S. 3, Ep. 7: The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Suburbs, 1964: Neddy Merrill is lounging poolside at a friend’s party, gin in hand, when a genius thought materializes in his mind. He’s going to swim home! His ensuing pilgrimage across the familiar neighborhood swimming pools- a symbol of everything right in his life- leads him back to his own house, where everything has gone so wrong.​ Cast (in speaking order): PATRICK PAGE as The Narrator NATHAN MALIN as Donald Westerhazy / The Lifeguards KELLY FAIRBROTHER as Lucinda Merrill / Shirley Abbott GIA MANTEGNA as Helen Westerhazy / Enid Bunker REBECCA KUZNICK as Mrs. Graham JOSH JOHNSTON as Neddy Merrill KITTY SWINK as Mrs. Halloran LASHETTE SHOWERS as Helen Halloran TIA DeSHAZOR as Grace Biswanger with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices