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- 1 2 Gussow, Mel (February 17, 1988). "Stage: One-Act Comedies In Punch Line Festival". The New York Times.
- 1 2 3 Ives, David (1994). "Sure Thing". All in the Timing: Six One-act Comedies. Dramatists Play Service, Inc. p. 13. ISBN 0822213966.
- ↑ Andrucki, Martin (November 1995). "Study Guide. All in the Timing". thepublictheatre.org. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
- ↑ All in the Timing primarystages.org, accessed February 6, 2014
- ↑ Brantley, Ben (February 12, 2013). "Theater Review. 'All in the Timing,' by David Ives, at 59E59 Theaters". The New York Times.
- ↑ Awards Archive, 1993-1994" Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine outercritics.org, accessed February 8, 2014