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- ↑ "Christmas Bios" (PDF). Theatre at the Center.
- ↑ "Theatre at the Center a CHRISTMAS MEMORY".
- ↑ "Irish Repertory Theatre - A Christmas Memory November 25th- January 4th". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-01-23.