"I Am My Own Wife" explores the wondrous journey each of us embark upon towards identity and reveals the blessing and the curse of recording history, particularly if it’s your own! Directed by Jaime Zúñiga and starring James Laver, the play is based on the captivating true life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf who, living as a transvestite, survived two of the most repressive regimes of the 20th century - the Nazis and the East German Communists. SYNOPSIS Born Lothar Berfelde, eleven years before the outbreak of WWII, the story of East German museum collector Charlotte von Mahlsdorf is a hidden pearl of queer history – not exempt from enigmas and controversies. A recipient of the Bundesverdienstkreuz from the German government for preserving the only surviving cabaret from the Weimar Republic in the basement of her museum, she was revered by the LGBTQI community as the legendary “Tranny Granny” while also gaining public condemnation for serving as an informant of the Stasi police during the Cold War. Charlotte passed away on April 3rd, 2002, thirteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall – but in "I Am My Own Wife" her story of survival shines on. PERFORMANCES Performed in ENGLISH with THAI SURTITLES, the production will open on May 4th and will run every Friday and Saturday of May! May 4 (SOLD OUT), 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 at 8:00 p.m. *A special preview performance (free of charge, by invitation only) is scheduled on May 3rd for teachers and scholars interested in assessing the possibility of bringing a group of students. The show is recommended for audiences age 14 and older. For more information please contact producer@peelthelimelight.com TICKET PRICES General admission ฿700 / Members ฿600 / Students ฿500 *10% discount applies for groups of 10 guests or more PRODUCTION HISTORY “I Am My Own Wife” premiered Off-Broadway in 2003 at Playwrights Horizons and transferred to the Lyceum Theatre on Broadway by the end of the year. Playwright Doug Wright received the Pulitzer Prize for the script while the Broadway production won Tony awards for Best Actor and Best Play. CREDITS Described as a one woman show performed by a man, “I Am My Own Wife” will feature Peel the Limelight veteran James Laver who will bring more than 30 characters to life in a tour de force performance; his previous roles with Peel include Lent in “The True History of… Julia Pastrana” by Shaun Prendergast and Uncle Peck in “How I Learned to Drive” by Paula Vogel. The production will be directed by Jaime Zúñiga, known in Bangkok’s theatre scene for his role of Executive Producer at Peel the Limelight; his previous directorial works include “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde (Vietnam) and “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza (Taiwan). Production Design by Kochawan Chayawan, Sound Design by Surasak Kerdsin