LekhoriLekhoriThe part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
The actor turned and walked upstage.
Away from the audience or camera.
At the rear of a stage.
The minimalist play used no upstage scenery.
Haughty, aloof.
If she hasn't time for this or that, if she refuses to make or keep appointments, if her face does not greet all comers with a sweet and charming smile, then the word is passed around that ‘So-and-So is getting high-hat and up-stage.’
From up- + stage. The figurative uses “haughty” and “to draw attention away” derive from actors moving to a higher and thus more visible position on a sloped stage.
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To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
To treat snobbishly.