Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins

Last updated
Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins
Written byMargaret Engel
Allison Engel
Characters Molly Ivins
Date premiered2010
Place premieredPhiladelphia Theater Company
Genre Comedy, biography
Setting Texas, United States

Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins is a 2010 play written by twin sisters Margaret Engel and Allison Engel. [1]

Contents

Kathleen Turner portrayed Ivins in the play's 2010 debut, the play was directed by David Esbjornson. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Overview

A one-actor play based on the life of Texas political writer Molly Ivins. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kathleen Turner</span> American actress (born 1954)

Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards.

<i>That 70s Show</i> American television period teen sitcom

That '70s Show is an American television period teen sitcom that aired on Fox from August 23, 1998, to May 18, 2006. The series focuses on the lives of a group of six teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molly Ivins</span> American newspaper columnist

Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins was an American newspaper columnist, author, political commentator, and humorist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molly Shannon</span> American actress, comedian (b. 1964)

Molly Helen Shannon is an American actress and comedian. Shannon was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. In 2017, she won the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Other People.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia Engel</span> American actress (1948–2019)

Georgia Bright Engel was an American actress. She is best known for having played Georgette Franklin Baxter in the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1972 to 1977, Pat MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond from 2003 to 2005 and Mamie Sue on Hot in Cleveland from 2012 to 2015 She was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chloë Grace Moretz</span> American actress (born 1997)

Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including four MTV Movie & TV Awards, two People's Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two Young Artist Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philadelphia Theatre Company</span>

The Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) is a theater company located Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1974 as The Philadelphia Company by Robert Hedley and Jean Harrison. Since October 2007, PTC's home has been the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre on the Avenue of the Arts. This move concluded its 25-year residence at the historic Plays and Players Theatre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lyndsy Fonseca</span> American actress (born 1987)

Lyndsy Marie Fonseca is an American actress. She began her career by appearing as Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless, on which she starred between 2001 and 2005. Thereafter, she had a series of other recurring roles, including Penny Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Donna on HBO's Big Love, and Dylan Mayfair on the fourth season of the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christopher Mintz-Plasse</span> American actor

Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse is an American actor and comedian. He has performed roles such as Fogell (McLovin) in Superbad (2007), Augie Farcques in Role Models (2008), and Chris D'Amico in Kick-Ass (2010) and its sequel Kick-Ass 2 (2013).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruce Edwards Ivins</span> American microbiologist and vaccinologist suspected for 2001 anthrax attacks

Bruce Edwards Ivins was an American microbiologist, vaccinologist, senior biodefense researcher at the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Fort Detrick, Maryland, and the suspected perpetrator of the 2001 anthrax attacks. Ivins died on July 29, 2008, of an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) in a suicide after learning that criminal charges were likely to be filed against him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for an alleged criminal connection to the attacks.

The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax, occurred in the United States over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy, killing five people and infecting 17 others. According to the FBI, the ensuing investigation became "one of the largest and most complex in the history of law enforcement".

<i>Kick-Ass</i> (film) 2010 black comedy superhero film

Kick-Ass is a 2010 black comedy superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. It is based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jessica Rabbit</span> Fictional character in Who Censored Roger Rabbit? and Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Jessica Rabbit is a fictional character in the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? and its film adaptation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. She is depicted as Roger's human toon wife in various Roger Rabbit media. Jessica is renowned as one of the best-known sex symbols in animation. She is also well-known for the line: "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kick Ass (We Are Young)</span> 2010 single by Mika vs. RedOne

"Kick Ass (We Are Young)" is a song by English singer Mika and Moroccan-Swedish record producer RedOne released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Kick-Ass. It was released on 2 May 2010.

The 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season was the fifteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their third premier league title the previous season. The campaign began on 27 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 15 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and one of which was promoted from the National First Division.

The MOLLY National Journalism Prize is awarded annually by the Texas Democracy Foundation dba The Texas Observer. The award is intended to recognize superior journalism in the tradition of Molly Ivins.

<i>Kick-Ass 2</i> (film) 2013 film by Jeff Wadlow

Kick-Ass 2 is a 2013 black comedy superhero film written and directed by Jeff Wadlow, based on the graphic novels Book Two and Book Three of Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., and serving as a sequel to 2010's Kick-Ass. It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Jim Carrey, with the former trio reprising their roles from the first film. The film follows Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass (Taylor-Johnson), who joins a vigilante team called "Justice Forever", while Mindy Macready / Hit Girl (Moretz) attempts to live a normal life, and Chris D'Amico (Mintz-Plasse) taking up the mantle of The Motherfucker and forming a supervillain team to take revenge on Kick-Ass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zach Theatre</span>

ZACH Theatre is a professional theatre company located in Austin, Texas, as well as its associated complex of theatre facilities. The company is the oldest continuously active theatre company in Texas, and one of the ten oldest in the country.

<i>Kick-Ass</i> (comics) Comic book series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.

Kick-Ass is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita Jr. It was initially published by Marvel Comics under the company's Icon imprint and republished under Image Comics. It is the story of Dave Lizewski, a teenager who sets out to become a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the Internet and inspire other people. He gets caught up with ruthless vigilantes Big Daddy and Mindy "Hit-Girl" McCready, who are on a mission to take down the Genovese crime family.

<i>Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass</i>

Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass is a media franchise based on the adventures of superheroes of the same name. It began in 2008 with the Marvel comic Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years, with two stand-alone sequel series, Kick-Ass: The New Girl and Hit-Girl, following in 2018, and a crossover series, Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl, following in 2020. The comic series were created by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Hit-Girl is a young vigilante going around the world stopping crime in violent ways, while Kick-Ass has had several people taking on the mantle trying to save the day.

References

  1. 1 2 3 McElroy, Steven (March 16, 2010). "Loving Molly, and Getting Her to the Stage". The New York Times .
  2. Bonadonna, Mia (January 13, 2012). "Kathleen Turner Smolders in 'Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins' In Spite of a Script That's Pretty 'Meh'". Laist.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017.
  3. Marks, Peter (August 28, 2012). "With GOP out of town, Molly Ivins lashes out". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on May 14, 2015.
  4. Ritzel, Rebecca J. (August 29, 2012). "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, Reviewed". Washington City Paper .
  5. "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins". Geffen Playhouse. 2012.