I Know I've Been Changed was the first successful play from playwright Tyler Perry. The play focuses on issues including child abuse and rape and how they are overcome by a strong belief in God.
Joe, Mary, Fanny, Ellen, Sam, Mitch, Millie, Emma, and Lequita
Original run
1998-2000
Tyler Perry website Official site
Soul musician Ryan Shaw got his start performing in this play in 1998. The play received its first staging in Atlanta in 1992.[1] The play toured from 1998 to 2000.[2]
Grammy award winning vocalist Ann Nesby of the musical and instrumental group Sounds of Blackness played a supporting role in this play/production.
This hard-hitting play used comedy and drama to tell a story of two adult survivors of child abuse who became the people that their abusive mother said they would be. It is also the story of how they overcame, by the power of God, with a shocking twist at the end. Mary, the lead character, married and had two children before she had the opportunity to become an adult herself. Emotionally and spiritually irresponsible, she sought the succor of drugs to alleviate the pressure of rearing her children. This drug abuse manifests itself in verbal, emotional and physical abuse toward her children. She is unable to see the beauty of her own children, and addicted to drugs, unable to alter the destructive path she has embarked upon. Compounding an already dysfunctional family situation, the husband is abusive to his wife and children as well, molesting his older son, which results in a dramatic plot twist later in the play. Fanny, is a mother divorcing her husband after becoming a famous singer. In a bold move to pursue her dreams she had to leave her daughter Ellen, to be raised by her husband, Joe.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources I Know I ve Been Changed news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message I Know I ve Been Changed was the first successful play from playwright Tyler Perry The play focuses on issues including child abuse and rape and how they are overcome by a strong belief in God I Know I ve Been ChangedWritten byTyler PerryCharactersJoe Mary Fanny Ellen Sam Mitch Millie Emma and LequitaOriginal run1998 2000Tyler Perry website Official siteSoul musician Ryan Shaw got his start performing in this play in 1998 The play received its first staging in Atlanta in 1992 1 The play toured from 1998 to 2000 2 Grammy award winning vocalist Ann Nesby of the musical and instrumental group Sounds of Blackness played a supporting role in this play production Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Shows 4 Musical Numbers 5 Trivia 6 ReferencesPlot editThis hard hitting play used comedy and drama to tell a story of two adult survivors of child abuse who became the people that their abusive mother said they would be It is also the story of how they overcame by the power of God with a shocking twist at the end Mary the lead character married and had two children before she had the opportunity to become an adult herself Emotionally and spiritually irresponsible she sought the succor of drugs to alleviate the pressure of rearing her children This drug abuse manifests itself in verbal emotional and physical abuse toward her children She is unable to see the beauty of her own children and addicted to drugs unable to alter the destructive path she has embarked upon Compounding an already dysfunctional family situation the husband is abusive to his wife and children as well molesting his older son which results in a dramatic plot twist later in the play Fanny is a mother divorcing her husband after becoming a famous singer In a bold move to pursue her dreams she had to leave her daughter Ellen to be raised by her husband Joe Cast editTyler Perry as Joe Shirley Marie Graham as Mary Sheila Stroud Ann Nesby as Fanny LaShun Pace as Sister Lewis Jamecia Bennett as Ellen Saycon Sengbloh Nevaina Graves Chandra Currelley as Emma Latrice Pace as Millie Ryan Shaw as Sam Darnell Harris Carl Pertile as Mitch Jasmine Ross as Lequita Tamara Davis Quan Howell as Johnny Sonya Taylor as Sheniqua Bernadette Grant Sylvia CannonShows editScheduled shows Date City VenueMarch 12 1998 Atlanta The TabernacleMarch 13 1998 Atlanta The TabernacleMarch 14 1998 Atlanta The TabernacleMarch 15 1998 Atlanta The TabernacleApril 27 1998 Rochester Rochester Auditorium TheatreApril 28 1998 Rochester Rochester Auditorium TheatreApril 29 1998 Buffalo Kleinhans Music HallApril 30 1998 Pittsburgh Benedum CenterMay 6 1998 Columbus Palace TheatreMay 12 1998 Baltimore Lyric Performing Arts CenterMay 13 1998 Baltimore Lyric Performing Arts CenterMay 14 1998 Baltimore Lyric Performing Arts CenterMay 15 1998 Baltimore Lyric Performing Arts CenterMay 16 1998 Baltimore Lyric Performing Arts CenterMay 17 1998 Baltimore Lyric Performing Arts CenterJune 21 1998 Manhattan Beacon TheatreOctober 2 1998 Chicago Avalon Regal TheaterOctober 3 1998 Chicago Avalon Regal TheaterOctober 4 1998 Chicago Avalon Regal TheaterOctober 11 1998 Oakland Paramount TheatreNovember 10 1998 Dorchester Strand TheatreJanuary 12 1999 Miami Olympia TheaterJanuary 13 1999 Miami Olympia TheaterJanuary 14 1999 Miami Olympia TheaterJanuary 15 1999 Miami Olympia TheaterJanuary 16 1999 Miami Olympia TheaterJanuary 17 1999 Miami Olympia TheaterJanuary 26 1999 Dallas Dallas Convention Center TheaterJanuary 27 1999 Dallas Dallas Convention Center TheaterJanuary 28 1999 Dallas Dallas Convention Center TheaterJanuary 29 1999 Dallas Dallas Convention Center TheaterJanuary 30 1999 Dallas Dallas Convention Center TheaterJanuary 31 1999 Dallas Dallas Convention Center TheaterFebruary 5 1999 Memphis Orpheum TheatreFebruary 6 1999 Memphis Orpheum TheatreFebruary 7 1999 Memphis Orpheum TheatreFebruary 25 1999 Indianapolis Old National CentreMarch 26 1999 Memphis Orpheum TheatreMarch 27 1999 Memphis Orpheum TheatreMarch 28 1999 Memphis Orpheum TheatreApril 22 1999 Kansas City Kansas City Music HallApril 23 1999 Kansas City Kansas City Music HallApril 24 1999 Kansas City Kansas City Music HallApril 25 1999 Kansas City Kansas City Music HallSeptember 28 1999 Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 29 1999 Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 30 1999 Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 1 1999 Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 2 1999 Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 3 1999 Detroit Music Hall Center for the Performing ArtsNovember 18 1999 St Louis Fox TheatreNovember 19 1999 St Louis Fox TheatreNovember 20 1999 St Louis Fox TheatreNovember 21 1999 St Louis Fox TheatreMusical Numbers editAll songs written and or arranged by Tyler Perry and Elvin D Ross I Know I ve Been Changed Mary Don t Be Discouraged Emma More Than Just a Sin Ellen I Should Have Been There Mary If Knew What To Do Mitch Gotta Move Blues Joe Old Time Mix Millie Mary Ellen She s Gonna Live Ellen and Johnny He Will Take Away All Your Pain I Know I ve Been Changed Reprise CompanyTrivia editIn this play Tyler Perry portrays Joe a character still being portrayed by Perry in his movies as the brother of fan favorite character Madea While existing as one of Perry s first plays it is one of the very least few that is not available on DVD This is the debut play of Tyler Perry References edit Britannica online article Play synopsis on Tyler Perry website nbsp This article on a play from the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Know I 27ve Been Changed amp oldid 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