Playhouse on the Square Playhouse on the Square Presents presents By

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. Super Sponsor: Dr. Thomas Ratliff I AM MY Starring Michael Gravois

The Production Staff Production Manager/Technical Director...... Phillip Hughen OWN WIFE Stage Manager...... Tessa Verner Scenic Designer...... Phillip Hughen Lighting Designer...... Justin Gibson Costume Designer...... Lindsay Schmeling Sound Designer...... Jason Eschhofen By Doug Wright Properties Designer...... Jinqiu He Videographer and Editor...... Pedro De Silva

Directed by Dave Landis Assistant Directed and Dramaturgy by Robert E. Williams II February 19 - 28, 2021

Directed by Dave Landis I Am My Own Wife is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York I Am My Own Wife was originally produced on Broadway by Delphi Productions and David Richenthal. Playwrights Horizon, Inc., , produced the World Premiere Off-Broadway in 2003. Starring Michael Gravois This play was written with support from Playwrights Horizon, made possible in part by funds granted to the author through a program sponsored by Amblin Entertainment, Inc. A workshop of the play was presented by La Jolla Playhouse; Des McAnuff, Artistic Director, Terrence Dwyer, Managing Director. Circuit Playhouse, Inc. Super Sponsor: Developed in part with the support of the Sundance Theatre Laboratory. Dr. Thomas Ratliff A workshop was also presented by the About Face Theatre (Eric Rosen, Artistic Director) in association with the Museum of Contemporary . February 19 - 28, 2021 Copyright 2020. This Video recording was produced by special arrangement The right to participate in all activities of Playhouse on the Square and The Circuit Playhouse, including (but not limited to) classes, meetings, with Dramatists Play Service and Doug Wright. auditions, and performances, shall not be abridged because of race, national origin, sex, religion, sexual preference, or physical handicap. All rights reserved. This performance is authorized for non-commercial use only.

