onstage

onstage
/on"stayj", awn"-/, adv.
1. on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): The director shouted, "Onstage, everybody!"
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or used in the acting area, or that part of the stage that is in view of the audience.
[1925-30; ON + STAGE]

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