text: grammer help!? would our town be underlined or italic in this sentence if our town is a play:  our town is a short play about two characters, emily and george. in the world of desktop publishing (remember - we don't use typewriters any longer), most use bold face to indicate the name of a play or book. otherwise yes - use an underline.  *** please note -- the correct answer depends a lot on which manual of style you're being expected to use***  according to mla, you could use either italics or underline.