Located on the backstage side, this is where the major decisions that shape the life of the Comédie-Française are taken. The Comité d'administration meets here to review the budget and programming, to promote actors or approve their retirement. The Comité de lecture votes here on new admissions to the Répertoire. Voltaire — whose marble bust by Houdon stands on the mantelpiece — seems to look on these centuries-old debates with amusement, unless his smile is directed at Jeanne Samary, as painted by Renoir. Ordinarily reserved for the institutional life of the Maison, this room may on exceptional occasions be opened for private evening events.

Formerly the reception salon of Prince Napoleon and the dining room of Princess Clotilde, this space has served as a rehearsal room for the Comédiens-Français since 1914. Fully restored in 2017 thanks to corporate philanthropy and unveiled to the public for the first time in 2018, it features a magnificent parquet floor with octagonal motifs and a bespoke chandelier by Cristallerie Saint-Louis. With its more generous proportions, this reception space lends itself beautifully to corporate hospitality events.

The Foyer Pierre Dux — or public foyer — brings audiences together during the interval or before the performance. It houses busts of 17th and 18th-century playwrights, forming one of the finest collections of its kind in Europe. Voltaire, immortalised in marble by Houdon, faces a youthful Molière, equally celebrated by the same sculptor. The painter Guillaume Dubuffe playfully depicted allegorical figures on the ceiling, accompanied by female spectators peering down from a balcony. 
Restored in 2026, it is the largest reception space at the Comédie-Française, its elegant windows overlooking the fountain on Place André Malraux.