Sociétaire honoraire
After training at the Rue Blanche School and at the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique (National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts) of Paris, Alain Pralon joined the Comédie-Française on September 1, 1965. Appointed as a sociétaire on January 1, 1972, he was named a sociétaire honoraire on January 1, 2006.
Clever, a prankster and a joker, he had the required humor profile and the dose of humanity needed to embody the characters of valets in a number of famous plays. Hence, he successfully performed the roles of La Flèche, Covielle, Mascarille, Sganarelle, Pasquin, Frontin, Dandin, and Brighella, etc. Even though his performances were brilliant in this field, his sensibility, his eloquence and his panache blossomed through more nuanced characters, such as Demetrius in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, Philinte in Molière’s The Misanthrope, Cyrano in Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac as well as Figaro in Beaumarchais’s The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro.
Equally comfortable in both the classic and contemporary repertoire, he has appeared in plays by Vitrac, Stoppard, Mirbeau, Ibsen, Chekhov, Billetdoux, Calaferte, Artaud or Becque. Alain Pralon has played the role of Chrysale in Molière's Les Femmes savantes staged by Simon Eine in 1998 and of Ossipin Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector (The Revizor) put on stage by Jean-Louis Benoît in 1999. The success of Molière’sThe Imaginary Invalid staged by Claude Stratz was partly due to his interpretation of the main role Argan. Among other plays he has appeared in, one can name Karl Georg Büchner’s Lenz, Leonce and Lena under the direction of Langhoff in 2002, Adam de la Halle’s The Play of Adam put on stage by Jacques Rebotier in 2003, Fabrice Melquiot’s Bouli redéboule directed by Philippe Lagrue in 2005. Under the direction of Jacques Lassalle, he played in Chekhov’s Platonov or Fatherlessness in2005 as well as in Carlo Goldoni’s Il Campiello (The Little Square) in 2006. He reunited with Claude Stratz in 2005 for her staging of Pirandello’s Les Grelots du fou – Caps and Bells. A great reciter, he chose to read, without any set design or any kind of accessory, words by Jules Renard (2000), Jonathan Swift (2002), Kateb Yacine (2003), Guy de Maupassant (2004), and Victor Hugo (2002).
He staged Élisabeth Janvier’s Embarquement immédiat, Raymond Jean’s La Rencontre de Vincennes / Sade et Mirabeau in 2000 and Ah, vous voilà Dumas !, an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ dramatic memories in 2003. Furthermore, he played under the direction of Laurent Pelly in Carlo Goldoni’s The Liar (Le Menteur) during the 2008/2009 season, of Dan Jemmett in Dorine Hollier’s Le Donneur de bain in 2010.
On the big screen, he appeared in Roger Coggio’s movie C'est encore loin l’Amérique ? (1980), in Pascale Ferran’s Coming to Terms with The Dead (Petits arrangements avec les morts) in 1994, as well as in Jean Douchet’s La Serva Amorosa (The Loving Maid, 1994). At the same time, Alain Pralon is currently working as the coordinator of the Comédie-Française for the recording of the plays for France Culture radio station.
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Fabrizio, oncle de Gasparina
Richelieu
by Luigi Pirandello Directed by Claude Stratz
Ciampa
Vx-Colombier
by Fabrice Melquiot Directed by Philippe Lagrue
Freud
Studio
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
Platonov ou le Fléau de l'absence de...
by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Ivan Ivanovitch Triletzki (alternating)
Richelieu
by Luigi Pirandello Directed by Claude Stratz
Ciampa
Vx-Colombier
The Winter Tale by William Shakespeare Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
Léontès
Studio
by Adam de la Halle Directed by Jacques Rebotier
Maître Henri, le Père du Dervé, Raoul Le Waidier
Vx-Colombier
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
by Alain Pralon after Alexandre Dumas Directed by Alain Pralon
Picard
Studio
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
by Yacine Kateb Directed by Mohamed Kacimi
Richelieu
Lenz, Léonce et Léna chez Georg Büchner
by Georg Büchner Directed by Matthias Langhoff
le Roi
Richelieu
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
by Molière Directed by Philippe Adrien
Oronte
Vx-Colombier
by Nikolaï Gogol Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit
Ossip (en alternance)
Richelieu
The Imaginary Invalid by Molière Directed by Claude Stratz
Argan
Richelieu
Le Costume en scène dans le théâtre du...
