WINNER
2004 TONY®
AWARDS
Best Play
Best Actor WINNER
2004 PULITZER PRIZE
FOR DRAMA WINNER
2004
DRAMA DESK
AWARDS
Outstanding Play
Outstanding Solo Performance WINNER
2004 LUCILLE LORTEL
AWARDS
Outstanding Solo Show
Outstanding Scenic Design
WINNER
2004 OUTER CRITICS
CIRCLE AWARDS
Outstanding Broadway Play
Outstanding Solo Performance
WINNER
2004 DRAMA LEAGUE
AWARD
Distinguished Production of
a Play WINNER
2004 THEATRE WORLD
AWARDS
Jefferson Mays
WINNER
2004 OBIE
AWARDs
Jefferson Mays, Performance
Moisés Kaufman, Direction
Derek McLane, Set Design
Further Exploration
Purchase
the Pulitzer Prize winning play - "I
Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright published in January 2004.
Hailed by Der Spiegel as speaking to "the fate of
a whole generation of German homosexuals," I Am My Own Woman is the
exquisitely written autobiography of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, whose
lifelong pursuits of sexual liberty and antique furniture offer a unique
perspective on European history. During World War II, von Mahlsdorf
murdered his father, dubbed himself Charlotte (after this cross-dressing
lesbian aunt's lover) and has lived openly as a transvestite since.
Dressed in high-heeled sandals and a good suit, Charlotte has collected
furnishings from the Grunderzeit for half a century: in the Third Reich,
she "rescued" pieces from Jewish deportees; in the German Democratic
Republic, she protected "bourgeois cultural assets" from the Stasi. Now
well past sixty, a quietly passionate, steadfast and serene figure,
Charlotte shuns makeup, wearing the simplest frocks. The Grunderzeit
Museum - which Charlotte and her friends have defended against assault from
skinheads - has become a symbol for the German lesbian and gay community.
I Am My Own Woman
(1993) - English subtitles
Format: VHS Color, NTSC
Rated: NR
Studio: Cinevista Inc.
Video Release: Nov 16, 1994
Run Time: 1 Hour 31 minutes
A docudrama about Charlotte Von
Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who survived the Nazis and became a gay
rights leader in Germany, earning the Cross of the Order of Merit from the
government for furthering the cause of sexual freedom.
Cast includes: Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Ichgola Androgyn and Jens
Taschner.
I am my own wife by Doug Wright on broadway, lyceum
theatre. Starring Jefferson Mays, Directed by Moises Kaufamn. I Am My Own Wife: 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 the Nazi onslaught as well as the following, repressive Communist regime. The one-man play stars Obie-Award winner Jefferson Mays as over 40 characters, including the controversial figure herself and the American writer who becomes intrigued by her.
Purchase
the Pulitzer Prize winning play - "I
Am My Own Wife" by Doug Wright published in January 2004.
