We are looking at the word 'staging.' A stage as a noun is that place in the theatre where the actors stand and perform.

Yes. So, stage in the headline is a verb and it does mean to put on a performance like you do in the theatre, but it doesn't just have to be related to the theatre.

Toronto is a city that embraces the arts, theatre, culture and music.

OK, let's go to the theatre.

We went to see an interesting piece of contemporary theatre,

And so they're at the Beacon Theatre in New York.

who has hated Steely Dan for a decade go to the Beacon Theatre.

at the Jacobs Theatre on 45th Street.

this reminds me of the theatre.

in a theatre or cinema or a wedding,

"Excuse me, Sir, is Minack Theatre within walking distance from here?"

The world's largest IMAX theatre, Darling Harbour. It just goes on and on and on.

Despite this attempt to sabotage his career, he fell into favor with the influential playwrite, Madame de Montesson, who put him in charge of her private theatre and introduced him to her fancy husband, the Duke of Orleans.

Madame de Montesson, who put him in charge of her private theatre and introduced him to her fancy husband, the Duke of Orleans.

This informal expression is thought to come from the theatre and it refers to performances given by actors who had to learn their lines quickly while waiting in the wings.

theatre and it refers to performances