Some offstage drama is one of the format's required ingredients.

The interest is less in the undeveloped offstage drama than in the interplay of the characters waiting for the crisis to end.

The offstage drama escalated.

In 1970 he had some offstage drama, quite literally right at home.

Grand opera houses have a way of competing as much with their offstage dramas as they do with their lavish productions.

So offstage dramas here may not yet be over.

The opera was preceded by some offstage drama.

Mr. Haimes has been cast in the most closely watched offstage drama in theater.

The Shakespeare Theater at the Folger Library in Washington has had more than its share of offstage drama in recent years.

What makes the offstage drama particularly interesting is that so far, he has had little trouble winning financial backers.