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- ↑ "'Stick Fly' a jewel in the rough". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "STICK FLY (2009)". The Matrix Theatre Company.
- ↑ "STICK FLY". Huntingdon Theatre Company.
- ↑ "Stick Fly". Arden Theatre Company.
- ↑ "'Stick Fly': A family with secrets, aired on Martha's Vineyard". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Review: 'Stick Fly' at Writers Theatre spends time amid African American affluence on Martha's Vineyard". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ "Plays in the House: Stick Fly". IMDB.
- ↑ "STICK FLY on Broadway Reviews - Critics Ratings". www.broadwayworld.com.