How do I skip a stage in a scripted pipeline?

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import org.jenkinsci.plugins.pipeline.modeldefinition.Utils
stage('regular stage') {
  echo 'some stage'
}

stage('skippable stage') { // this { defines a Groovy closure
  // get it from params, or based on previous pipeline shenanigans
  boolean shouldSkip = true
  if (shouldSkip) { // this { is a part of "regular {} syntax"
    echo 'skipping stage because reasons'
    // STAGE_NAME is a magical variable that gets injected into closure context by stage() function
    Utils.markStageSkippedForConditional(STAGE_NAME)
    // this exits the current closure
    return
  }
  echo 'continuing stage since no reason'
}

stage('another stage') {
  echo 'same old stage'
}

Works with Blue Ocean:

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Works with ol’ silly stage table:

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If you are interested how this works under the hood - read up on Closures in Groovy (the particulars of context injection are described under “Delegates” section)