I Am My Own Wife
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I Am My Own Wife is a Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–winning one-person play by Doug Wright that tells the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transgender woman who survived both the Nazi and East German regimes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-person play
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play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Doug Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
NERFINISHED
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Lucille Lortel Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Obie Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf ⓘ |
| characterIn | Charlotte von Mahlsdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
biographical play
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drama ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm |
interview-based structure
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| hasType |
documentary theatre
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monodrama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlotte von Mahlsdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | single actor plays multiple roles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of a transgender woman surviving Nazi and East German regimes
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use of a single performer to portray many characters ⓘ |
| numberOfActors | 1 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| playwright | Doug Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
LGBT life in 20th-century Germany
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Nazi persecution of queer people ⓘ Stasi-era East Germany ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
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Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType |
Broadway play
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Off-Broadway play ⓘ |
| setting |
East Germany
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
NERFINISHED
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LGBT history ⓘ transgender history ⓘ |
| theme |
LGBT persecution
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gender identity ⓘ memory and truth ⓘ survival under totalitarian regimes ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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German Democratic Republic era ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
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