Meanings
- uncountableactingThe area to the right of the stage when looking towards the audience.
He enters stage right.
comparative more stage right · superlative most stage right
- actingLocated at stage right.
- idiomaticusuallyInvolving a change of whether one is involved in a situation.
1 more example
Whether Bannon was sacked, resigned or left by mutual agreement – as usual with the Trump administration there are contradictory accounts – is immaterial. His exit, stage right, follows that of a clutch of other senior White House aides and reinforces the impression that his presidency is unravelling chaotically only seven months after he entered the Oval Office.
2017 August 20, “The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency”, in The Observer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish näyttämöoikea
- näyttämöoikeaarea to the right (facing audience) of the stage
French côté jardin
- côté jardinarea to the right (facing audience) of the stage
Hungarian rendezői bal
- rendezői balarea to the right (facing audience) of the stage
Japanese 下手
- 下手 (shimote)area to the right (facing audience) of the stage
Cite this entry
stage right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20right
“stage right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20right. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stage right,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20right.
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