stage right

noun

: the right part of a stage from the viewpoint of one who faces the audience

Examples of stage right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Olivia’s show balanced three key elements: a stage design which extended into the crowd at a diagonal on both stage left and stage right, her band open and visible at all times and a full digital screen element spanning the height and width behind the stage. Eric Fuller, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Not to mention, a handful of performers get to rock the stage right here in their home state. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2024 Enter stage right As Trump assesses running mate resumes, the most conservative elements of the party are putting up their own nominations. David Jackson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024 My whole arsenal on stage right now is different styles of PRS. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2023 Music director Dan Lipton stands at his musical keyboard stage right, and at the back of the black box space Attilio Rigotti creates images that are projected onto the stage. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 On stage left will be North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, while South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and former Vice President Mike Pence will stand stage right beside Ramaswamy. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2023 To stage right, a handful of dancers on stilts, members of the Agua, Sol y Serano troupe, stepped to the beat of Latin jazz. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023 Chaplin said, practically running off the stage right after uttering those few words. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stage right was in 1931

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“Stage right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20right. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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