Definition

1. Verb (Theater/Drama):
   • To cast: To assign specific roles or characters in a play, film, or other dramatic production to particular actors or performers.
   • To allocate roles: The process of distributing the various parts among the available cast members.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đạo diễn đang phân vai cho vở kịch mới. (The director is casting for the new play.)
  • Việc phân vai cần được thực hiện cẩn thận. (The allocation of roles needs to be done carefully.)
  • Họ đã phân vai xong cho tất cả các nhân vật chính. (They have finished casting all the main characters.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in the context of theater, film, television, and sometimes role-playing activities. It implies an authoritative decision-making process, typically by a director or casting director.

Variants and Related Words

• Phân vai lại (v): to recast.

  • Vở kịch buộc phải phân vai lại vì một diễn viên bị ốm. (The play had to be recast because an actor fell ill.)

• Sự phân vai (n): the casting; the allocation of roles.

  • Sự phân vai của đạo diễn rất hoàn hảo. (The director's casting was perfect.)

Synonyms

• Cast: To assign actors to roles.
• Assign roles: To designate parts to performers.
• Allocate parts: To distribute characters among actors.

Related Idioms

• While not a common idiom, the phrase "công việc phân vai" (the work of casting) is used to refer to the entire casting process.
  • Công việc phân vai đã kết thúc. (The casting work has concluded.)

1. (sân khấu) Cast (a play)