For those new to writing about theatre, specific guides to theatre research and writing about theatre can be very useful:
Writing About Theatre
For those new to writing about theatre (and for general inspiration for everyone) discipline-specific guides to theatre research and writing about theatre can be very useful. Here are a few suggestions:
Writing about Theatre and Drama by Call Number: Fine Arts Library Book Stacks - PN 1707 .H83 2006Covers everything from matters of style to forms of essays used in writing about theater. Beginning with a discussion of the theatrical review, the text covers the forms of essays used in writing about theatre, research, matters of style, structure, and vocabulary.
How to Write about Theatre by Call Number: Fine Arts Library Book Stacks - PN 1707 .F57 2015Whether 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. Mark Fisher's book shows you his way to do it.
The Writing Center
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The Writing Center is located in the W. T. Young Library Hub in room B108B.