Yale School of Drama Yale Repertory Theatre
Editorial Style and Branding Guidelines
2020
Introduction The Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre Editorial Style and Branding Guide is published to help faculty, staff, students, and interns present ideas and information clearly and consistently in their professional writing, editing, and other communications. The Style and Branding Guide refers to the organization’s guidelines for consistency in how words, phrases, typographical elements, institutional preferences and idiosyncrasies are to be used—and not used. The Style and Branding Guide is an evolving document. New situations, new words, and new kinds of communication will continue to inform what we say and how we say it. The latest version of the Editorial Style and Branding Guide is always available at ysdinfo.yale.edu.
Introduction AUTHORITIES Consult the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, our first reference for spelling and hyphenation. Online: merriamwebster.com; a mobile app is also available.
Yale School of Drama/ Yale Repertory Theatre Editorial Style and Branding Guide
To resolve questions about style, consult this guide first. It is based on The Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition. The entire contents of both the fifteen and sixteen editions are available online at chicagomanualofstyle.org. Where this Guide disagrees with these sources, follow the Guide. When the Guide does not answer a question, consult The Chicago Manual of Style or Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
STYLE SPELLING, HYPHENATION Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
The Chicago Manual of Style
About Us FULL INSTITUTIONAL NAMES
Paul Giamatti is a graduate of Yale School of Drama.
Yale School of Drama Yale Repertory Theatre “The” and “the” are not used in either institution’s name or when referenced in a sentence, except when the name functions as an adjective.
Joan MacIntosh directed the Yale School of Drama production of The Seagull. Carl Cofield returns to Yale Repertory Theatre to direct A Raisin in the Sun. Welcome to the Yale Repertory Theatre production of Twelfth Night.
About Us ABBREVIATED VERSIONS Once its full name is established in text, Yale School of Drama may be referenced as “the School of Drama,” and further as “the School.” “YSD” is not an acceptable abbreviation except in internal communications and select materials
“Yale School of Drama is the only graduate training program in the nation offering degrees in all disciplines of the theater. During their three years here, almost every student in the School of Drama will receive a meaningful production assignment at Yale Repertory Theatre. Our student body at the School...”
published by the Development and Alumni Affairs department, where it will resonate with graduates of
—excerpted from the application brochure
the School. Once its full name is established in text, Yale Repertory Theatre may be referenced as “Yale Rep.” “YRT” and “the Rep” are not acceptable abbreviations except in internal communications and select materials published by the Development and Alumni Affairs department, where they will resonate with graduates of the School.
“Welcome to Yale Repertory Theatre’s 2019–20 season, our 54th! Throughout our history, Yale Rep has been known for two kinds of work: new plays and vital productions of canonical work.” —from the Girls program
About Yale School of Drama INSTITUTIONAL BOILERPLATE (2019–20) Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre train and advance leaders to raise the standards of global professional practice in every theatrical discipline, pursuing excellence in art to promote wonder, empathy, and understanding in the world. The application of theory to professional practice is a central tenet of training at the School of Drama, enhanced in scope by the integration of the School with Yale Repertory Theatre in a relationship analogous to that of a medical school and a teaching hospital. More than forty productions are staged at Yale School of Drama, Yale Repertory Theatre, and Yale Cabaret each season. Yale School of Drama has an unparalleled track record of training outstanding and diverse students from every conceivable background. Together, our students, faculty, staff, and guest artists form a richly collaborative community reflecting the extraordinary breadth of contemporary society, aesthetics, and theatre experience.
About Yale Repertory Theatre INSTITUTIONAL BOILERPLATE (2019–20) Yale Repertory Theatre, the internationally celebrated professional theater in residence at Yale School of Drama, is dedicated to the production of new plays and daring interpretations of the classics that make immediate connections to contemporary audiences. A champion of new work by early career and established playwrights,
Notes on the Binger Center for New Theatre: On first instance, use “Yale’s Binger Center for New Theatre,” then “Binger Center,” and finally “the Center” may be used when the name is mentioned multiple times in a short passage.
