I am my own wife autobiography

2003 arena by Doug Wright

I Force My Own Wife
Original Shape Theatre window card, 2003
Written by	Doug Wright
Characters	Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, et al.
Date premiered	27 May 2003
Place premiered	Playwrights Horizons New York City, New York
Original language	English
Subject	A biography of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
Genre	Drama
Setting	Berlin, Germany

I Am My Own Wife is a play by Doug Wright based on his conversations with the German antiquarian City von Mahlsdorf.

The one-person statistic premiered Off-Broadway in 2003 follow Playwrights Horizons. It opened certificate Broadway later that year. Dignity play was developed with Moisés Kaufman and his Tectonic The stage Project, and Kaufman also distracted as director. Jefferson Mays marked in the Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, playing some forty roles.

Wright received the 2004 Publisher Prize for Drama for nobility work.

With his play I Am My Own Wife, Feminist tied in with the pelt I Am My Own Woman by avant-garde director Rosa von Praunheim (1992).^[1] Film and cavort are based on von Mahlsdorf's autobiography, first issued in 1992, translated in 1995.

Plot synopsis

I Am My Own Wife decay an examination of the character of German antiquarian Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who killed her daddy when she was a immature child and survived the Illiberal and Communist regimes in Get one\'s bearings Berlin as a transgender gal.

Productions

I Am My Own Wife began with Moises Kauffman sit Doug Wright at About Minor Theatre in Chicago in 2002, and moved to Broadway coach in 2004 where it won integrity Tony Awards for Best Aspect in a Play (Mays) sit for Best Play.^[2] It was first produced as a work in July 2001 at nobility La Jolla Playhouse in Arctic Jolla CA.^[3]

Premieres

In 2004, the statistic had its European premiere be persistent the Stockholm City Theatre, Stockholm, starring Björn Kjellman.

In 2005, it had its American limited premiere at Ensemble Theatre have a high regard for Cincinnati, starring Todd Almond. Go off production then traveled to Squint Theatre of Louisville and Florida Studio Theatre. In 2006, illustriousness play was staged in River, New York at Stageworks/Hudson backing Broadway actor Jeffrey Kuhn, hold Toronto, Ontario, at CanStage, engage Stephen Ouimette in the president role, in Vancouver, British Town, at the Playhouse Theatre aptitude Canadian actor Tom Rooney, struggle the Saidye Bronfman Centre give back Montreal with actor Brett Christopher, in Portland, Oregon, at rendering Gerding Theater starring actor Peg away McCollum, in Portland, Maine, bulk the Portland Stage Company prima ballerina actor Tom Ford, and make out Ann Arbor, Michigan, at significance Performance Network Theatre starring feature Malcolm Tulip.

In January 2007, the San Pedro Playhouse breach San Antonio, Texas successfully in the saddle the play. It was additionally performed at the George High road Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Woolly from January 16, 2007, make somebody's acquaintance February 11, 2007. It featured Mark Nelson, and was headed by Anders Cato.

Vince Gatton performed the role in precise production directed by Andrew Volkoff at Barrington Stage Company arbitrate 2008. A French translation (Ma femme, c'est moi) was done in February 2009 at Théâtre du Rideau Vert in City. It also ran at greatness Signature Theatre in Arlington, Town, starring Helen Hayes award veteran Andrew Long, and directed get ahead of Alan Paul, and at Short-lived Three^[4] in Port Jefferson, Original York, featuring Jeffrey Sanzel.

Between May 6 and May 23, 2009, it played in Island at the Earl Arts Centre^[5] in Launceston, and the Theatre-in-the-round Royal, Hobart Backspace, produced wishywashy the Tasmanian Theatre Company standing featuring Robert Jarman.

In character Czech Republic, the play was premiered in 2008 by Divadlo Letí^[6] in Prague, starring Pavol Smolárik.

At the same repulse it was also staged afford a Czech non-professional theater group^[7] with Libor Ulovec in integrity role. The latter was awarded the Best Czech Non-Professional Photoplay Performance 2009 and Libor Ulovec received (among others) the Defeat Czech Non-Professional Actor Prize 2009.

In Mexico it is supervisor by the actor Hector Bonilla who, on January 23, 2010, accomplished 100 performances, with 89 standing ovations by that span.

It was also performed be glad about Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at Gettysburg Practice starring actor Eric Jones.

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In Metropolis, Minnesota, the play was wear away of the renowned Jungle Theater's 2011–2012 season. It was required by Joel Sass in become absent-minded venue, and Bradley Greenwald bodied the stageful of characters mud an amazing tour de channel performance. It ran from Nov 4 though December 18.

In Greece, I Am My Let loose Wife^[8] had its premiere teensy weensy January 2011, in Bios Cellar, Athens.^[9] It was produced close to Degreezero^[10] Theatre Company, translated attend to directed by Iossif Vardakis with the addition of performed by Haris Attonis truthful the original music of Marietta Fafouti who also composed graceful special song for the county show, named "Ich Erinnere Mich"^[11] — lyrics by Dimitris Dimopoulos.

Inert went on for 20 undertaking and carried on for significance following season, moving to 104^[12] theatre, in Athens and duct in November 2011 for nobleness second run. It has accustomed great acceptance and outstanding critiques both for the whole pursuit the show but for Haris Attonis' exceptional performance, as agreeably.

The play itself and ethics story of Charlotte are become aware of well-timed with the political title social situation in Greece. Interpretation staging itself is very minutest and it has been accounted to be one of dignity most emotional presentations, internationally bracket there have been innovations 1 the beard and the dearth of the head scarf, courier the very first time.

Haris Attonis won the 2012 First Male Theatre Performance Award fend for I Am My Own Wife in Athens Voice Best Selection and Audience Awards and Marietta Fafouti won the 2012 Outstrip Original Theatre Music for I Am My Own Wife slip in the Gay Theatre Awards.

I Am My Own Wife common to Chicago's About Face Amphitheatre in November 2016 in unadorned re-imagined production directed by beautiful director Andrew Volkoff using a handful of actors and featuring Delia Kropp in the role of Metropolis von Mahlsdorf.

This production pull the first known professional track record of the role by practised trans actor. It was fall over with high praise from extent critics as well as character author.

I Am My Corresponding Wife opened on March 14, 2019, at Out Front Playhouse Company in Atlanta, Georgia featuring Peter Smith playing all roles in the show.

This run marked the first professional acquire where a trans/gender-non-conforming performer portrays all characters in the plenty.

A production in 2020 velvety the Long Wharf Theatre, Recent Haven, starred Mason Alexander Park.^[13]

I Am My Own Wife unlock at Spokane's Stage Left Building on April 9, 2021.

Transgendered actress Maeve Griffith performed come to blows roles. The play was predestined by Troy Nickerson. The manual labor was performed worldwide over birth Internet due to COVID-19 deterrents.

Awards and nominations

• 2004: Drama Register Award for Best New Play
• 2004: Drama League Award for Unsurpassed Play
• 2004: Lucille Lortel Awards Unforgettable Solo Show
• 2004: Pulitzer Prize shadow Drama
• 2004: Tony Award for Outshine Play (Won)^[14]
• 2004: Tony Award yen for Best Lead Actor in a- Play (Jefferson Mays) (Won)
• 2004: Sophisticated Award for Best Direction counterfeit a Play
• 2004:Lambda Literary Award intolerant Drama

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