UVM Libraries Research Guides: Theatre: Cite & Write

MLA Style

MLA Style Center (8th ed.)
Modern Language Association - Authorized online companion.

MLA Handbook (8th ed.)
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .G53 2016 (Reference Desk)

MLA Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.
MLA Style Citation Guide (Howe Library)

Chicago Style

Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.)
Call Number: REF Z 253 .U69 2017 (Reference Desk)

Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide
This guide is hosted on the University of Chicago Press website.
Chicago Style (OWL at Purdue)
(2020) Please Note: The written material on this university website is still a good resource, but please ignore the citation generator advertised on (seemingly) every page. In 2019, Purdue Writing Lab partnered with Chegg, a for-profit student services company. Chegg has licensed OWL’s writing tips and placed advertising on its website, helping OWL to monetize its free content.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th ed. by Kate L. Turabian
Call Number: REF LB 2369 .T8 2018 (Reference Desk)
The 9th ed. is fully aligned with the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, and Part 2 offers a comprehensive guide to Chicago's two methods of source citation: notes-bibliography and author-date.

Writing Toolbox

Writing Center
Located on the ground floor of the Howe Library, the UVM Writing Center is a place where UVM students can get help with their writing, offering a variety of writing-related services, including individual personalized help from peer tutors.

Oxford English Dictionary Print: REF PE 1625 .O87 1989 (20 vols) and REF PE 1625 .O92 1993 (3 vols) The "OED," originally called New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, is the definitive guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, tracing the usage of words from across the English-speaking world through quotations from international English language sources. Its intention was to record every word used in English since 1150 and trace it back through all its shifting meanings, spellings and uses to its earliest recorded appearance, plus at least one citation for each century of its existence. The online version can be searched in a variety of ways: by word; phrase; definition; etymology; by author of the quotations which shows how the use of a word has changed over time. It is not exhaustive in its coverage of standard vocabulary and is limited in its treatment of slang, dialect, scientific, and technical terms, so other dictionaries should be used as well.
Oxford Dictionary of English
Oxford Paperback Thesaurus
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
Fowler’s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style

Using Information Responsibly

Why Citations Matter
At UVM plagiarizing, whether intentional or by accident, is a violation of the Code of Academic Integrity (PDF).
Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Cornell University Library)
While the Cornell student is the intended audience, this guide provides practical advice to benefit all students.
Quoting and Paraphrasing Sources
(UW-Madison Writing Center)
Harvard Guide to Using Resources

Writing About Theatre

How to Write about Theatre by Mark Fisher
Call Number: PN 1707 .F57 2015 (Howe, 3rd floor)
ISBN: 9781472520548
What do you do if you find yourself weeping in the stalls? How should you react to Jude Law's trousers or David Tennant's hair? Are you prepared to receive toilet paper in the post? What if the show you just damned turns out to be a classic? If you gave it a five-star rave will anyone believe you?Drawing on his long years of experience as a national newspaper critic, Mark Fisher answers such questions with candour, wit and insight. Learning lessons from history's leading critics and taking examples from around the world, he gives practical advice about how to celebrate, analyse and discuss this most ephemeral of art forms - and how to make your writing come alive as you do so.Today, more people than ever are writing about theatre, but whether you're blogging, tweeting or writing an academic essay, your challenges as a critic remain the same: how to capture a performance in words, how to express your opinions and how to keep the reader entertained. This inspirational book shows you the way to do it.Foreword by Chris Jones, Chief theater critic, Chicago Tribune