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March 1948. The office of psychiatrist Robert Carroll MD, Highland Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina. The last days of Zelda Fitzgerald; the beautiful, mad high priestess of the jazz generation. In her last remaining hours she allows the truth of her life to reveal itself. Zelda Fitzgerald played the role her husband F Scott Fitzgerald created for her; eccentric, daring, passionate, funny and unforgettable society hostess. Yet she was so much more. A stunning dancer, she was an independent, creative woman, born out of her time. Much of her writing was published under Scott's name. But when the bad times came, the wild escapades seemed out of style. Zelda abandoned the legend and spent the rest of her life in mental institutions. "She was the American girl living the American dream, and she became mad within it." The Last Flapper explores the final day in the life of this talented and tormented woman, revealing a tragic public clich

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Author: William Luce
Company: Elemental Theatre Company