off·stage

[awf-steyj, of-]
adverb
1.
off the stage or in the wings; away from the view of the audience ( opposed to onstage ).
2.
in one's private life rather than on the stage: Offstage the actress seemed rather plain.
adjective
3.
not in view of the audience; backstage, in the wings, etc.: an offstage crash.
4.
withheld from public view or attention; private: offstage political meetings.

Origin:
1920–25; off + stage

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offstage (ˈɒfˈsteɪdʒ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj, —adv
out of the view of the audience; off the stage

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Example sentences
To prove that he had way too much of something inside, he announced that he was
  going offstage to pee.
Other thought leaders met offstage for action-oriented working sessions and
  intimate roundtable meals.
My father was offstage somewhere, making large abstract sounds.
Her offstage personality is probably even harder to convey.
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