I AM MY OWN WIFE
by Doug Wright / directed by Noah Luce
performed by Brady Voss
September 5 thru May 27, 2026
PAY WHAT YOU WILL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Winner of the 2004 Tony Award® for Best Play and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner of the 2004 Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show and 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
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 both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime.
“I AM MY OWN WIFE is the most stirring new work to appear on Broadway this fall…both moving and intellectually absorbing.” —The New York Times
“…saucy, sagacious, entirely fascinating solo play…” —Village Voice
“…riveting theatre…the structure of the play is original, challenging, and involving.” —Backstage
“I AM MY OWN WIFE revels in a particular time and place, but it is more than a historical document. The play is a vivid portrait of a unique person whose ability to endure has been turned into a highly theatrical journey.”
I AM MY OWN WIFE is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
