“I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.”

Dorothy Parker may be best known for the quotes that have long outlived her, but there was far more to the legendary writer than just her wit. Her life is celebrated and her work comes alive in East Lynne Theater Company’s production of “Dorothy Parker: A Certain Woman.” The play runs from June 15 through July 23 at The Cape May Presbyterian Church where the company is in residence.

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was a poet, journalist, critic, screenwriter, human rights activist, and philanthropist. She was a member of The Algonquin Round Table, a popular writer for "The New Yorker," won the O. Henry Short Story Award for "The Big Blonde," and received two Oscar nominations — the first for the original "A Star is Born” and the second for “Smash Up: The Story of a Woman.” A collection of her work, "The Portable Dorothy Parker," has never been out of print.