This is the Moth Radio Hour from PRX. I'm Catherine Burns. This time, stories about

feisty women, women taking charge, making changes, and standing up for themselves.

We'll hear about a frustrated housewife in Great Britain, and a southern mama who's

had it with her son. And then young poet Amanda Gorman finds courage while

auditioning for the Lion King. If the voice of this first storyteller sounds

familiar, it's because you've probably heard it before. Kathleen Turner's

career spans many decades. She's known for her iconic voice, beauty, and presence,

and as someone who stands up for herself and others. The story was recorded

at a live performance at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the

Performing Arts in New York City. Here's Kathleen Turner, live at the Maw.

What evening. I was sitting at my kitchen table in the flat I was staying in

in London. I was reading the front page story of a British tabloid. I was in

London to play Mrs. Robinson in the play The Graduate. Now the story, which was

the front page story, was about a woman who's washing machine broke down.

And so she called repairman. And he came, but with any kind of tools or equipment.

And so she asked why. And he said, well, I had to be sure there was a problem first

in I. So they made an appointment for the next day. And he came back with the

wrong part. So they made an appointment for the following day. And he never showed

up. She called and he said he was on another call and he wouldn't get there that

day. So finally, the next day, he pulled up in his truck and she told him that

she had to run out for a few errands, but she'd be right back. Why didn't he pull

the truck up into the driveway to get it, keep it off the street. And he did that.

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