Andrew Long to Star in I Am My Own Wife at Virginia’s Signature

Helen Hayes Award winner Andrew Long will star in Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife, to run January 12-March 7 at the Signature Theatre in Shirlington, Virginia. Alan Paul will direct the production.

The Tony Award-winning play focuses on the real-life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who managed to survive both Nazi rule and the repressive East German Communist regime. In the piece, Long plays 33 characters from Charlotte to her aunt and father, international reporters, and the playwright himself.

Long won a Helen Hayes Award for his portrayal of Mark Antony in the Shakespeare Theatre’s repertory productions of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. At Signature, he has played Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady and Asa Keyes in Saving Aimee.

The creative team will include scenic designer Wilson Chin, costume designer Kathleen Geldard, lighting designer Colin K. Bills, and sound designer Veronika Vorel.

For further information, visit www.signature-theatre.org.