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- ↑ 2005 MINNESOTA FRINGE RECORD NUMBER OF SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES, Minnesota Fringe Festival press release; 17 October 2005
- ↑ "Artists of the Year 2005 Archived 2005-12-30 at the Wayback Machine ; City Pages; Volume 26, Issue 1308; 28 December 2005
- ↑ "Best Stage Production" Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine ; City Pages; Volume 27, Issue 1325; 26 April 2006
- ↑ "Best Stage Production"; City Pages; 6 January 2010 Archived 9 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Overall Production"; Ivey Awards; 19 September 2011