expression, ichidan verb
put on stage; stage a performance
Used for plays, shows, or performances being produced and presented on stage.
来月、新しい劇を舞台に掛ける予定です。
We plan to put a new play on stage next month.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana spelling of the verb part; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 舞台 (stage) + に (particle) + 掛ける (to hang, to set up). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is conventionally associated with staging performances.