offstage
adv 1: behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting
offstage" [ant: {onstage}]
2: not in public; "the deal was done offstage"
adj 1: situated or taking place in the area of a stage not
visible to the audience; "offstage noises" [ant:
{onstage}]
2: concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political
meetings" [syn: {offstage}, {backstage}]
n 1: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: {wing},
{offstage}, {backstage}]