Upstage

Definition

upstage /ʌp'steÇdʒ / adj, adv ဇာတ္ခံုေနာက္ဆြယ္။ an upstage door ❍ move upstage. v ဝင္ၿပီးမဂၤလာယူသည္။ ပြဲလုသည္။ She upstaged her more experienced team-mates with a dazzling display of skill.

Examples

1. ‘Taylor's set employs a ballet bar set diagonally upstage from down stage right.’
2. ‘The work begins with first one
3. then another of the dancers
4. wearing dark business suits and carrying metal briefcases
5. coming onstage
6. then moving in repetitive phalanx formations
7. upstage to down.’
8. ‘His set was ingenious: An upstage curtain glided laterally
9. exposing a background that changed color and shape as dancers entered and exited in silhouette.’
10. ‘The sounds of a music box shifted into gusting wind as one group of dancers exited upstage while another solemnly entered.’
11. ‘While the front of the stage was visible
12. upstage was hidden behind patched curtains of a faded blue with gold trim.’
13. ‘I went behind the upstage curtain
14. a place I had never been.’
15. ‘The dancers marched upstage and down in front of the upstage screen.’
16. ‘Kit Conner enters upstage left and crosses to downstage right and sits down on the table with feet on chair.’
17. ‘With a sigh
18. she sat down on the brown
19. wooden stairs that led upstage.’
20. ‘With stage shutters open to reveal a large drawing-room extending upstage
21. the partygoers are grouped around different card tables and involved in their card games.’
22. ‘What I question is Zeffirelli's decision to set the action in what looks like a mix of Art Deco hotel lobby and theatre foyer
23. with a fake audience on stage and characters making upstage entrances through a false arch.’
24. ‘Dominating the upstage wall is a crude collage of dust-weathered letters that provides a screen on which slides are projected.’
25. ‘The set designed by Rosas consisted of gauzy drapery of brilliant yellow hung in scallops across the center stage
26. while a somber gray archway loomed behind it upstage center.’
27. ‘The worthy fellow travels with heavy heart all the way to Bohemia
28. there to abandon the babe
29. whereupon he exits upstage right.’
30. ‘They part to reveal a man hanging upside down from a wall upstage
31. and a woman
32. standing in a spotlight down stage
33. reaching out to him.’
34. ‘He stands and using his cane starts to exit upstage.’
35. ‘Complete with all the amenities you'd find in an office
36. desk
37. chairs
38. computers
39. water fountain; you could also see a second office through the door upstage.’
40. ‘As the audience entered the stage was set up as a shabby music room: there was a straight-backed piano upstage right and various basic wooden chairs arranged with music stands.’
41. ‘A life-size living room contrasts nicely with a miniature house
42. a full-size segment of a ship downstage with the entire ship in miniature upstage.’
43. ‘The moment passed and the four resumed their explorations
44. eventually exiting upstage.’