Meaning & use
stage persona
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Meaning
nouncountable
The character or image that a performer presents to an audience, often different from their real personality.
Grammar: Countable: a stage persona, the stage persona, stage personas.
Patterns
- create a stage persona
- adopt a stage persona
- his stage persona
Many pop stars create a stage persona that is more confident than they are in real life.
Her stage persona is a tough rocker, but offstage she is quiet and shy.
The comedian's stage persona is a grumpy old man, though he is actually very young.
Word forms
| plural | stage personas |
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Common combinations
- adopt a stage persona
- He adopted a stage persona called 'The Professor' for his magic act.
- public stage persona
- Her public stage persona is glamorous, but she prefers jeans and T-shirts.
- drop the stage persona
- After the concert, she dropped her stage persona and became herself again.
Synonyms and how they differ
- alter ego
- Alter ego is a second self or hidden identity; it can be used for a stage persona, but it often implies a more complete separate identity.
- public image
- Public image is how someone is seen by others, not necessarily a character they perform as.
Word family
- persona noun
- The aspect of someone's character that is presented to others.
Commonly confused: stage persona or personal?
stage persona vs personal
Personal is an adjective meaning 'relating to a person'; persona is a noun meaning 'a role or character'.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'stage persona' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A stage persona is a performed character, so it can be different from one's real self. The other options treat it as a physical object.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “stage persona”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.