The Institution
“The Comédie-Française carries within it this utopia that consists of reading the present in the light of the past, its missions being too vast and the curiosity of its artisans too insatiable to be reduced to one meaning rather than another. The common catalyst remains its Troupe and all its departments, working tirelessly to lead you on these fanciful paths.”
ÉRIC RUF
Administrative Board, Reading Committee: the artists preside over the destiny of the Comédie-Française.
The Administrative Board
Chaired by the General Administrator, it is composed of seven tenured sociétaires – including the Doyen/Doyenne, who is an ex officio member – and two deputies. The composition of the committee is changed every year.
Precise composition:
- Doyen/Doyenne, currently Madame la Doyenne Claude Mathieu.
- three tenured sociétaires and a deputy elected by the general assembly of sociétaires.
- three tenured sociétaires and a deputy appointed by the Minister for Culture, following proposals submitted by the General Administrator.
The Administrative Board deliberates on subjects affecting the life of the Troupe, such as:
- nominations of actors to become sociétaires
- the distribution of shares in the Société des Comédiens-Français
In a team boosted by two representatives from the technical and administrative staff and one representative of the pensionnaires, the Administrative Board examines and approves the budget and accounts by vote, as well as the decisive projects for the institution, in the presence of the Minister for Culture and budget controllers.
The Reading Committee
The Reading Committee examines the texts proposed by the General Administrator with a view to adding them to the Comédie-Française repertoire. Only works that have been registered in the repertoire, which ranges from Greek tragedies to contemporary authors, maybe performed on the main stage, currently the Salle Richelieu.
It is chaired by the General Administrator. It is made up of twelve members:
- the entire Administrative Board
- four personalities from the world of literature and the arts appointed for two seasons by the Minister for Culture, following proposals made by of the General Administrator.
Currently, these personalities are:
- Mr Yves Angelo, filmmaker and cinematographer
- Ms Séverine Daucourt, poet
- Ms Florence Naugrette, theatre historian
- Ms Sigolène Vinson, novelist
Staff structure
Administration
- General administrator: Éric Ruf
- Managing director: Michel Roseau
- Secretary general: Anne Marret
- Technical director: Benoît Simon
- Production director and head of artistic coordination: Bertrand Schaaff
- Deputy head of artistic coordination: Claude Martin
- General manager external and audiovisual productions: Olivier Giel
- Wardrobe services manager: Sylvie Lombart
- Building and equipment manager: Marie-Anne Geay
- Director of human resources: Nathalie Bruyneel
- Accounting officer and head of financial services: Éric Parent
- Curator-archivist: Agathe Sanjuan
- Literary advisor: Laurent Muhleisen
- Deputy technical director: Patrick Moch
Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
- Deputy administrator: Bénédicte Nécaille
- Technical director: Philippe Lagrue
Studio-Théâtre
- Deputy administrator: Régine Sparfel
- Technical director: Éric Dumas
Fondation pour la Comédie-Française
- President: Marie-Claire Janailhac-Fritsch
Administrative Board (Until 1 January 2023)
General administrator: Éric Ruf
Doyenne: Claude Mathieu
Florence Viala
Laurent Stocker
Elsa Lepoivre
Gilles David
Suliane Brahim
Clément Hervieu-Léger
And:
Christophe Montenez
Dominique Blanc
Reading committee
Examines and selects plays with a view to their inclusion in the Repertoire.
- Yves Angelo
- Séverine Daucourt
- Florence Naugrette
- Sigolène Vinson
- and the Administrative Board