A Woman by Design & Red Hot Patriot.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: ENTERTAINMENT - Marketing of A Woman by Design and Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins play - Brief article

March is Women's History Month. Cyrano's is celebrating with two plays, "A Woman by Design" and "Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins." "A Woman by Design" was written by David Edgecombe and Elizabeth Ware and will be directed by Edgecombe. Sandy Harper, Cyrano's Producing Artistic Director, says: "This is the story of Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter as a woman struggling to establish herself in the male-dominated world of early twentieth century architecture and her turbulent artistic life. She became the chief architect and designer for the Fred Harvey Company and her buildings famously dot the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The innovative use of media adds to the story of this amazing woman who set the precedent and influenced the look and feel of National Parks around the country."

"Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins" was written by Margaret and Allison Engel. It's about Molly Ivins, a newspaper columnist who was "often described as a modern day Mark Twain," Harper says. "From writing Elvis Presley's New York...