Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel
directed by David Esbjornson
in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle
AUGUST 23 – OCTOBER 28, 2012


Academy Award and Tony Award nominee, Kathleen Turner, brings her sizzling blend of sensuality and intelligence to the bravado of newspaper columnist Molly Ivins. A dyed-in-the-wool liberal from deep in the heart of Texas, Ivins’ rapier wit made her one of America’s highest-regarded columnists, satirists and beloved rabble-rousers. The incomparable Turner “excels” (Variety) in this searing, 75-minute show that weaves personal anecdotes and a look at our national pastime – politics.