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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Carla GuginoVivien Leigh | Vivien Leigh |
 Jack DavenportLaurence Olivier | Laurence Olivier |
 Charlie McDermottFreddie | Freddie |
 David Hyde PierceJohn Gielgud | John Gielgud |
 Eoin MackenJack Merivale | Jack Merivale |
 Ajay NaiduEldridge | Eldridge |
 Blake DeLongByron | Byron |
| KKeith KirkwoodDoctor | Doctor |
 Frank ModicaTheater Attendee | Theater Attendee |
| AAnnie GrantFrancesca | Francesca |
 E.J. CarrollCharlie | Charlie |
| DDenver TaylorStage Manager | Stage Manager |
 Maria-Christina OliverasPeg | Peg |
| DDavid BakerWaiter (uncredited) | Waiter (uncredited) |