Guest host Sonia Manzano presents stories about modern love from a show at Symphony Space hosted by the doyen of personal relationships, therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer. First is a selection of posts to the dating site OK Cupid read by Giullian Yao Gioiello and Colby Minifie. Next, Jill Eikenberry reads “Ad” by Elizabeth Crane. Finally, real life couple Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker perform the two characters in Andrea Barrett's "The Littoral Zone."
Guest host Sonia Manzano presents love the modern way in two stories and a selection of posts to OK Cupid, all part of a program hosted by the doyen of personal relationships, therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer. The OK Cupid posts are read by Giullian Yao Gioiello, whose film and television work includes Scream, Iron Fist and Julie’s Greenroom, and Colby Minifie, whose stage work includes Six Degrees of Separation and Long Day's Journey into Night. On television she's been featured on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Blacklist, and Jessica Jones.
Next, Jill Eikenberry reads “Ad” by Elizabeth Crane. This stream-of-consciousness exercise for an imaginary Personals column tells us way more than we want to know about the seeker. Crane is the author of the novels The History of Great Things and We Only Know So Much, and the story collections All This Heavenly Glory, You Must be This Happy to Enter, and Turf.
Eikenberry is a SELECTED SHORTS regular best known for her work on L.A. Law. Her film appearances include In Reality, Keep in Touch, and Young Adult. She also performs a revue of songs drawn from her life and career, entitled Here I Go Again.
The two characters in Andrea Barrett's "The Littoral Zone," each try to remember the beginning of their extramarital affair. Barrett's work includes the story collections Servants of the Map and Ship Fever, and the novels The Air We Breathe and Archangel.
This powerful tale is read by the husband-and-wife team of Becky Ann Baker and Dylan Baker. Becky Ann Baker is known for her television work on The Blacklist and Girls. Dylan Baker's many credits include the television series Homeland and The Americans, and films Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.
