S. 2, Ep. 5: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates

America, 1966: Connie is fifteen- so the only two things in the world she cares about are her friends and flirting with boys. Her summer vacation passes by in a haze of those boys, those friends, and the ever-present music... until she meets a stranger named Friend.

Cast (in speaking order):

PATTI LuPONE as The Narrator

KATHLEEN MULLIGAN as Connie's Mother

KATHRYN GALLAGHER as Connie

CLAYBOURNE ELDER as Arnold Friend

MEGAN BEARD as Betty

JOHN SKELLEY as Ellie Oscar

with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR

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