Definition of "backstage"

backstage

/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

adjective
not comparable
1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
2. Secret, concealed from the public.
adverb
comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage
1. Towards the area behind the stage.
2. Out of view of the public.
noun
plural backstages
1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
  Quotations
  Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.
  2013, Raymond Fisk, Stephen Grove, Joby John, Services Marketing Interactive Approach, page 73