I Am My Own Wife
» Transgendered
From the author of “Quills” comes the celebrated 2004 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning smash hit, which explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. A publicly “out” transvestite in Germany in the 1940’s, she successfully navigated decades of oppression; from the Nazi onslaught, to the Communist regime, to the rise of Neo-Nazism. Ironically, von Mahlsdorf was both hailed as a cultural hero and accused of colluding with the Stasi. In an attempt to discern the truth about Charlotte, Doug Wright has crafted “a spectacular story, beautifully written.” (New York Times). Malcolm Tulip portrays more than 40 characters in a tour-de-force production, directed by Gillian Eaton.
Doug Wright won a 2004 Pulitzer Prize (“Wife” is the first one-actor play to win the Pulitzer), a Tony Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award, a GLADD Media Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama League Award and a Lucille Lortel Award for “I Am My Own Wife”. He is also author of “Quills”, which brought him the Obie and Kesselring Awards. He went on to write the screenplay adaptation for the film “Quills” that was named best picture by the National Board of Review and was nominated for three academy awards.
Malcolm Tulip is an actor, director, playwright and teacher. At Performance Network he has directed “Mrs. Shakespeare: The Complete Works”, “Humble Boy”, “The Threepenny Opera”, “Man of La Mancha”, Timothy Findlay’s “Elizabeth Rex”, Yasmina Reza’s “Art”, Steve Martin’s “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”, “Private Eyes” by Stephen Dietz and “The Caretaker” by Harold Pinter. He has also directed “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival. He has also has written, produced and performed in eight original plays under the name of Prospero Theatre Co. including the award-winning “Down the Plughole”. He is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Directing Concentration in the Department of Theatre and Drama at the University of Michigan and Drama where he teaches Physical Theatre, Acting, Clown and Directing and where he has directed “The Diary of a Scoundrel”, “The Imaginary Invalid”, “The Good Person of Szechwan”, “Lysistrata” and “The Visit”. As an actor he has toured extensively in Europe and the USA. More recently, in the U.S. he has performed at The Performance Network, The Purple Rose, the New Jersey and Michigan Shakespeare Festivals. Malcolm studied Dance and Art at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London and is a graduate of L’École Jacques Lecoq, Paris. He is also a member of American Actors Equity.