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In 2006, he received Tony and Drama Desk nominations for his book for the Broadway musical Grey Gardens. In 2004, he Dave Landis (he/him) (Director) After earning a BFA in Theatre from Drake University as well as an was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, a , the Drama Desk Award, a GLAAD Media MFA in Acting from the University of Texas at Austin, Dave moved to Memphis nearly 30 years ago to Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a , and a Lucille Lortel Award for his play I join the Playhouse on the Square family. As a long-time Resident Company Member and Associate Am My Own Wife. Earlier in his career, Mr. Wright won an for Outstanding Achievement in Director, Dave has had the privilege and honor of directing Michael Gravois in such shows as Gross Playwriting and the Kesselring Award for Best New American Play from the National Arts Club for his Indecency; Love! Valour! Compassion!; Ragtime; ; ; Compleat Female Stage play Quills. He went on to write the screenplay adaptation, making his motion picture debut. The film Beauty; A Tuna Christmas; Scapin; 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; The Musical Comedy was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and nominated for three Academy Awards. Murders of 1940; The Drowsy Chaperone; Tuna Does Vegas; Good People; The ; The His screenplay was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and received the Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America. For director Rob Marshall, Doug penned the television special “Tony Other Place; The Country House; King Charles III; Perfect Arrangement; and Tuck Everlasting. He is Bennett: An American Classic,” which received seven Emmy Awards. His stage work has been pro- deeply proud to add I Am My Own Wife to this distinguished history of theatrical collaborations. duced in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, London, , Bucharest, Krakow, Dublin, Budapest, Brasov, and Viterbo, among other cities. His titles include The Stonewater Robert E. Williams II (they/them) (Assistant Director/Dramaturg) is an Associate Company Member Rapture, Interrogating the Nude, Watbanaland, Buzzsaw Berkeley, and Unwrap Your Candy. For ca- working in the Front of House / Administration department. They are a recent graduate of Marymount reer achievement, Mr. Wright was recently cited with an award from the American Academy of Arts Manhattan College (Class of 2020, Summa Cum Laude) with a BA in Theatre History & Performance and Letters and the Tolerance Prize from the KulturForum Europa. He is a member of the Dramatists Texts. Robert is also an alum of the TEDxBroadway’s Young Professionals Program, Class of 2020. Guild, the Writers Guild of America, East, the Screen Actors Guild and the Society of Stage Directors Past directing works include Playhouse on the Square’s Associate Company Workshop Production of and Choreographers. Directing credits include Kiki and Herb: Pardon Our Appearance in Washington, Tradition: A Devised Piece and self-produced virtual cabaret ANARCHY americana. They are thrilled to DC, Philadelphia, and London. Acting credits include the films “Little Manhattan” and “Two Lovers.” work on a production with Playhouse on the Square legends Dave Landis and Michael Gravois. Robert Currently, Doug serves on the board of the New York Theater Workshop. He lives in New York with his dedicates their work on this production to their grandfather, Ray Skinner. partner, singer/songwriter David Clement. Tessa Verner (she/her) (Stage Manager) is excited for her second season at Playhouse on the Square as part of the Associate Company. She graduated from Angelo State University with her de- About Actor, Michael Gravois______gree in Theatre with an emphasis in Stage Management. Her recent Playhouse Stage Management Michael Gravois (he/him) — (, et al.) I Am My Own Wife was Michael’s credits include Ain’t Misbehavin’; The Twelve Dates of Christmas; and On Golden Pond. Tessa would first show as a Resident Company Member at Playhouse on the Square in 2006, and he feels beyond like to thank her family and friends for their continued love and support. lucky to revisit this beautiful script fifteen years later, in this unique way, during this unique time. He sends a big thank you to Playhouse for giving him this gift, and he feels privileged to be back in the Pedro Silva (he/him) (Videography & Editing) is an Associate Company Member working in the rehearsal hall with this amazing creative team. Other “multiple-role shows” he’s performed in at Play- Stage Management Department, as well as assisting with the streaming aspect of this season’s pro- house include The Laramie Project; A Tuna Christmas; Tuna Does Vegas; , White, and Tuna; Love! ductions. Pedro is a recent graduate from Trevecca University, Nashville; receiving a BA in Dramatic Valour! Compassion!; Peter and the Starcatcher; ; and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love Arts and a BS in Media Arts & Studies. His favorite Stage Management credits include Little Women, and Murder. He is a mosaic artist who looks forward to the upcoming Art Auction at Playhouse on , and The Secret Garden. Pedro would like to thank his loving family and friends the Square. And he runs an on-line store for educators for which he develops creative curriculum for elementary school teachers, called GravoisFare, on the Teachers Pay Teachers website. “Tear down for their unwavering support, and every patron for supporting the arts during these difficult times. your walls. Live your true life. Accept others with their nicks and cuts and stains.” Jason Eschhofen (he/him) (Sound Designer) is the Resident Sound Designer for Playhouse on the Square. Originally from Bryan, Ohio, he came to Memphis in 2012 to get his Masters degree from the University of Memphis. Over the years, he has worked at Playhouse on the Square as Music Director Actor’s Notes______By Michael Gravois for Cabaret; One Man, Two Guvnors; Junie B. Jones: The Musical; and The Last Five Years; and (when When I first saw I Am My Own Wife on Broadway in 2005, I was profoundly moved by its themes, its it’s safe to perform live theatre) Little Shop of Horrors. As an actor at Playhouse, he has also been theatricality, the script, and the bravura performance of . Five minutes into the piece, in Tradition: A Devised Piece; Hairspray; and Mary Poppins. He has also been very active at other I’d forgotten that I was watching a single actor, and I suspended my disbelief and entered the world of theatres in the Mid-South, performing, music directing, and sound designing at Theatre Memphis, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Doug Wright, Alfred Kirschner, and company. I was struck by the journey of a Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Opera Memphis, The Link Theatre Company, Germantown Com- confused young child who, against the greatest of odds, grew into a courageous woman. I was moved munity Theatre, Harrell Theatre, DeSoto Family Theatre, Kudzu Playhouse, Houston High School, and by the dilemma of a playwright who struggled between telling the whitewashed story he wanted to tell The University of Memphis. and the unfiltered story he had to tell. And I was inspired by Charlotte’s insistence on living in her true skin, rather than donning a costume that society tried to force her to wear. In 2006, I had the honor of telling those tales myself when I first performed this piece at The Circuit Playhouse. Lindsay Schmeling (she/her) (Costume Designer) joined the Playhouse family in 2016 as the Resi- dent Costume Designer for The Circuit Playhouse and is incredibly grateful that during this uncertain I’ve dreamed of tackling this challenging script again, but for reasons different than my original ones. time, she has been able to continue to create art. Some of her favorite past designs at Circuit Play- As a nation, our understanding of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation has house, Inc. include Indecent (Ostrander Award for Costume Design); ; Perfect Arrangement; evolved. My understanding has evolved, as well. I have watched a friend from college and a “niece and Heathers: The Musical. Previous credits also include The Who’s Tommy at the Springer Opera of my heart” come into their gender. I listened to their painful tales and celebrated their newfound House in Georgia; Her Naked Skin at Shattered Globe Chicago; and Fancy Nancy at Lexington Chil- freedoms. And, because of them, I came to a better understanding of who Charlotte von Mahlsdorf dren’s Theatre in Kentucky. Originally from South Carolina, Lindsay received her MFA from Northern really was. She was confined by the limited vocabulary of her time, using terms like “transvestite” and Illinois University, her BA from College of Charleston, and received a Certificate in Theatre from the “third sex” to define herself, when she might identify herself differently were she introduced to the Moscow Art Theatre. Thanks to Dave Landis and Michael Gravois for always being a joy to work with, vocabulary we have today. In the play, she uses the words she knew, but she also refers to herself my parents and fiance for attempting to understand my career, and Erin Stanek and Kathie Kovarik for as a woman. She did not think of herself as “a man in a dress” as the word transvestite implies; she keeping this year fun. only used that word because it is the one Magnus Hirschfeld coined in the early 20th century, in his groundbreaking book Die Transvestiten. (The term transgender didn’t appear until 1971.) Our language Justin Gibson (he/him) (Lighting Designer) A Raleigh, North Carolina native, Justin graduated from and the terms we use will continue to evolve. East Carolina University with a degree in both Lighting Design and Stage Management. Last season, Justin was an Associate Company Member and is very excited to be here for much longer than that! As a gay man who grew up in a closet of isolation, the door held tightly closed by my society, my family, my church, and my government, I can identify with Charlotte’s struggle in the face of repression Favorite Circuit Playhouse, Inc. design credits include Heathers; All Saints in the Old Colony; Once; and with the freedoms that come when we finally embrace, accept, and ultimately celebrate our true Stupid F*&%ing Bird; Dreamgirls; and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. In his off time, Justin selves. While coming into gender and coming into sexuality are two different experiences, we share can be found trying to find the optimum tree to hammock in. Justin would like to thank his friends, similarities in meeting opposition from individuals and establishments that do not have a full grasp of family, and Playhouse family for all of their love and support! who we were truly born to be. If I have captured Charlotte’s spirit, her truth, her strength, her courage, and her universal message of unapologetically embracing our unique selves, I will have succeeded. Who’s Who cont.______Mid-South Trans Resources______

