offstage

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.
2. (not-comparable)Of or relating to the private life of a celebrity.

adv

1. (not-comparable)Taking place offstage (as above).

verb

1. (transitive)To relegate (part of a play) to the offstage area, rather than showing it to the audience.

   “A boy has just murdered another one year older than himself, but Morgan offstages the event as a nuntius would the horrors of Greek tragedy.”