How to Use this Book

Affective stage directions make the most sense when they are explored through a full body experience, whether you are a reader, playwright, performer, teacher, or scholar. Check out how I apply my understanding of stage directions applies to reading plays for enjoyment or personal enrichment and to creating and teaching theater.

For using the Exercises Between the Lines:

as a reader

reading

reading

Visitor is reading a play with affective stage directions and clicks through for guidance.

in the classroom

teaching

teaching

User is teaching a play with affective stage directions and clicks through for guidance.

creating

creating

User is a theater maker working on a production and clicks through for guidance.