I AM MY OWN WIFE

 

 

I AM MY OWN WIFE

Click to zoom viewIn an inspired performance, Jefferson Mays portrays more than 40 characters in a work that explores the will to survive.

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The Broadway production played at the Lyceum Theatre

Previews commenced November 11, 2003
Opening Night was December 3, 2003
Closing Night was October 31, 2004
Having played 26 previews and 361 performances

Winner:
2004 Pulitzer Prize
         for Drama
2004 Tony Award
         for Best Play
2004 Tony Award
         for Best Actor
2004 Drama Desk Award
         for Outstanding Play
2004 Drama Desk Award
         for Outstanding Solo Performance
2004 Lucille Lortel Award
         for Outstanding Solo Show
2004 Lucille Lortel Award
         for Outstanding Scenic Design
2004 Outer Critics Circle Award
         for Outstanding Broadway Play
2004 Outer Critics Circle Award
         for Outstanding Solo Performance
2004 Drama League Award
         for Distinguished Production of a Play
2004 Theatre World Award
         for Jefferson Mays
2004 Obie Award
         for Performance
2004 Obie Award
         for Direction
2004 Obie Award
         for Set Design

 

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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.