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I Am A Woman
Paul Austin
I Am My Own Wife
by Doug Wright
Broadway Off-Broadway
Highlights
90 mins 1940s/WWII Role(s) for Trans Actor(s) Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s) Interior Set Period Costumes American
Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk Award Lucille Lortel Award Pulitzer Prize Tony Award
Winner! 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Winner! 2004 Tony Award for Best Play Nominee: 2004 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play Nominee: 2004 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show
Synopsis
THE STORY: Based on a true story, and inspired by interviews conducted by the playwright over several years, I AM MY OWN WIFE tells the fascinating tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite who managed to survive both the Naz
Press Reviews
"I Am My Own Wife is the most stirring new work to appear on Broadway this fall… both moving and intellectually absorbing."
— The New York Times
"I Am My Own Wife revels in a particular time and place, but it is more than a historical document. The play is a vivid portrait of a unique person whose ability to endure has been turned into a highly theatrical journey."
— Associated Press
"Riveting theatre… the structure of the play is original, challenging, and involving."
— Backstage
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| John Marks |
| Doug Wright |
| Tante Luise |
| Ss Officer |
| Ss Commander |
| Young Lothar Berfelde |
| Herr Berfelde |
| Prison Guard |
| Minna Mahlich |
| Cultural Minister |
| Stasi Official |
| Alfred Kirschner |
| Young Homosexual Man |
| American Soldier And His Buddy |
| Customs Official |
| Stasi Agent |
| Nurse |
| Prison Official |
| German News Anchor |
| Politician Markus Kaufmann |
| Ulrike Liptsch |
| Josef Rüdiger |
| Ziggy Fluß |
| First Neo-Nazi |
| Second Neo-Nazi |
+ 10 more characters
Videos
I Am My Own Wife – Oakland Theatre Project Trailer
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 2005
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822220244
ISBN-10 0822220245
LCC PS3573.R53252 I15 2005
I Am My Own Wife is a American play written by Doug Wright and published by Dramatists Play Service (2005).
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