concept
Raisonneur
raisonneur
also: резонер
A stock stage role (from the French) for the character who voices moral or reasoned commentary on the action; a standard fixture of the 19th-century Russian provincial repertory alongside the ingenue and comic actor.
Reading notes
- The Comic Actor §4 raisonneur
A stock stage role (from the French) for the character who voices moral or reasoned commentary on the action; a standard fixture of the 19th-century Russian provincial repertory alongside the ingenue and comic actor.