stage (n): the raised platform where performances happen.
- Offstage (adj/adv): situated or happening out of the audience's view, behind the scenery or at the sides of the stage.
Synonyms
- In view (of the audience)
- Before the audience
- In the spotlight (idiomatic, implies being the focus of attention)
Antonyms
- Offstage
- Backstage
- Behind the scenes
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To be onstage: to be performing or in the public eye.
- A politician must remember they are always onstage in front of the voters.
- Onstage persona: the character or personality an actor or performer projects while performing, which may differ from their private self.
- His cheerful onstage persona contrasts with his quiet private life.
Adjective
- situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience
Adverb
- on the stage
- it was time for her to go onstage