Frontstage

Quick meaning: Frontstage is an adjective meaning Open, occurring in full view of the public or in a public role.

Meaning

Open, occurring in full view of the public or in a public role.

More Meanings

1. In full view of the public or in a public role.
2. The public area of a business or enterprise.

Example Sentences

Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.

Goffman is alert to the situational variability of the roles we play, distinguishing "frontstage" from "backstage" performances.

In the 1970s, MacCannell (1973) developed a six-stage frontstage/backstage model of authenticity that can be applied to theme parks as well as to other tourist sites.

There are many possible examples which you could use to answer this question: e.g. doctor–patient interactions where the doctor discusses the patient's problems backstage with a colleague or a nurse before meeting the patient frontstage.

Word Forms

• frontstages

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include staged, overture, upfront, up front, preopening, front-foot.

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