stage right

noun

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

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The ostensible realism of a play like Meghan Kennedy’s The Counter can be deceiving — not because fire is eventually going to rain from the sky or a unicorn enter stage right, but because deeply familiar people and places can lull us into reading only the surfaces of things. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 Meanwhile, Thompson exited stage right, signing with Dallas. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024 Candidates will stand behind podiums for the duration of the debate, Gov. Walz on stage left/screen right and Sen. Vance on stage right/screen left. Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 Walz will be standing on stage left (the right side of the screen for viewers), and Vance on stage right. Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage right 

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 14 Nov. 2024.

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