The company, expertly directed by Don Bill, deserves a medal, too.

Expertly directed, they whacked past the bug, scooped it up in the net.

"Spanish Girl," expertly directed by Erica Schmidt, has a good deal to say about passivity, aggression, youth, truth and amorality.

"The Understanding," brightly and expertly directed by Elowyn Castle, continues at the Neighborhood Playhouse through Jan. 31.

And in a production expertly directed by David Esbjornson, three terrific actors given a long leash are having a great old time.

The show, expertly directed by Kay Matschullat, continues at 508 West 53rd Street through Oct. 30.

Expertly directed by John Carpenter, this eerie, modest thriller was aimed solely to scare.

Expertly directed by Mark Lamos, the production has both a Wildean crackle and a Gothic shiver.

It has a well-plotted story, expertly directed and acted in a matter-of-fact style to rate a chiller payoff and thoroughly satisfy the fans of hackle-raising melodrama.

The film's 81 minutes, during which the locals try to question, intimidate and kill the stranger, are among the tautest, most expertly directed examples of Hollywood suspense.