It’s been hard.

I AM MY OWN WIFE presented by the Resident Ensemble Players, Delaware's only resident professional acting company.

Kids are coached what to say.

As I grow old I am disappointed with my lack of assets and a wife and children. In a stunning tour-de-force performance, Jefferson Mays plays Charlotte van Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite who miraculously survived two of history’s most brutal regimes—Hitler’s Gestapo and the East German secret police, the Stasi. I Am My Own Wife is a play by Doug Wright based on his conversations with German Charlotte von Mahlsdorf.The one-man play premiered Off-Broadway in 2003 at Playwrights Horizons.It opened on Broadway later that year. One memory seems to stand out as a turning point. It's the right time of year for miracles, and this is a great one. People are very quick to judge a situation in which the fathers aren’t in the children’s life. I am still angry at my wife for cheating on me; I am still angry at my wife for cheating on me. This sucks. I turned off cellular on both phones it did not help. Her first husband was not perfect, but I think he'd had enough of her sooner than me. The play was developed with Moisés Kaufman and his Tectonic Theater Project, and Kaufman also acted as director. Mine doesn’t. I was mentored kids until my time became consumed with getting access to my own kids. “I AM MY OWN WIFE is the most stirring new work to appear on Broadway this fall…both moving and intellectually absorbing.” —NY Times. Born Lothar Berfelde, she killed her father when she was 12 years old, was sentenced to four years in juvenile prison and survived the Nazi and Communist regimes in plain sight as a transvestite. She abused her first husband too and made it look like it was all his fault. Refinement characterized her gestures and speech. Some of what the author says is true. 848 Responses to “Depressed: No Friends, No Life” ... My attitude leads no one to confide with me any longer, my time is good to no one and I am contemplate my own goodness. In the forged note, my 10 year-old said he was “emotionally scarred”. Andrew Sellon excelled at every aspect of the demanding role. I am not getting my kids thier own apple ID. I was 12 and had a crush on an older boy. Jefferson Mays, the sole performer in Doug Wright's play I Am My Own Wife, now at the Lyceum after a successful spring run at Playwrights Horizons, has managed to transform the show from an intelligent curiosity to a full-sized Broadway show with energy and life to spare. She claimed to be the codependent in the marriage, but no, I am. What the heck were they thinking this is a big pain in the a**. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past century-the Nazis and the But following his advice you can still end up feeling worn down and tired of life. She is the abuser. My wife has a rep for being very conservative, a real "miss goody 2 shoes." Agh! ... my own credit rating as I am considering switching mortgage. I am in my early 40’s and have been looking back in my life and evaluating how I HAVE LET the negative comments and behavior of others affect me mentally and manifest in my own behavior. I have a house full of sons and I'm ok with them seeing me naked. I Am My Own Wife is the winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. I’ve never had a really great job money wise. I have been so much more comfortable with my own nudity. Now, I am definitely naked in front of my two year old a lot. From the Obie Award-winning author of Quills comes this acclaimed one-man show, which explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. I have been married for over 30 years. I’ve tried to live my felt purpose.