Torrington theater cancels 'I Am My Own Wife' after outcry over casting of non-transgender actor FacebookTwitterEmail 2of5 3of5 4of5 Rufus de Rham, executive director of the Warner Theatre in Torrington.Erik Tanner / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 5of5 TORRINGTON — Outcry from the transgender community about the Warner Theatre’s choice for the lead role in the planned performances of the one-person play “I Am My Own Wife” has resulted in the cancellation of the show. .” The 2004 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama written by Doug Wright tells the story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a 65-year-old German transgender woman who survived both the Nazi onslaught and the repressive East German Communist regime. The Warner show was to feature an actor who is not transgender.