J. Michael Craig as Charlotte von Mahlsdorf

Actor Role J. Michael Craig Charlotte von Mahlsdorf *Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

I Am My Own Wife

By Doug Wright
Directed by Brian Haimbach

2007

Am My Own Wife tells of author Doug Wright's fascination with the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite caught up in the great European dramas of the 20th century. Unlike many contemporaries, von Mahlsdorf survived the Nazi regime and its replacement in East Germany, the Soviet-dominated Communist dictatorship.