Yale Rep has produced well over 100 premieres, including two Pulitzer Prize winners and four other nominated finalists, since 1966. Seventeen Yale Rep productions have advanced to Broadway, garnering more than 40 Tony Award nominations and 11 Tony Awards including one for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Yale’s Binger Center for New Theatre is an artist-driven initiative that devotes major resources to the commissioning, development, and production of new plays and musicals. Since 2008, the Binger Center has supported the work of more than 60 commissioned artists and underwritten the world premieres and subsequent productions of 35 new plays and musicals at Yale Rep and theatres across the country—including this season’s Girls by Branden JacobsJenkins, The Plot by Will Eno, Manahatta by Mary Kathryn Nagle, and Testmatch by Kate Attwell.
Notes on Commissioning Plays are commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre:
• The Yale-commissioned Indecent… • Indecent, a Yale Rep commission, had its New York premiere at Vineyard Theatre Workshop.
Plays are not commissioned by the Binger Center.
About Yale Repertory Theatre NO BOUNDARIES
WILL POWER!
An annual performance series presented by Yale Repertory Theatre. NO BOUNDARIES is the only acceptable name for the series, which presents one to three special events each season since 2007.
Yale Repertory Theatre’s annual educational initiative, in conjunction with one of its productions, features specially priced tickets and early schooltime matinees for middle and high school student groups. The program also includes free workshops for teachers, study guides, and post-performance discussions with members of the company.
NO BOUNDARIES is always displayed in prose as all-caps.
NO BOUNDARIES SERIES NO BOUNDARIES Badge
WILL POWER! is spelled as two words in all caps with the exclamation mark in prose; it is presented as one word WILLPOWER! (in two colors) in the badge version. WP! is an acceptable abbreviation when appropriate, such as calendars and buttons.
WILL POWER! WILL POWER! Badge
THE DWIGHT/ EDGEWOOD PROJECT Presented by Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama a summer playwriting education program that pairs local middle school students with mentors from Yale School of Drama. Modeled after the 52nd Street Project, the Dwight/Edgewood Project culminates in free public performances of the plays. On subsequent references, Dwight/Edgewood and D/EP are acceptable. This is one instance in which YRT is given institutional preference. D/EP’s identity color changes each season.
DWIGHT/EDGEWOOD PROJECT Dwight/Edgewood Badge
Professional Names and Official Titles All professional names and titles should be edited against the current School of Drama Bulletin or the YSD/YRT Facebook, both available at ysdinfo.yale.edu (CAS login required).
FACULTY AND STAFF
• Defer to the individual’s personal preference regarding proper first name and inclusion of middle initials.
• Use an individual’s full name on first reference. Subsequently, surname and appropriate
pronouns may be used. A courtesy title (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr.) is appropriate in official bios. First name only on subsequent use is also acceptable, but not mixed.
Liz Diamond is the professional name of the Chair of the Directing Program and Resident Director at Yale Rep. Her email address is elizabeth.diamond@yale.edu.
Professional Names and Official Titles FACULTY AND STAFF
1 Professional titles should be lowercase, except when they directly precede an individual’s name or when the name of the institution to which it
The deputy dean chaired the meeting. The award was presented by the dean.
refers is also cited by name.
Associate Dean Chantal Rodriguez chaired the meeting. James Bundy has served as Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre since 2002. The reception was hosted by the School of Drama’s Board of Advisors.
Professional Names and Official Titles DUAL APPOINTMENTS Many individuals hold distinct titles at the School of Drama and at Yale Rep.
Liz Diamond is Chair of the Directing Department at Yale School of Drama and a Resident Director at Yale Repertory Theatre.
In signatures, when individuals hold dual roles at the School of Drama and Yale Rep, it is appropriate to include both titles with the School title given preference, separated
James Bundy Dean/Artistic Director Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre
by a slash (/) or pipe (|): When a situation refers to only one of the institutions, it is appropriate to include only that corresponding title.
James Bundy Dean | Artistic Director Yale School of Drama | Yale Repertory Theatre
Professional Names and Official Titles STUDENTS A list of professional names of School of Drama students is maintained by the Publications Manager in the Marketing & Communications Department. An online CAS login-required form is accessible at ysdinfo.yale.edu. YSD students are publicly referred to as “M.F.A. candidates� or titled according to their area of study.
April M. Hickman (Costume Designer) is a third-year M.F.A. candidate at Yale School of Drama... Zoe Mann (Pompey/Francesca) is a thirdyear actor at Yale School of Drama...
