Britman Theatre Company to Present I AM MY OWN WIFE, 5/23-26

For the first in New York time since its Tony Award-winning Broadway production in 2003, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright will be performed at The Studio Theatre on Theatre Row for four performances from May 23-26, 2013. Jen Forcino directs Scott Voloshin in a solo performance, portraying 30 distinct characters in this Pulitzer Prize-winning drama. The Studio Theatre on Theatre Row is located at 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

I Am My Own Wife was the first one-person show ever to win a Pulitzer Prize, which it won in 2004. Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, the main character of Doug Wright's award-winning play, is a German transvestite, who goes on to become a celebrity in his/her own right, to the point of being declared by some a national German hero.

Von Mahlsdorf's story is an amazing one. Moving from a young boy's realization of his sexuality (inspired by a warm-hearted aunt) through his confrontations with his father to his eclectic collection of antiquities; we witness his stories of survival of both the Nazis and the post-World War II occupation. With the publication of Mr. Wright's play- he became a celebrity- given the nickname "The Tranny Granny." But with fame, came the rumors he cooperated with the Stasi, perhaps even informing on others, thus threatening the acceptance he had struggled a lifetime to achieve.

"I never thought I would fall in love with a transvestite," jokes director Jen Forcino. "Working on this elegant script, I have come to cherish Charlotte's words. She is an 'everywoman.' She is that aunty who collected antique sugar bowls. She's the storyteller whom you always shared just one more glass of wine with. But above all, as the playwright Doug Wright recalls, Charlotte represents a gay 'history I never knew I had.'"

I Am My Own Wife plays for 4 performances from May 23-26, 2013. Performances are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:00pm & Sunday at 2pm.

Tickets are $19.25 and can be purchased by visiting telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.

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