stage left vs stage

stage left and stage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stage left	Yes	No	No	No
stage	Yes	No	Yes	No

stage left (noun)	stage (noun)
the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience	a section or portion of a journey or course
	a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
	a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
	a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
	the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
	any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
	a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
	any distinct time period in a sequence of events

stage left (verb)	stage (verb)
	perform (a play), especially on a stage
	plan, organize, and carry out (an event)