staging vs stage

staging and stage both are nouns.

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

staging (noun)	stage (noun)
travel by stagecoach	a section or portion of a journey or course
getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket	a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
a system of scaffolds	a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
the production of a drama on the stage	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

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