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- ↑ "‘Crash,’ ‘Caroline, or Change’ big winners at Dora Mavor Moore theatre awards". Canadian Press, June 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Clybourne Park: Two generations of race, class and real estate angst". The Globe and Mail , April 6, 2012.
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