The Portable Dorothy Parker
New York City: 1943. Dorothy Parker, famed wit, writer, and critic, is on the warpath. Viking Press is about to publish a collection of Dorothy's poems and short stories, and she must make the selections. Now.
As Dorothy sorts through her works, she reminisces about her life: her famous friends (Lillian Hellman, F Scott Fitzgerald, and, especially, Ernest Hemingway), her role in the famous Algonquin Round Table, the founding of The New Yorker, and her many loves and heartbreaks.
Has it all been worth it? Has she made her mark as a writer, or is she merely clever?
★★★★★ "Margot Avery as Dorothy Parker gives a riveting, hilarious performance which is entirely believable and incredibly entertaining." British Theatre Guide
Presented by: Grove Goddess Productions, Fringe Management LLC and Joanne Hartstone
Fringe Management, LLC has produced well over 100 plays around the world, with over 90 of those shows presented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe including the Fringe First winner “runt,” and several productions featuring the international comedy sensation The Pajama Men.
Playwright Annie Lux’s other works include Natural Disasters, Lives of Saints, and Grimm Reality. Her newest play, Frost, about an incident in which Helen Keller was accused of plagiarism at the age of 11, is currently in development. She holds degrees in playwriting from New York University and Columbia University.
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