Jeanne Richards, a personal trainer whose business is waning, didn't know what she was getting into when she answered a casting call for a new reality TV show called Connect. But she soon finds out when she meets the other contestants: Shirley, an unemployed yet jovial chef; Randy, a wannabe musician; and Todd, a successful lawyer who regrets his decision to take the expected path of joining the family practice.

At first, judgment, self-doubt, expectations, projections, and curiosity plague each contestant. Before long, one-on-one interac t ion becomes more successful than group...