"My mother had read portions of Marigolds before it received a first production on PBS, and she said, 'HOW COULD YOU? HOW COULD YOU WANT TO TELL THE WHOLE WORLD THAT I'M A KLEPTOMANIACAL, RABBIT-KILLING PRACTICAL NURSE? WHO'S GOING TO PLAY ME?' When I told her it was the Academy Award winning-actress, Eileen Heckart, she said, 'Oh, that's wonderful' -- and began calling all her friends." |