Episode 57: A Visit From Mrs. Daigle

In the Details: a Celebration of Nuance

Few actors can play drunk as convincingly as Eileen Heckart does in 1956's "The Bad Seed." Heckart won the Golden Globe and was nominated for both the Oscar and a Tony in the Broadway production a couple years earlier for her heartbreaking portrayal of Mrs. Daigle, grieving the death of her son and in desperate need to find out what happened to that penmanship medal. This week I'm going practically beat by beat through her two scenes to break down why this is such a pitch perfect performance. Plus we get a little more of the marvelous Nancy Kelly as the profoundly overwhelmed Christine Penmark! Get in touch with me! Email: [e-mail] Twitter: @colindrucker Instagram: @colindrucker_