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- ↑ "15 Head - A Theatre Lab" Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine -American Theater Web
- ↑ "Jerome Foundation Supports Artists' Fellowships, New Works"; Minnesota Council on Foundations; 15 October 2002
- ↑ "2004 Theater Grants" [ permanent dead link ] -Jerome Foundation website
- ↑ "Theatre companies - F" -Showmusic.com
- ↑ "15 Head -- A Theatre Lab" Archived 2006-11-10 at the Wayback Machine -ExploreMinnesota.com
- ↑ "The Year in Theater: The Top" Archived 2006-06-27 at the Wayback Machine ; City Pages; Vol. 20, Issue 993; 15 December 1999