A magnificent oneman show that mesmerized broadway, actor jefferson mays played thirtyfive separate characters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading i am my own wife. Jefferson mays starred in the broadway and offbroadway. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information.
Glaad media award, an outer critics circle award, a drama league award and a lucille lortel award for i am my own wife. Nov 28, 2015 i am my own wife by doug wright in chm, epub, txt download ebook. I am my own wife by doug wright the belfry theatre. I am my own wife doug wright performed by ben gerrard. She apparently betrayed a fellow homosexual and lover of. Much to his chagrin, wright found in charlottes stasi file damning evidence that. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past centurythe nazis and the. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about i am my own wife.
The official database for broadway theatre information. A podcast dedicated to sharing the audio files of douglas jacobys international teaching ministry. For the first time, the plays structure dawned on me. He describes himself having trouble writing the play, being confused about charlottes story, and needing to know more about her world. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. For i am my own wife, playwright doug wright had that birthing experience.
Particular emphasis is placed upon the matter of readings. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on i am my own wife by doug wright. Early life and career a texas native, wright was born in dallas on december 20, 1962, and grew up in the dallas suburb of university park. Doug wright was born in dallas, texas, and it has been reported that, in 2005, he still spoke with a slight texan twang. Doug wright, jefferson mays and i were blessed to be able to try new things, fail and discover the best way to tell charlottes story. The drama desk award for outstanding play is an annual award presented by drama desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among broadway, off broadway and offoff broadway productions. Braden abraham artistic director jeffrey herrmann managing director. Why was that information difficult for playwright doug wright to handle. From the obie awardwinning author of quills comes this acclaimed oneman show, which. I am my own wife is the winner of the 2004 pulitzer prize for drama.
The goodman theatre student subscription series 20042005 season student guide i am my own wife by doug wright directed by moises kaufman student guide written and designed by nicole gilman, education and community programs intern edited and published by the goodman theatre stacey ballis, director of education and community programs. Alternatively, you can add nobotsdenyinternetarchivebot to keep me off the page altogether. But given the richness and complexity of this piece, im glad ive had a few months to work on absorbing it. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Topics will include documentary and verbatim thea tre.
An exchange with a colleague at a writers retreat in 2000 gave wright insight into an approach to charlottes story that freed him to proceed with it. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Doug was cited by the american academy of arts and letters and awarded the tolerance prize from the. In addition, we have an extensive database of manuals, which are all available in txt, djvu, epub, pdf formats. I have just added archive links to one external link on i am my own wife. In creating i am my own wife, doug wright, the playwright, included himself as a character in the play. The night of the iguana isbn 9780811218528 pdf epub. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past centurythe nazis and the communistswhile openly gay and. I am my own wife is a gorgeous, startling play that shines a light on an intriguing person of our times. This is the first trade paperback edition of the night of the iguana and comes with an introduction by awardwinning playwright doug wright, the authors original foreword, the short story the night of the iguana which was the germ for the play, plus an essay by noted tennessee williams scholar, kenneth holditch.
It wouldnt be a straightforward biographical drama. May 04, 2018 i am my own wife a play by doug wright. I am my own wife, by doug wright the pulitzer prizes. She tells wright, and the audience, of her exotic life in berlin, from her dangerously.
A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past centurythe nazis and the communistswhile. I am my own wife by doug wright book read online scribd. Read i am my own wife by doug wright for free with a 30 day free trial. Granted, working on an existing script written by someone else is the typical process for an actor. Downloading i am my own wife acting edition from our website is easy, so you shouldnt have any problems with it even if youre not very techsavvy. A montage of highlight moments from the tasmanian theatre company production i am my own wife presented in hobart, tasmania during may, 2009. Among the audience is journalist john marks, who writes about charlotte to his american playwright friend, doug wright. A play book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. Internet, private and file sharing networks, information storage and retrieval systems, photocopying, and the rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved. Trivia 5 winner of the 2004 pulitzer prize for drama, for his play i am my own wife. Secret police files kept on east germans for four decades are being released, and it turns out. Kaufman likewise remarks, what a treat it was to develop i am my own wife at about face. In i am my own wife doug wright wisely sticks to the old formula.
I am my own wife original, play, drama, solo, broadway opened in new york city dec 3, 2003 and played through oct 31, 2004. In so many senses of the word, the opening of i am my own wife on broadway in 2003 was an event. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. The narrative is always charlottes, though not always in her own voice, suggesting that. The play was developed with moises kaufman and his tectonic theater project, and kaufman also acted as director. Doug wright is an american playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.
Won broadways 2004 tony award as author of best play winner i am my own wife. A truly remarkable experience in the theatre, i am my own wife is a mustseean experience that is intellectual, theatrical, funny, and poignantthe integrity of his writing provokes us to think, it teaches us a history we never knew we had, and without forgiveness and sentiment unravels the story of one life. Reading, screening, and staging of new dramatic writing in the anglophone world from the last twenty years. He received the pulitzer prize for drama in 2004 for his play, i am my own wife. Growing up during hitlers rise to power, charlotte survived nazi germany and communist east germany, all the while living an openly homosexual lifestyle. Doug wright s quills received the 1995 kesselring prize for best new american play from the national arts club and a 1995 village voice obie award for outstanding achievement in playwriting.
I am my own wife jan 08, 2005 sep 11, 2005 written by doug wright. The about face theatre nurtured my tiny play all the way to broadway, and ill be forever grateful. I am my own wife by doug wright rep stage promo youtube. The oneman play premiered offbroadway in 2003 at playwrights horizons. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Douglas jacoby challenging people to think about faith.
Meet ksls doug wright now semiretired but just as busy as ever. Feb 09, 2004 i am my own wife is the winner of the 2004 pulitzer prize for drama. He received his bachelors degree from yale in 1985 and then went on to new. I am my own wife by doug wright in chm, epub, txt download ebook. Sellon spends most of his time in i am my own wife as charlotte, clad in a black. Take our free i am my own wife quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Boy meets transvestite boy loses transvestite in moral quagmire boy gets transvestite back through the redemptive power of art. In so many senses of the word, the opening of i am my own wife on. I am my own wife recounts american dramatist doug wrights personal and artistic. Doug wrights i am my own wife and the challenge to truth. Synopsis i am my own wife by doug wright act 1 it is 1990.
Publication date 2004 topics cultural literacy and humanities, reading leveladult. The benefit you get by reading this book is actually information inside this reserve. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past century. You can hear me fridays 9 to noon on the movie show.