Baltimore Premiere
By DOUG WRIGHT
Directed by DONALD HICKEN
January 14 - February 22, 2009

Company Member and award-winning actor Bruce R. Nelson brings the controversial life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf to the stage in Doug Wright's 2004 Tony® and Pulitzer Prize winning play. Von Mahlsdorf was a real-life transvestite famous for surviving both the Nazi and East German Communist regimes with grace and humor. I Am My Own Wife is a captivating, poignant and thought-provoking play that asks, "there is room for everyone, yes?"

"One of the best evenings of theater Baltimore will enjoy this year." –City Paper
"Absorbing adult theater of the first order" –Potomac Stages
"A fascinating story about identity" –Baltimore Sun
"Fascinating... Nelson gives a tightly controlled performance" –Townson Times

WYPR's Maryland Morning: Tom Hall interviews Bruce R. Nelson Listen»
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Baltimore Sun: 'Chameleon' in challenging role  Go»
Washington Post: One-Man Show, One Special Woman  Go»

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