Meanings
Usage patterns
舞台に上がるto go up onto the stage
When the lead actor stepped onto the stage, the audience fell silent.
舞台を踏むto perform on stage (esp. after a break)
He was to perform on stage for the first time in ten years.
〈人〉が舞台で主役を務めるfor someone to play the lead role in a stage production
She plays the lead role in the stage production.
〈場所〉を舞台にした〈物語〉a story set in a particular place
This film is a story set in Kyoto during the Edo period.
〈事〉の舞台となるto become the arena or venue for an event
This city became the venue for the international conference.
舞台を降りるto step down from the stage; to retire from performing
He finished his final performance and left the stage.
Expressions
世界を舞台にglobally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level