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- ↑ Jones, Kenneth (October 23, 1998). "Little Foxes, Lillian Hellman's portrait of Southern greed and dysfunction, will close at OR's Portland Center Stage Oct. 24 before moving on to Seattle's Intiman in November. The production opened Oct. 2". Playbill . Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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