How to Cite Educating Rita in APA

"Educating Rita" was originally written and performed as a stage play in 1980, then adapted to make a movie a few years later. Use the American Psychological Association guidelines for movies to cite the film adaptation of "Educating Rita." Cite the script of the play by following APA guidelines for book citations; do not cite a specific performance of the play, since your readers would not be able to refer to it themselves.

Instructions

  1. Movie

    • 1

      Give the producer and director's last name and first initial and indicate his role in parentheses: "Gilbert, L. (Producer & director)."

    • 2

      Place parentheses around the year the movie was released: "(1983)."

    • 3

      Italicize the title of the film and put the type of reference in square brackets after the title: "Educating Rita [Motion picture]."

    • 4

      Give the movie's country of origin and the name of the studio that produced it, with a colon in between: "United Kingdom: Acorn Pictures."

    Play Script

    • 5

      Begin with the playwright's last name and first initial: "Russell, W."

    • 6

      Give the year the script was published in parentheses: "(1979)."

    • 7

      State the title of the script in italics: "Educating Rita."

    • 8

      End with the publisher's location and name: "United Kingdom: Royal Shakespeare Company."

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