A friend sent this into the site, it looks like a good night out. The playwright-director is Michael D. Jackson. The show is called Three Women, and one of the three is Dorothy Parker. The play is part of The Strawberry One-Act Festival. The email Michael sent to his friends: My latest project is a…
Parker Production in Paris
The cast of The Hotel Dorothy Parker, standing, L to R: Gonzague Phélip and Betty Bussmann. Seated, L to R: Susanne Schmidt, Geneviève Mnich, Sylvie Jobert and Yvette Caldas. We are happy to hear that Paris has an original production of Dorothy Parker stories and poems, Hotel Dorothy Parker. The show opened January 10 and…
Book Out Today
“The Book” is out today. A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York is published by Roaring Forties Press of Berkeley, CA. It was a lot of fun to write for me, and such a pleasure to see come out. It is now in stores, I have personally seen it for sale in every Barnes &…
Parkerfest Recap Online
We are recovered enough from Parkerfest to post the story and photos. What a great time! Three days of wall-to-wall Dorothy Parker events didn’t slow down the enthusiasm for the indefatigable members of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York and friends at the 7th annual Parkerfest. Held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, it was…
Spirits Never Flag During 3-Day Parkerfest
NEW YORK — Three days of wall-to-wall Dorothy Parker events didn’t slow down the enthusiasm for the indefatigable members of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York and friends at the 7th annual Parkerfest. Held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, it was the biggest event ever in the eight years of the organization. The weekend…
London Observer Writer Covers Parkerfest
Not sure why it took ten months, but a reporter who attended Parkerfest 2004 has written an article about it. Richard Eiler, a nice chap, says: I was still frightened by the whole ‘fan’ thing. I collected her first editions, had flown across the Atlantic just to be at the party and, well, tried to…