ABOUT THE SHOW
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That Dorothy Parker, a 90 minute one act, is a one woman biographical drama about the life and work of the famous writer Dorothy Parker.
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In it Carol Lempert plays Dorothy as well as a dozen other characters including: Alexander Woollcott, George S. Kaufman, Edna Ferber and Robert Benchley.
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It's a memory play that weaves together hilarious anecdotes of the 10 years Mrs. Parker spent lunching at New York’s famed Algonquin Round Table, her relationship with Hemingway (and scores of other men), her involvement in the Spanish Civil war and selections of her writing.
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The story takes place on January 24, 1943 the day after the death of her dear friend Alexander Woollcott.
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Dorothy comes to the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel to mourn his passing, and in doing so she encounters a group of gawkers (the audience) and begins to reminisce about her life.
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"Lempert Delivers! "
- The Globe and Mail
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