Two stories about love when it’s least expected.
“Elizabeth was loaded for bear. Her first step was the purchase of a black velvet dress that was low in the back, low in the front, and sleeveless. Next was the gardenia she wore in her hair. She looked quite beautiful." – Laurie Colwin, “An Old-Fashioned Love Story.”
Two stories about love when it’s least expected.
From an evening devoted to love stories, hosted by Alice Hoffman, we present two tales of hearts taken by surprise. In her opening remarks from the stage of Symphony Space, Hoffman paid tribute to the late Laurie Colwin, and her elegant world of befuddled, well-bred people who, when it comes to love “are just as stupid as the rest of us.” See what you think, as you hear Mia Dillon read Colwin’s “An Old-Fashioned Love Story.”
As might be expected from the author of Practical Magic, and other tales that weave the real and the metaphysical, Hoffman’s own “Examining the Evidence,” the second story on the program, seems to be about a woman plagued by natural catastrophes of almost Biblical proportions—but something else may at work here. The reader is Tony Award-winner Joanna Gleason.
“An Old fashioned Love Story,” by Laurie Colwin, read by Mia Dillon
“Examining the Evidence,” by Alice Hoffman, read by Joanna Gleason
For additional works featured on SELECTED SHORTS, please visit Symphony Space
We’re interested in your response to these programs. Please comment on this site or visit www.selectedshorts.org
Two stories about love when it’s least expected.
From an evening devoted to love stories, hosted by Alice Hoffman, we present two tales of hearts taken by surprise. In her opening remarks from the stage of Symphony Space, Hoffman paid tribute to the late Laurie Colwin, and her elegant world of befuddled, well-bred people who, when it comes to love “are just as stupid as the rest of us.” See what you think, as you hear Mia Dillon read Colwin’s “An Old-Fashioned Love Story.”
As might be expected from the author of Practical Magic, and other tales that weave the real and the metaphysical, Hoffman’s own “Examining the Evidence,” the second story on the program, seems to be about a woman plagued by natural catastrophes of almost Biblical proportions—but something else may at work here. The reader is Tony Award-winner Joanna Gleason.
“An Old fashioned Love Story,” by Laurie Colwin, read by Mia Dillon
“Examining the Evidence,” by Alice Hoffman, read by Joanna Gleason
For additional works featured on SELECTED SHORTS, please visit Symphony Space
We’re interested in your response to these programs. Please comment on this site or visit www.selectedshorts.org
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i loved this story.
Lee -
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How can we hear it again if we just caught the tail end of the story?
Dear Lee:
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