A '''stage''' is a raised and level [[floor]] or [[platform]] designed to afford onlookers a better view of its occupants. The term most commonly refers to the area of a [[theatre]] where the players perform but can also refer to the location of a [[politics|political]] or [[sports|sporting]] event.
Stage may also refer to a portion of a sequence of events, so that progress is made in stages; or a resting point so that a [[stagecoach]] travels between two points and stops for significant periods in between.