Jinqiu He (she/her) (Properties Master) is the property intern at Playhouse on the Square. She is a Plume (https://getplume.co) - Co-founded by Chief Medical Officer recent graduate student from Purdue University. Jinqiu is a set designer with a background in interior Jerrica Kirkley, Plume is an all Trans & Queer lead health organiza- design and architecture. Her works often reflect the relationships between the set and the performers, tion providing gender-affirming hormone therapy and letter refferals as well as celebrate the dramatic movements within the script. After graduation, she tries to expand for gender affirming surgeries to folks 18 to 65-years old across herself in various areas to enhance her creative aesthetic and develop her skills as a designer; some of the country. The monthly service provides confidential services via the areas including Film, Scenic Paint, Property Design, Costume Design, and Interior Design. smart-phone. They now offer services in the state of Tennessee and continue to expand their health care services to each state. To find Phillip Hughen (he/him) (Production Manager/Technical Director) is very excited to be continu- out more about their services, download their app or visit their web- ing as Playhouse on the Square’s Resident Technical Director. Previously, Phillip was the Assistant site. Technical Director/Resident Sound Designer at Playhouse on the Square for the 2002-2005 Seasons. Favorite previous credits include Bat Boy; Ragtime (2003 and 2011); MacBeth; and : WeCareTN (https://www.wecaretn.org) - WeCareTN is a non-profit Parts 1 and 2. Phillip would like to dedicate this design to his trusty assistant, Puss in Boots. “Rest organization working to build better lives for Trans Women in the Mid- easy, Little Lion Man. As always, much love to Katharine and Seamus.” South area. They offer a plethora of programs and events aimed for the continual growth of the Queer and Trans/GNC communities. Pro- grams include TransPro (a job readiness program aimed on harm re- duction and healing justice), A.L.O.T. (a life skills program focused on self-care and self-healing through awareness and therapy), and Tran- The Art of Preserving Queer and Trans/ speak (a life skills course for all LGBTQIA+ people lead by black women by black transgender women which features political educa- Gender Non-Conforming History______tion sessions, community based conversations around COVID-19, and personal & professional devel- By Robert E. Williams II (Assistant Director and Dramaturg) opment). To find out more about their services, visit their website or email them at wecaretennessee@ gmail.com