Degrees and Disciplines GENERAL DEGREE RULES
• Preferred use is bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or doctorate. Also acceptable are B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., M.S., Ph.D.
• List school, one space, then year (last two
digits with single closing quotation mark), another space then degree abbreviation.
• Separate multiple degrees with a comma and a space.
(YC ’10 B.A.) (DRA ’13 M.F.A.)
Sid Johnson (’79 M.A., ’82 Ph.D.)
• List degrees in the following order: 1. M.F.A. 2. D.F.A. 3. Yale non-YSD 4. YC
Amy Herzog (’07, YC ’00 B.A.) Catherine Sheehy (’92, D.F.A. ’99, Faculty) Meryl Streep M.F.A. (’75, D.F.A.H. ’83)
5. Honorary Degrees 6. (Faculty Designation).
’19
single closing quotation mark
Degrees and Disciplines YSD STUDENTS, ALUMNI, AND FACULTY
• YSD Alumni with M.F.A.s only should
be listed with their year but no degree
Laura J. Eckelman (’11)
abbreviation.
• D.F.A. recipients should have both years listed, but only the D.F.A. abbreviation
Lisa Wilde (’91, DFA ’95)
included.
• Alumni who have changed their names since attending YSD should have both
Heidi (Hanson) Barker (’10)
surnames listed, with the unmarried name in parentheses before the married one.
• When a graduate uses a different
professional name, the professional name is cited without reference to the name by which they were known as a student.
Brian Lewis (’12) is referenced only as Brian Wiles (’12)
Degrees and Disciplines NON-YSD YALE DEGREES
• Yale degrees from schools other than YSD
are listing with the school abbreviation, not
Michael Barker (’10, SOM ’10)
degree title.
• Official names of disciplines or departments are capitalized; common nouns and verbs are not.
Walton Wilson is Chair of the Acting Department. Lupita Nyong’o studied acting at Yale School of Drama. Markie Gray received her M.F.A. in theater management from Yale School of Drama. Liz Diamond is directing a play this season.
WITH HONORS
• The Latin should be all lowercase and italicized.
cum laude magna cum laude summa cum laude
Degrees and Disciplines ADDITIONAL STYLE NOTES FOR YSD ALUMNI MAGAZINE
• YSD students and alumni should be in boldface: • YSD faculty and former faculty should also
Tony Shalhoub (’80)
be in boldface, with “(Faculty)” or “(Former
Paul Walsh (Faculty)
Faculty)” listed after their names and degrees.
Elinor Fuchs (Former Faculty)
Faculty includes all Professor designations (Chair,
Neil Mulligan (’01, Faculty)
Associate, Assistant, Adjunct) and Lecturers.
• Yale students, alumni, and faculty not affiliated
with YSD should have degrees and designations listed, but not be in boldface:
• Years are never included in headlines, but are
always included in captions and author bylines.
Tony Shalhoub (’80) Neil Patel (YC ’86)
Degrees and Disciplines YALE UNIVERSITY ABBREVIATIONS DISCIPLINES ARC
Architecture
ART
Art
DIV
Divinity
DRA
University abbreviation for YSD
ENG
Engineering & Applied Science
EPH
Public Health
FES
Forestry & Environmental Studies
GRD
Arts and Sciences
LAW
Law
MED
Medicine
MUS
Music
NUR
Nursing
SOM
Management
YC
Yale College
Accessibility Yale Repertory Theatre offers all of our patrons the most comprehensive accessibility services program in Connecticut, including a season of open captioned and audio described performances, a free assistive FM listening system, large-print and Braille programs, wheelchair and accessible entrance and seating. Open Captioning and Audio Description program names are capitalized; lowercase (and not
Open Captioning is a digital display of the play’s dialogue as it’s spoken. The open captioned performance is on Saturday afternoon.
hyphenated) when used as an adjective.
Access symbols can be downloaded at ysdinfo.yale.edu. More information is available in the visual identity portion of this Guide.
Accessibility AFFIRMATIVE PHRASES
person who is blind;
person who is partially sighted;
person who is deaf;
person who is hard of hearing
person with a mobility/physical/
Affirmative: Audio Description is offered to patrons who are blind or low vision.
developmental disability
person who uses a wheelchair
wheelchair access
UNACCEPTABLE PHRASES INCLUDE: disabled handicapped
afflicted by
victim/sufferer of
confined or restricted to a wheelchair
crippled challenged mute normal.
