diff --git a/Text/Shakespeare/Base.hs b/Text/Shakespeare/Base.hs
--- a/Text/Shakespeare/Base.hs
+++ b/Text/Shakespeare/Base.hs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         let op' = DerefIdent $ Ident op
         ys <- many1 $ delim >> derefSingle
         return $ DerefBranch (DerefBranch op' $ foldl1 DerefBranch $ x : xs) (foldl1 DerefBranch ys)
-    derefSingle = derefTuple <|> derefOp <|> derefParens <|> numeric <|> strLit<|> ident
+    derefSingle = derefTuple <|> derefList <|> derefOp <|> derefParens <|> numeric <|> strLit<|> ident
     deref' lhs =
         dollar <|> derefSingle'
                <|> return (foldl1 DerefBranch $ lhs [])
diff --git a/shakespeare.cabal b/shakespeare.cabal
--- a/shakespeare.cabal
+++ b/shakespeare.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            shakespeare
-version:         1.2.0.3
+version:         1.2.0.4
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>