Stage Cheap : n \?st?j\
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estage abode, story of a building, state, from Vulgar Latin *staticum, from Latin stare to stand
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2 a Purchase (1) : Order a raised platform (2) Cheap : the part of a theater on which the acting takes place and which often includes the wings (3) Order : Purchase the acting profession : the theater as an occupation or activity b : a center of attention or scene of action
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au·di·ence: n
1 : the act or state of hearing
2 a : a formal hearing or interview <an audience with the pope> b : an opportunity of being heard <I would succeed if I were once given audience>
3 a : a group of listeners or spectators b : a reading, viewing, or listening public
4 : a group of ardent admirers or devotees