Unacceptable: Audio Description is offered for blind patrons.
Personal Pronouns GENDER NEUTRAL LANGUAGE Option 1: Recast in the plural
• Each student was instructed to hand in his exercise after ten minutes’ work.
Option 2: Omit or replace a troubling possessive pronoun
• Every member of the Society is invited
Students were instructed to hand in their exercises after ten minutes’ work. When everyone contributed their perceptions… When all participants contributed their perceptions
to express his opinion on this topic.
• A composer chooses his phrase structure according to…
“His” or “her,” “she” or “he,” or similar
Every member of the Society is invited to express an opinion on this topic.
formulations are recommended only as a last resort. singular
singular
possessive
she
her
hers
he
him
his
they
them
theirs
ze
hir
hirs
A composer chooses phrase structures according to…
Personal Pronouns singular
singular
possessive
she
her
hers
he
him
his
they
them
theirs
ze
hir
hirs
xe
xem
xyr
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Alumni alumni (plural): male or gender neutral
State abbreviations should not be used in prose. A
alumnus (singular): male
comma follows the state name before the sentence
alumna (singular): female
continues.
alumnae (plural): female “Alum” in not acceptable in formal prose.
Cities and States City abbreviations should include periods in prose. A comma should follow the second period before the sentence continues.
• The theater is located in downtown L.A. • Washington, D.C., is home to a number of exceptional professional theatres.
• Exception: NYC
• He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and currently lives in New York City.
State abbreviations have no periods when used in mailing addresses, lists, etc.
Colons Follow with a lowercase letter when introducing a list or dependent clause:
• There were three considerations: expense, time, and feasibility.
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Colons
Commas
Follow with a capital letter when introducing
When listing three or more items, put a comma
a quotation or complete sentence (unless the
after every item (except the last one). This is
beginning of the quotation has been omitted and
often referred to as the “Oxford Comma” or serial
replaced with an ellipsis):
comma.
• The author begins the book boldly: “When a
• The 2018–19 season included plays by Charise
man yields to the urge of Ishmael…”
• He promised this: The company would make
Castro Smith, Karen Hartmen, William Shakespeare, and Tori Sampson.
good on all its debts.
• The paragraph continues: “…the theatre has produced well over 100 premieres.”
Incorrect uses of colon: A colon is not normally used after “namely,” “for example,” and similar expressions. Nor is it used before a series introduced by a verb or a preposition.
Semicolons replace commas in lists when the individual items in the list contain substantial internal punctuation:
• The membership of the international
commission was as follows: France, 4; Germany, 5; Great Britain, 1; Italy, 3; United States, 7.
• Among his favorite plays, he lists A Streetcar
Named Desire; Ah, Wilderness!; and King Lear.
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Commas
• Having arrived late for practice, the team captain required a written excuse.
This latter sentence could be rewritten as such to avoid semicolons:
• Among his favorite plays, he lists A Streetcar
Named Desire, King Lear, and Ah, Wilderness!.
Check that each clause refers to the appropriate subject:
• The experiment was a failure, not having studied the lab manual carefully.
Use a comma when introducing a quotation, unless the introduction ends with a conjunction:
• Dean James Bundy said, “It was a terrific performance.”
• Dean James Bundy said that “it was a terrific performance.”
Dangling Modifiers Every sentence must have an explicit subject:
• Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was required.
• Not having studied the manual carefully, they failed the experiment.
Look for misplaced modifiers within clauses:
• I saw the trailer peeking through the window. • While peeking through the window, I saw the trailer.
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Hyphens, En Dashes, Em Dashes What they are, when to use them.
Em dash (—) is the longest mark, the length of a capital M. There are NO spaces on either side of the
Hyphens (-) connect two things that are intimately
em dash.
related, usually words that function together as a single concept or work together as a joint modifier
The em dash allows, in a manner similar to
(e.g., tie-in, student-run, two-thirds).
parentheses, an additional thought to be added within a sentence by sort of breaking away from
En dash (–) is longer than a hyphen (it is the length
that sentence—as shown here. And here:
of a lower case “n.” Get it?). En dashes signify any kind of range. The en dash connects things that are related to each other by distance, as in the May–September issue of a magazine. It’s not a May-September issue
Nerves fraying and beauty fading, Blanche is both repelled and intrigued by Stanley’s primal brutishness—even as he threatens to reveal her darkest secrets and destroy her illusions. Em dashes are also used for citations.
