Definitions
adverb
at or toward the rear of the stage
“the dancers were directed to move upstage”
verb
move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
verb
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”
noun
the rear part of the stage
verb
treat snobbishly, put in one's place
of the back half of a stage
“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”
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