
International Theatre Database
Category
Play
Country
South Korea
Run Dates
Jun 24 - Jul 12, 2026
Venue
Run Time
120 minutes
One actor, 35 characters, 120 unbroken minutes. A life that defies classification, told through a body that becomes pure archive — light and shadow as a second performer. The most riveting monodrama questioning identity this summer.
2026.06.24 ~ 2026.07.12
Doosan Art Center
I Am My Own Wife is a play by American playwright Doug Wright. Written as a one-person play in which a single actor performs 35 roles, it is based on the true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The work premiered in South Korea in 2013 as part of the Doosan Humanities Theater 2013: Big History program. Through the character of Charlotte, I Am My Own Wife presents a life that resists easy definition or categorization. Rather than fitting within conventional labels, the play explores the ambiguity of identity and existence, revealing how one’s boundaries are continuously reinterpreted through history, relationships, context, and power.