offstage

IPA: ˈɔfstˈeɪdʒ

(transitive) To relegate (part of a play) to the offstage area, rather than showing it to the audience.

Examples of "offstage" in Sentences

The chorus sings offstage.
The singer walks offstage after three songs.
All the offstage drama would appear on stage.
Gallagher was a shy and retiring man offstage.
Potter is revealed to have died offstage in Seatac.
The sound of running water is heard offstage and Owen enters.
Characters murder other characters, then drag the bodies offstage.
The sound of children's voices is heard approaching from offstage.
From offstage, Butterfly calls for Suzuki and then enters the room.
Any space not viewable to the audiences is collectively referred to as offstage.