[syn: offstage, backstage]
ADVERB (2)
1.  behind the scenes;  not on stage; 
- Example: "the actors were waiting offstage"
2.  not in public; 
- Example: "the deal was done offstage"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
offstage
    adv 1: behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting
           offstage" [ant: onstage]
    2: not in public; "the deal was done offstage"
    adj 1: situated or taking place in the area of a stage not
           visible to the audience; "offstage noises" [ant:
           onstage]
    2: concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political
       meetings" [syn: offstage, backstage]
    n 1: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: wing,
         offstage, backstage]