Toward the back of the stage, away from the front edge.
toward the back of the stage, away from the audience; as a verb, to distract attention, generally from someone else who is downstage from you (but it is possible to upstage yourself by doing something distracting from the character you are trying to create).
(noun) In a proscenium theatre, that part of the stage farthest from the audience; the rear of the stage, so called because it was in fact raised ("up") in the days of the raked stage. (verb) To stand upstage of another actor. Upstaging is often considered rude, inasmuch as it forces the downstage actor to face upstage (and away from the audience) in order to look at the actor to whom she or he is supposed to be speaking. Figuratively, the term may be used to describe any sort of acting behavior that calls unwarranted attention to the "upstaging" actor and away from the "upstaged" one.
move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage"
Nearer the back of a stage.
The portion of the stage farthest from the audience. To move upstage means to move away from the audience.
The area located at the back of the stage; away from the audience. As a verb: when one actor deliberately draws the attention of the audience to himself for purely selfish purposes.
The area of the stage farthest from the audience. Also to steal the focus of the audience from the intended main performer.
the part of the stage farthest from the audience. Also, to steal the scene from another actor by moving upstage, forcing the downstage actor to turn his or her back on the audience.
move up and away from camera or end of the stage.
The section of the stage area that is farthest away from the audience.
The part of the stage farthest from the audience, so named because when stages were raked (slanted), an actor walking away from the audience was literally walking up. Called "Up" for short.
Used as a noun, the stage area away from the audience; used as a verb, to steal the focus of a scene.