If you live near Baltimore, trek on over to the Baltimore Book Festival this Sunday, September 30, at 3:30 P.M. in the Coffee Bar & Poetry Stage. Niki Lee will be performing excerpts from her new play here lies dorothy parker at the festival; there’s information at www.nikilee.com and www.baltimoreevents.org. We did a short e-mail interview with the Baltimore singer-songwriter-Parker fan.
Q: What’s the play about?
A: Well, here lies dorothy parker is words and song. I have written Mrs. Parker’s diary and have constructed a story as to how it’s come into my possession. The diary leans heavily on her actual words and follows her life from the time she is nine until the day before she dies.
Q: When did you become a Parker fan?
A: I became interested in Mrs. Parker last year after watching Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle. I then put her poems to song and have spent the last year writing this play
Q: How long have you been performing?
A: I’ve been performing for about 15 years, singing, mostly…lately, it’s just me and my guitar. You can go to my site if you want to hear one of the parker tunes and read more about me, www.nikilee.com. Thanks for your interest… I love your site, it’s been extremely helpful.
See this show if you can!