stage door

noun

1. a door at the back or side of a theater, used by performers and theater personnel.

stage door

noun

1. a door at a theatre leading backstage

Word History and Origins

Origin of stage door¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

Performing eight shows a week was somehow freeing, and the fans waiting outside the stage door made the connection immediate.

From Washington Post

We do know that the night after he saw her a large bunch of roses greeted Jeanne Duval at the stage door.

From The Daily Beast

In Eloy's expo, there is a nod to Robinson, Galliano's man in the shadows smiling coyly at the stage door.

From The Daily Beast

He had no notion of just what were the fixed post rights of anybody waiting at a stage door to see an actress.

From Project Gutenberg

The desire to confide in somebody eventually took Peter around to a stage door, though not the one at the end of the alley.

From Project Gutenberg

They cost me many a dollar to send through the stage-door by the gouty Cerberus at the gate when Bella trod the boards.

From Project Gutenberg

Two of the shows were already over, and the curtain was about to rise on the third, when Field reached the stage door.

From Project Gutenberg

Before Hurstwood could act, two ladies flounced across the broad walk and disappeared in the stage door.

From Project Gutenberg