Guess who I ran into at the beauty parlor today?
Mother, I'm at a critical juncture and...
Oona Marconi.
Oona Marconi, the theater critic?
I thought I might invite her to dinner, ask her to give a little mention to my acting school, put it into one of her columns. It would be invaluable publicity
Yes, well, that would depend on the mention. You aren't forgetting her blistering review of your performance of Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, are you?
That was 1983. I think I'm over it.
"Martha Rodgers as Maggie the Cat is more of a helpless kitten, mewing and flapping her hands when she doesn’t get her way."
You memorized it?
I couldn't help it! You walked around the apartment quoting it for months. Mother, I'm just saying, maybe it's not a good idea to ask an important favor of someone who's been so unkind to you in the past.
The operative word here is past. I think I can rise above. Besides, my acting school is more important to me than some old grudge.
Well, that's very mature of you, Mother.
[walking away] Thank you.
"If Tennessee Williams knew what crimes Martha Rodgers had committed against this audience in his name, he would have her arrested for assault."
Rising above.
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