Doug Wright conducted interviews with the central figure of I Am My Own Wife Charlotte von Mahls- OUTMemphis (https://www.outmemphis.org/programs-ser- dorf in the 1990s at her Gruüderzeuit-Museum, filled with antique clocks, gramophones, furniture, and vices/transgender) - OUTMemphis is a mechanism for change in pre- East queer life. In conducting these interviews, Wright becomes enthralled by the nar- the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to facilitate rative Charlotte paints of her life with all of the hills and valleys Wright’s queer elder climbed in order to long-term positive growth in themselves and in the community of the make it to the place he found her. In the play Doug states, “You are teaching me a history I never knew Mid-South. OUT provides many community services for the Queer I had. Thank you.” Wright’s friend John Marks, who was stationed at the newly founded U.S. News community at large. Their Trans/GNC centered programs include and World Report station of Berlin, stumbled upon her through reading the local paper and noticing Perpetual Transition (a peer-lead community group offering a safe an ad for her documentary, “I Am My Own Woman” (Stanescu.102). Upon learning about her, John and welcoming space for transgender folks of any identity, pronoun, immediately informed Wright he found the subject of his next play. Wright knew the first night meeting or expression or folks questioning their gender to meet and socialize Charlotte he wanted to bring her story to the stage. With Charlotte’s consent, interviews with Wright’s with other trans and gender non-confomring community members), Delta Trans Masculine (a peer- translator, Jeffrey Schneider were arranged and the play came to fruition from those recordings. lead community social group for trans and gender non-conforming folks who identify more on the masculine side of the spectrum), Trans ID Workshop (a program designed to help Trans/GNC commu- I Am My Own Wife presents a refreshing take on the presentation of Queer history. The development nity members navigate the processes of updating legal identity documents through their transitioning; of Queer and Trans/GNC history during the late 20th century saw these stories documented coming from primary and secondary accounts, including Charlotte’s autobiography, Ich bin meine eigene Frau including name change, gender markers, and other such paperwork), TransParent (a group for parents [I Am My Own Woman] in 1992 highlighting her gender journey through “two of the most oppressive and caregivers of transgender individuals of any age), and Trans Best of Memphis Guide (an annual regimes in history,” (Schiavi.198). This shift in the narrative of Trans & Queer folks in mainstream handbook curated by the Trans Service Department, helping Trans/GNC folks navigate transgen- publication, media, and art taking claim of their public perception moves beyond the alteration of der-friendly organizations, businesses, non-profits, and faith communities in Memphis). For more in- the mainstream perspective, but puts into practice the ways in which Queer people pass down their formation about their programs and services, visit their website or call at (901)-278-6422. history to the next generation. Wrights explains, “I would present myself in the play as a curator of [Charlotte]. The whole piece could be a rumination on the preservation of history,” (Schiavi.209). What was captured by Wright on 500 pages of transcribed taped-interviews with Charlotte over a two-year A very special thanks to ArtsMemphis, The Tennessee Arts Commission, and period transformed into a chosen family story passed onto the next generation. Though Charlotte was The Jeniam Foundation for their support in funding the new streaming equipment already a notable figure in Berlin Queer life, her story transgressed past her existence as a public enig- ma. Wright’s iconization of Charlotte offered a new narrative of Trans resilience in the face of adversity that allows us to bring you online content during COVID-19. and oppression.

Wright on the importance of iconizing Charlotte: “… I felt I couldn’t do a purely metaphoric take on her life. I really needed to introduce audiences in a more honest, factual way to the rudimentary truths about her life. She didn’t have iconic stature; I needed to establish her in an accurate way.”

With his goal to focus less on the public perception and presentation of Charlotte and more on her personal story, Wright follows in Charlotte’s footsteps by ensuring a piece of Queer & Trans/GNC history finds it way into proper documentation. The impact of this piece opened discussions of pre- serving Trans/GNC narratives in history, with the play finding its way into Gender & Sexuality course LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT curriculums and life on stages across the world. The popularity of I Am My Own Wife pushed the Ger- man Government to provide funding for the up-keep of Charlotte’s Gruuüderzeuit-Museum for public Playhouse on the Square would like to acknowledge we are on the traditional, ancestral, enjoyment in years to come. The Museum remains operational to this day. and unceded land of the Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Quapaw Nations, on whose land we work, labor, and create. As our organization continues to use our art to tell the stories of all people, we shall strive to honor the life of this inherited land through our work and creativity. HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALS______As of February 15 Circuit Playhouse, Inc. Board of Directors______

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