El elenco se sale del personaje entre bastidores.

the backstage area

Breakdown of El elenco se sale del personaje entre bastidores.

• el elenco: the theatrical cast
• salirse del personaje: to break character

Questions & Answers about El elenco se sale del personaje entre bastidores.

Why is the verb se sale singular if el elenco refers to multiple people?

Because el elenco is a singular collective noun. Grammatically, Spanish treats it as one unit, so the verb goes in the singular:

• El elenco se sale... = The cast breaks character...

This is similar to how English can say the team is or the cast is, depending on style.

If you named the people individually, then you would use the plural:

• Los actores se salen del personaje.

What does elenco mean here?

Elenco means cast, especially in theatre, film, or television.

In Spain, reparto is also very common:

• el elenco de la película
• el reparto de la película

Both can mean the cast, although reparto is often the more everyday word in Spanish for a film or TV cast.

What is the function of se in se sale?