And the woman wanting it all to stop is trapped in a spotlight on a dark stage, in the middle of an act.

Smith's performance is composed of a simple dark stage with a couple of screens on the back.

The curtain rose on a dark stage and voices were heard singing a macabre song about death.

A banshee howl of rage came from the dark stage.

The nearly nude dancer on the dark stage darted suddenly toward the wings.

At first, all one beheld was snow blanketing an almost totally dark stage.

Tom was already back through - I saw him slipping across the dark stage.

The music video displays the band playing on a dark stage.

Dusk is the darkest stage of twilight in the evening.

The trade-off is that these "feet" may become a trip-hazard on a dark stage.