11.   David Thacker, who also directed the play in London, intelligently translates it onto film.

12.   Directing the play as a film, she said, gave her the chance to expand the use of visual images beyond the limitations of the stage.

13.   Elliott directed the play for the New Group, a theater company he co-founded four years ago.

14.   For the first time in his life, Kissel is directing a play.

15.   Four years ago, a producer patient suggested that Lowenberg try directing a play.

16.   Gutierrez, who had always wanted to direct the play, likes the opportunities it offers actors.

17.   He added that he had just signed a five-year contract and planned to direct three plays in the coming season.

18.   He also directed plays, wrote frequently for theater journals and was awarded fellowships by the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

19.   He had become friends with her older brothers, Pippin and Toby, after he had directed a play at the Naked Angels Theater Company in which Toby performed.

20.   He had become known to millions across the country, starring in and directing plays, guest-starring on variety shows and pitching soap.