I Am My Own Wife

Penobscot Theatre presents Doug Wright’s I Am My Own Wife, winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for best play. Gabriel Sigal stars.

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.