Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I Am My Own Wife
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Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in *I Am My Own Wife* is the real-life German transgender antiquarian and sole onstage character whose life story—surviving both the Nazi and East German regimes—forms the basis of Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize–winning one-person play.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in I Am My Own Wife canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
stage portrayal of real person
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | I Am My Own Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
gender identity
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memory and testimony ⓘ personal survival ⓘ political oppression ⓘ |
| basedOn | Charlotte von Mahlsdorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | living openly as a transgender woman under dictatorship ⓘ |
| createdBy | Doug Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
narrator
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protagonist ⓘ storyteller of historical events ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
biographical drama
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one-person show ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | English ⓘ |
| lifeStoryIncludes |
survival under East German regime
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survival under Nazi regime ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocusOf | I Am My Own Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
German
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antiquarian ⓘ transgender woman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Jefferson Mays
NERFINISHED
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various stage actors in different productions ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAward | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | one-person play ⓘ |
| roleInWork | sole onstage character ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
critical studies on queer theatre
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discussions of transgender representation on stage ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
East German era
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Nazi era ⓘ post–World War II Germany ⓘ |
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