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Definition of Onstage
1. Adjective. Situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience.
2. Adverb. On the stage. "It was time for her to go onstage"
Definition of Onstage
1. Adjective. taking place in the part of a stage that is visible to the audience ¹
2. Adverb. towards, or onto the visible part of a stage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Onstage
1. being on a part of the stage visible to the audience [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onstage
Literary usage of Onstage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The "A. L. A." Index: An Index to General Literature, Biographical by American Library Association (1892)
"D. onstage, 1:185. Stage illusions Lamb. Elia. Stage storms Cook.D. Bk. of play.
2:84. ... D. onstage, 1:229. Stage wigs Cook.D. Bk. of play, 2:49. Stainer. ..."
2. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 5 by Mike Graff (2003)
"Blocking—where you are supposed to move onstage—is another important part of acting.
It is also important to know where to look while onstage. ..."
3. A Departure from the Script: A Novel by Rochelle Hollander Schwab (2002)
"Golde was a major role and I'd be onstage in front of my closest and most critical
friends, not to mention my entire family. Mama, Rose, Jeffrey and Anita ..."
4. Ten-minute Plays by Lindsay Price, Price, Lindsay, 1969- (2002)
"Scene 5 TOM is onstage alone. TOM: Yes Alice. ... Scene 6 Now we're back onstage
with the rest of the drama class. All are present. TOM is off to the side, ..."
5. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 4 by Kathleen McFarren (2003)
"2. Which of the following is not a feeling? (A) a librarian (B) angry © happy ©
shy 3. Props are _ things like broken vases that actors use onstage actions ..."
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