on the stage

phrase

: in or into the acting profession

went on the stage at age 15

Examples of on the stage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Born in New Jersey on the Fourth of July in 1924, Saint studied acting in college, initially working in television and on the stage before landing her first film role in the 1954 classic On the Waterfront opposite Marlon Brando. — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Or at least a place on the stage, which is what writer Tom Gammill (Seinfeld, The Simpsons) gives him in a glorious and funny two-person play, A Morning with Ernie Bushmiller. — Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026

Folk was joined on the stage, a patio off the quad, by district leadership and other guests, including his elderly mother. — Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026

And the stars on the stage seemed to enjoy it every bit as much as the fans in the crowd. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the stage

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• multistage
• age
• gauge
• phage
• plage
• rage
• wage
• alienage
• assuage