Sentence examples for affectionate direction from inspiring English sources

Under Mr. Mitchell's precise and affectionate direction, they do what you want performers in musicals to do: they define specific characters by the way they sing and move.

"The Colleen Bawn," which has been given lively and affectionate direction by Charlotte Moore, continues at 132 West 22nd Street through Nov. 30.

Under Mark Nelson's careful, affectionate direction, what initially seems like a quaint and corny curiosity starts to stir you in unexpected ways, finding a current of real, complicated life that wouldn't be obvious from a first reading of the play.

Working from the playwright Richard Greenberg's astutely loosened up adaptation and benefiting from Mr. Mathias's obviously affectionate direction, these performers elicit the Every Marriage aspect in the captain and Alice's relationship, especially in the first act.

Cheryl Katz's direction is affectionate but sometimes uninvolved or misguided.

Is he rich like me?" - were an affectionate nod in that direction.

Owen Lewis directs this affectionate spoof with pace.

"Donka" more resembles an affectionate air kiss tossed in the writer's direction than a carefully composed letter.

An affectionate gesture goes a long way.

He was both affectionate and needy -- hence the dramatic mania -- and he required only a few repetitions of a certain direction to catch on.

Affectionate partner to Bob.