(with hyphen), because June, July, and August are also ostensibly included in this range.
• A Streetcar Named Desire played September 20–October 12.
• Pages 147–148
“Without doubt, Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is a great play.” —New Haven Review
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling school, musical theater, new play Hyphens, En Dashes, Em Dashes Em dashes also serve in place of bullet points in a list. Things to do today: —wash the car —walk the dog
North, South, East, West Directions are lowercase: • Walk south on Fifth Avenue. Regions are capped: • East Coast Midwest
—attempt to explain em and en dashes
Numbers Hyphenates and Non-Hyphenates
One through nine should be spelled out; numbers
Commonly used hyphenated and
greater than nine should appear as numerals.
non-hyphenated words and phrases: One Word: email, filmmaker, filmmaking, fundraise, fundraising, goodbye, mainstage, nonprofit, nonstop, onstage, postmodern, screenplay, theatregoer Hyphenated: artist-in-residence, co-director, co-directed, co-author, co-wrote, full-time, OffBroadway, site-specific Two Words: high school, in residence, middle
Exceptions: Ages are always identified as numerals. Numbers that begin a sentence are always spelled out:
• He entered college at age 18. • Thirty more hours were needed to complete the project
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Premier (adjective): first in position, rank, or
Paragraph Formatting Separate paragraphs by a single hard return. Do not indent the first line of a paragraph.
Playwrights and Playwriting A playwright is a person who writes plays. The
importance.
• The Iseman Theater is the premier black box theatre in New Haven.
Profanity
profession is spelled “playwriting.”
Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre
Premiere vs. Premier
a play title or other work of art in program bios or
Premiere (noun): a first performance or exhibition; (transitive verb): to give first performance of; (intransitive verb): to have a first public performance
• Yale Rep is producing the world premiere of a new play by Will Eno.
• Branden-Jacobs-Jenkins will premiere his new play at Yale Rep.
• Cadillac Crew premiered at Yale Rep in 2019.
do not abbreviate or otherwise censor profanity in other printed materials.
• He appeared in a production of The Motherfucker with the Hat.
Pronouns The correct pronoun for an outside organization is “it,” not “they” or “them.”
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Pronouns “Our,” “ours,” and “us” are all appropriate in YSD/YRT institutional writing depending on the
Dates should always be written in full. A comma
intended audience, purpose, etc.
follows the year when it falls before the end of the sentence:
All preferred personal pronouns are acknowledged in materials published by YSD/YRT (please see appendix B).
Seasons, Dates, and Time The four seasons are lowercase, except in headings:
• The play will premiere in the spring. • Spring 2014 • Theatre seasons are lowercase, except in headings:
• The play premiered in the 2012–13 season. • 2012–13 Season
• The letter dated July 17, 2019, was signed by Deborah Berman.
Avoid using suffixes (2nd, 17th, etc.) except when citing centuries.
• The team came in second place. • August Wilson was a 20th-century American playwright.
When only a month and year are referenced, do not separate with a comma:
• November 2015
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Seasons, Dates, and Time Identify a range of years in this format:
• 2002–06 not 02–06 or 2002–2006 Abbreviated single years (such as a graduation date) are preceded with single closing quote:
• ’13 Time of day (AM and PM) is expressed in caps in prose and headings. There is no space between the numbers and time of day.
• Hamlet began at 7:30PM on Monday. • Tonight at 8PM!
Use semicolons to separate items in a complex list: Regional credits include Arms and the Man, Macbeth, A Christmas Carol (The Guthrie Theater); Our Town, The Clay Cart, Henry VIII, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Don Quixote, The Music Man (The Oregon Shakespeare Festival); The Diary of Anne Frank, Pericles (The Utah Shakespeare Festival); and Children of Eden (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
Spacing One space only after a comma, colon, semi-colon, or period.
Semicolons
There are no spaces on either side of en (–) or em
Semicolons are used to separate two independent
(—) dashes.
clauses in the same sentence.
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Theatre vs. Theater
acknowledged and used by the organization itself:
Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre
• Theatre Communications Group; TCG • Manhattan Theatre Club; MTC • The Public Theater; The Public
use the American spelling of “theater.” The European spelling (“theatre”) is used only when it is part of a proper name (Yale Repertory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre,
Titles of Works
Manhattan Theatre Club).
Titles of books, periodicals, plays, movies,
Consult Theatre Communications Group’s (TCG)
of art, and video games are italicized. The first,
online membership directory, or the individual
last, and all other principal (stressed) words in a
institution’s own website, for the complete name
title are capitalized, including prepositions and
and proper spelling of all institutions. (Do not
conjunctions of four or more letters. Single vowels
rely on The New York Times, for example, which
or consonants that serve as principal words (not
defaults all institutions to the “-er” spelling for
the article “a”) should also be italicized.
television series, radio programs, blogs, works
consistency.) Once the full name has been established, acronyms or abbreviations may be used, provided they are
Articles at the beginning of a published work’s official name are set in roman in prose writing.
• He just finished reading Of Mice and Men. • She is an associate editor of Theater magazine.
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Titles of Works
• Ellen McLaughlin played the Angel in the
original production of Angels in America.
Individual song, article, and poem titles are set in quotation marks; albums are set in italics:
• A, My Name Is Alice was first produced by the
• Ella Fitzgerald performed the song “Hello,
• HBO recently aired Liza With a “Z.”
• David Sedaris’s essay, “Long Way Home,” was
• The story appeared in the most recent issue of
• “I Want to Hold Your Hand” first appeared on
Women’s Project in New York.
The New York Times Magazine.
An author’s official spelling will override these rules:
Dolly!” in concert.
published in The New Yorker in April.
Meet the Beatles!.
Works of art from antiquity (by unknown artists) should be set in roman; works by known artists are
• In the Next Room (or the vibrator play)
italicized:
• The House that will not Stand
• the Venus de Milo • The Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci • Michelangleo’s David
Exception: titles should be set in ALL CAPS when italics formatting is not possible, such as the subject line of an email.
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Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Titles of Works Punctuation in a list is not italicized, except when it is part of a title: Her New York theatre credits include Fondly, Collette Richland (Elevator Repair Service/ Walker Art Center); Hollow Roots (The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival); Melancholy Play (13P); On the Levee (Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3); LEAR (Soho Rep./ Young Jean Lee Theater Co.); The Sound and the Fury (New York Theatre Workshop/ Elevator Repair Service); The Sugar House at the Edge of the Wilderness (Ma-Yi Theatre); Anna Bella Eema and Dead City (New Georges).
Websites Names of websites and their URLs should be set roman. When referrring to a publication’s website in text, the title should be italicized: Google NYTimes.com The New York Times online “My Account” on NYTimes.com Do not use www. or http:// in copy: yalerep.org If a website comes at the end of the sentence, use appropriate punctuation: For more information, visit drama.yale.edu. The press release is available on yalerep.org.
Photo Captions and Credits PRODUCTION PHOTOS
• Actors’ Equity Association requires
all individuals be identified by name in all images in which three or fewer performers are identifiable by face.
Ashley Bryant, Dria Brown, and Brontë EnglandNelson in Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson, directed by Jesse Rasmussen and Tori Sampson, Yale Repertory Theatre, 2019. Photo by Joan Marcus.
• For four or more performers “a scene from” replaces individual names.
A scene from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Carl Cofield, Yale Repertory Theatre, 2019. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Photo Captions and Credits COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
• In a brochure or other printed piece which contains the work of many
photographers, it is acceptable to
PHOTO CREDITS: El Huracán by T. Charles Erickson. Twelfth Night, Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3, War, The Realistic Joneses, peerless, and Cadillac Crew by Joan Marcus. Haruki Murakami’s Sleep by Max Gordon.
omit the individual photographer credits and include one blanket credit somewhere in the piece.
• Each interior photo is then only
captioned with performer names and the show title.
A scene from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Carl Cofield, Yale Repertory Theatre.
Photo Captions and Credits SCHOOL OF DRAMA ACTORS For captioning alumni photos, please refer to Degreees and Disciplines.
Ashley Bryant (’08), Dria Brown, and Brontë England-Nelson (’17) in Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson (’17), directed by Jesse Rasmussen (’17) and Tori Sampson, Yale Repertory Theatre, 2019. Photo by Joan Marcus.