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- ↑ Cecily O'Neill (27 August 2014). Dorothy Heathcote on Education and Drama: Essential Writings. Routledge. pp. 63–. ISBN 978-1-317-63250-4.
- ↑ James Fisher (1 June 2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. Scarecrow Press. pp. 286–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7950-8.
- ↑ Thomas S. Hischak Professor of Theater State University of New York at Cortland (12 January 2001). American Theatre : A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 192–. ISBN 978-0-19-535255-9.
