Citation Resources
The most often used citation styles for Drama & Theatre Studies are:
Chicago Manual of Style Online
MLA Formatting and Style Guide at Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Organize your sources using Zotero.
Finding Sources
Also known as "Scholarly Articles,", "Peer-Reviewed Articles," or "Academic Articles," these are:
Why You Should Use Them:
Find Drama & Theatre Studies Articles:
Books written by scholars are a good source of information for many topics.
Why You Should Use Them:
Remember: you may only need to read one chapter of a scholarly book!
Find Books:
Use these resources to find monologues & full text scripts online.
Why You Should Use Them:
Find Plays & Monologues:
Performance recordings and interviews with actors and production members are great resources for theatre and performance studies. These are available through several online streaming platforms in the library's database collection.
Why You Should Use Them:
Find Videos & Images:
Use these resources to find primary and secondary critical commentary about how a theatrical production was received by critics and audiences
Why You Should Use Them:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all news sources are created equal! Do some background research into who owns the news organization to learn more about it.
Find Critical Commentary & Reviews: