Follow the proper Modern Language Association rules when determining which statements you should cite, including direct quotes and information you restate in your own words. Identify each statement alluding to the play, including every statement you quote directly from the play and every general statement you draw from the play. Also, note the page number from your copy of the play where you found the information.
Write your in-text citations as you write your paper. Place your in-text citations outside any quotation marks and inside the sentence punctuation. Write your citation inside parentheses, using the last name of the author and the page number where you found the line. Place a single space between the author's last name and the page number. For instance, your in-text citation might look like the following: "This is how you quote a sentence in MLA format" (Hammond 5).
Use the title of the play when you do not know who the original author was, as with traditional folk plays. Place quotation marks around the title of your play. Use the standard in-text citation for the rest of the information. This sort of citation might look like this: "You can cite plays without a known author" ("How to Cite" 5).
Write indirect in-text citations for plays that are a part of a larger collection of works. Add the "qtd. in" remark before your citation to tell your reader that your quote is from a larger source. Use the name of the play's original author instead of the name of the person who put together the collection. Write your indirect citations like this example: "Use indirect citations for plays contained in larger collections" (qtd. in Hammond 5).