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- ↑ Dramatists Guild (1998). The Dramatists Guild Quarterly. Dramatists Guild, Incorporated. p. 54. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ↑ California Performance Review Commission; California Performance Review (Agency) (2004). California Performance Review: The Public Perspective : the Report of the California Performance Review Commission. California Performance Review Commission. p. 544. Retrieved November 2, 2024.