SHOW SYNOPSIS
Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliant and difficult metaphysical sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the course of her illness, Vivian comes to reassess her life and her work with a profundity and humor that are transformative both for her and the audience.
Must be 18 or older to audition

Characters
Vivian Bearing, Ph.D – 50 (F), professor of 17th century poetry at the University
Harvey Kelekian, M.D. – 50 (M) – chief of medical oncology at the University hospital
Jason Posner, M.D. – 28 (M) – clinical fellow medical oncology branch
Susie Monahan, R.N, B.S.N. – 28 (F), primary nurse, cancer inpatient unit
E. M. Ashford, D. PHIL – 80 (F), professor emerita of English literature
Mr. Bearing – Vivian\’s father
Lab technicians (M or F)
Clinical fellows (M or F)
Students (M or F)
Code team (M or F)
Staff and Crew ages 13-Adult