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Vivien & The Florist

It explores Vivien Leigh’s struggle with bipolar disorder in the 1960s, as she prepares to lead the Broadway production of John Gielgud’s Chekhov adaptation of “Ivanov.” Joseph Penn, WWII veteran and blue-collar florist encounters Leigh on a delivery. At the same time, the star attends a local psychiatric facility for electroconvulsive therapy. Amidst the backdrop of madness, Leigh and Penn become each other’s sources of truth, beauty, and love.

Cast
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino
Vivien Leigh
Jack Davenport
Jack Davenport
Laurence Olivier
Charlie McDermott
Charlie McDermott
Freddie
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce
John Gielgud
Eoin Macken
Eoin Macken
Jack Merivale
Ajay Naidu
Ajay Naidu
Eldridge
Blake DeLong
Blake DeLong
Byron
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Keith Kirkwood
Doctor
Frank Modica
Frank Modica
Theater Attendee
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Annie Grant
Francesca
E.J. Carroll
E.J. Carroll
Charlie
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Denver Taylor
Stage Manager
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Maria-Christina Oliveras
Peg
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David Baker
Waiter (uncredited)