I Am My Own Wife

As a child in pre-war Berlin, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf wanted nothing more than to wear pretty dresses and tend to her furniture collection. She would have made a perfect hausfrau; but Charlotte was a boy. In a surprisingly provocative mix of sex, politics, and history, Charlotte shares her story of triumph over the brutalities of both the Nazis and Communists to create a dignified life as an open cross-dresser. I Am My Own Wife is the winner of the 2004 Tony Award for Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.