by Roselyne Laplace Directed by Alain Pralon
Studio
by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Chrysale (alternating)
Richelieu
by François Billetdoux Directed by Georges Werler
Inspector Karl Töpfer
Vx-Colombier
by Hugo von Hofmannsthal Directed by Philippe Adrien
Théodore
Vx-Colombier
by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Alain Françon
Simeonov-Pichtchik (alternating)
Richelieu
by Nikolaï Gogol Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit
Ossip (en alternance)
Richelieu
by Octave Mirbeau Directed by Jean Bouchaud
l'Amant et le Mari
Studio
by Nikolaï Gogol Directed by Jean-Louis Benoit
Ossip
Richelieu
by Véronique Olmi Directed by Philippe Adrien
Marco
Vx-Colombier
by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Alain Françon
Simeonov-Pichtchik (alternating)
Richelieu
by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Chrysale (alternating)
Richelieu
by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Chrysale (en alternance)
Richelieu
by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Alain Françon
Simeonov-Pichtchik (alternating)
Richelieu
by Tom Stoppard Directed by Philippe Adrien
Richard Noakes
Vx-Colombier
by Marc Delaruelle Directed by Jean Bouchaud
Pater
Vx-Colombier
by Ivan Tourgueniev Directed by Andreï Smirnoff
Ignace Ilitch Chpiguelski
Richelieu
by Ivan Tourgueniev Directed by Andreï Smirnoff
Ignace Ilitch Chpiguelski
Richelieu
by Pierre Corneille Directed by Muriel Mayette-Holtz
The Jailer
Richelieu
The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Philinte
Richelieu
by Louis Calaferte Directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel
Henri
Vx-Colombier
The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Philinte (alternating)
Richelieu
Take care of Amélie by Georges Feydeau Directed by Roger Planchon
Pochet
Richelieu
Take care of Amélie by Georges Feydeau Directed by Roger Planchon
Pochet
Richelieu
Maman revient, pauvre orphelin
by Jean-Claude Grumberg Directed by Philippe Adrien
un Présentateur ; l'Homme ; le Père ; l'Anesthésiste 1 ; le Présentateur
Vx-Colombier
The False Servant by Marivaux Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Trivelin (en alternance)
Richelieu
by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Brighella
Richelieu
by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Alain Françon
le Vieil Ekdal
Richelieu
by Honoré de Balzac Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
Justin
Richelieu
by Eugène Labiche Directed by Jiri Menzel
Agénor Montgommier
Richelieu
The False Servant by Marivaux Directed Jacques Lassalle
Trivelin
Richelieu
by Eugène Labiche Directed by Jiri Menzel
Agénor Montgommier
Richelieu
by Honoré de Balzac Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
Justin
Richelieu
by Victor Hugo Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Saltabadil
Richelieu
by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Brighella
Richelieu
by Molière Directed by Jacques Lassalle
George Dandin
Richelieu
by Beaumarchais Directed Antoine Vitez
Bartholo
Richelieu
by Molière Directed by Jacques Lassalle
George Dandin
Richelieu
by Victor Hugo Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Saltabadil
Richelieu
The Tragedy of King Christophe by Aimé Césaire Directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo
Pétion
Richelieu
The False Servant by Marivaux Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Trivelin
Richelieu
The Tragedy of King Christophe by Aimé Césaire Directed by Idrissa Ouédraogo
Pétion
Richelieu
The False Servant by Marivaux Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Trivelin
Richelieu
by Beaumarchais Directed by Antoine Vitez
Bartholo
Richelieu
The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Simon Eine
Philinte
Richelieu
by Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jean-Louis Jacopin
Ridolfo
Richelieu
by Michel Vinaver Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Pierre Delile
Odéon
The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
Brindavoine
Richelieu
by Beaumarchais Directed by Antoine Vitez
Bartholo
Richelieu
The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
La Flèche
Richelieu
by Beaumarchais Directed by Antoine Vitez
Bartholo
Richelieu
by Harold Pinter Directed by Jean-Pierre Miquel
Deeley
Odéon
by Molière Directed by Catherine Hiegel
Trissotin
Richelieu
by Molière Directed by Catherine Hiegel
Trissotin
Odéon
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Directed by Jorge Lavelli
Snout, Le Mur
Richelieu
The Bourgeois Gentleman by Molière Directed by Jean-Luc Boutté
Dorante
Richelieu
by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Félix Prader
Astrov
Odéon
by Nicolaï Erdman Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent
Simon Podsékalnokov
Odéon
The Summer Folk by Maxime Gorki Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Doudakov
Richelieu
The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
La Flèche
Richelieu
Victor ou les enfants au pouvoir
by Roger Vitrac Directed by Jean Bouchaud
Charles Paumelle
Odéon
The Summer Folk by Maxime Gorki Directed by Jacques Lassalle
Doudakov
Richelieu
Victor ou les enfants au pouvoir
by Roger Vitrac Directed by Jean Bouchaud
Charles Paumelle
Odéon
The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
La Flèche
Richelieu
by Henry Becque Directed by Jean-Pierre Vincent
Lefort
Richelieu
by Bernard Da Costa Directed by Jacques Mauclair
Hans
Odéon
by Antonin Artaud Directed by Jacques Baillon
Orsino
Odéon
The Seagull by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Otomar Krejca
Medviedenko
Richelieu
Prologue - Les Plaisirs de L'Ile...
by Molière Directed by Maurice Béjart
L'Auteur
Richelieu
Le Mariage forcé - Les Plaisirs de...
by Molière Directed by Maurice Béjart
Sganarelle
Richelieu
by Victor Hugo Directed by Jacques Destoop
Don César de Bazan
Richelieu
The Seagull by Anton Tchekhov Directed by Otomar Krejca
Medviedenko
Richelieu
The Miser by Molière Directed by Jean-Paul Roussillon
La Flèche
Richelieu
The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Pierre Dux
Du Bois
Richelieu
by Félicien Marceau Directed by Jacques Rosny
Dugommier
Richelieu
The False Confidences by Marivaux Directed by Michel Etcheverry
Dubois
Richelieu
A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
Romain Tournel
Richelieu
The Misanthrope by Molière Directed by Pierre Dux
Du Bois
Richelieu
by Victor Hugo Directed by Jacques Destoop
Don César de Bazan
Richelieu
Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Jacques Echantillon
Scapin
Richelieu
A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau Directed by Jean-Laurent Cochet
Romain Tournel
Richelieu
by Beaumarchais Directed by Jacques Rosner
Figaro
Richelieu
by Denis Diderot Directed by Jacques Baillon
Le Premier Comédien
Odéon
by Henry Becque Directed by Simon Eine
Arthur
Richelieu
The False Confidences by Marivaux Directed by Michel Etcheverry
Dubois
Richelieu
by Thomas Stearns Eliot Directed by Terry Hands
Premier Tentateur ; Premier Chevalier
Odéon
Scapin The Schemer by Molière Directed by Jacques Echantillon
Scapin
Richelieu
by Beaumarchais Directed by Jacques Rosner
Figaro
Richelieu
by Denis Diderot Directed by Jacques Baillon
Le Premier Comédien
Odéon
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