Word Study
backstage
CIDE DICTIONARY
backstage, n.
the area on the stage out of sight of the audience. [WordNet 1.5]
backstage, adj.
concealed from the public; in private. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
backstage, adv. & adj.
--adv.
1 Theatr. out of view of the audience, esp. in the wings or dressing-rooms.
2 not known to the public.
--adj. also that is backstage; concealed.
--adv.
1 Theatr. out of view of the audience, esp. in the wings or dressing-rooms.
2 not known to the public.
--adj. also that is backstage; concealed.
THESAURUS
backstage
DR, L, R, acting area, apron, apron stage, band shell, bandstand, before an audience, before the footlights, behind the scenes, board, bridge, coulisse, dock, down left, down right, downstage, dressing room, flies, fly floor, fly gallery, forestage, greenroom, grid, gridiron, in the limelight, lightboard, off stage, on the stage, onstage, orchestra, orchestra pit, performing area, pit, proscenium, proscenium stage, shell, stage, stage left, stage right, switchboard, the boards, up left, upright, upstage, wingsFor further exploring for "backstage" in Webster Dictionary Online