Sentence:  According to the myth , Old Order then vanishes at stage left and reappears at extreme stage right , but director Shuz skillfully <WSD>sidesteps</WSD> the rather gooshey problem of stage effects by simply having Miss Arapacis walk across the stage . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)