UPSTAGE

I. adverb Date: 1870 toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage, away from a motion-picture or television camera, II. adjective Date: 1918 haughty , of or relating to the rear of a stage, III. transitive verb Date: 1921 to draw attention away from , to force (an actor) to face away from the audience by staying ~, to treat snobbishly, IV. noun Date: circa 1931 the part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera