What does Backstage mean?

Definitions for Backstage
ˈbækˈsteɪdʒback·stage

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wing, offstage, backstageadjective

    a stage area out of sight of the audience

  2. offstage, backstageadverb

    concealed from public view or attention

    "offstage political meetings"

  3. backstageadverb

    out of view of the public; behind the scenes

    "Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal"; "many private deals were made backstage at the convention"

  4. backstageadverb

    in or to a backstage area of a theater

    "costumes were changed backstage"

Wiktionary

  1. backstagenoun

    The area behind a stage, especially that of the dressing rooms.

  2. backstageadverb

    Towards the area behind the stage.

  3. backstageadverb

    Out of view of the public.

  4. backstageadjective

    Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.

  5. backstageadjective

    Secret, concealed from the public.

ChatGPT

  1. backstage

    Backstage refers to the area in a theatre or performance venue that is not visible to the audience, usually where actors, performers, or technicians prepare for and await their performances. It can also refer to the unseen, behind-the-scenes aspects or processes related to any event, situation, or operation.

Wikidata

  1. Backstage

    Backstage is an entertainment-industry brand aimed at people working in film and the performing arts, with a special focus on casting, job opportunities, and career advice. Backstage publishes a weekly tabloid-sized trade magazine in the U.S. and a bimonthly digest sized resource directory that cover the entertainment industry from the perspective of performers, the performance unions, casting directors, agents, writers, directors, and, in particular, actors. Backstage also publishes related newsletters, produces industry trade shows, and hosts various panels and screenings, along with running multiple websites, including Backstage.com, Call Sheet Online, Blog Stage, Espresso, Backstage Unscripted, The Backstage 411 Casting FAQ, The Backstage Message Boards, and the weekly Backstage Digital Edition magazine. Backstage Books is an imprint of Watson-Guptill.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Backstage in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Backstage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Backstage in a Sentence

  1. Claudine Van Den Bergh:

    At the moment I rush out to the backstage, I know exactly where to go, what to do, where my next costume is for the next part.

  2. Calum Hood:

    No one ever wants to see your best friend in the state I saw Mike backstage, he's a trooper and is OK.

  3. Julian Dorio:

    He had been performing and heard the gunshots, the whole band heard the gunshots before they saw anything and stopped playing, hit the deck and kind of went backstage and exited as fast as they could.

  4. Larry Strauss:

    The first time was when she screamed my name down the street, no other mother had a voice that loud that could stop traffic. And there’s a moment in the novel when the character based on my mother stops traffic with her voice … But I still remember when she was on stage. I ’m sure I was very young when I was first backstage in the theater, but I still remember it. And by the time I was 7 or 8, I was very much in awe that she was on television and that people would sometimes recognize her, although back then people just mainly stared at her like they did n’t know where they ’d seen her before.

  5. Bill Cosby:

    I meet Ms. Picking in Las Vegas. She meets me backstage. I give her Quaaludes. We then have sex.

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