An Evening With Kathleen Turner August 15, 2012

Academy Award and Tony Award-nominee Kathleen Turner appears in a special program at the Newseum to talk about her role as legendary newspaper columnist Molly Ivins in the play 'Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins.' The play opens Aug. 23 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Turner will appear with Margaret Engel, who co-wrote the play with her sister Allison. Engel is a former Washington Post reporter and was managing editor of the Newseum. 'Red Hot Patriot' is a one-woman show about Ivins that combines personal anecdotes with her take on the world of politics. Ivins, who died in 2007, was a liberal political humorist for The Texas Observer, the Dallas Times Herald and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She skewered the political establishment and mocked politicians with a sharp wit that made her one of America's best-known columnists.