I Know I've Been Changed
This play was not recorded. I Know I've Been Changed was the first major successful play from famed Gospel playwright Tyler Perry. The play focuses on critical issues including child abuse and rape and how they are overcome by a strong belief in God.
Soul musician Ryan Shaw got his start performing in this play in 1998. The play received its first staging in Atlanta in 1992. The play toured from 1998 to 2000.
Grammy award winning vocalist Ann Nesby of the musical and instrumental group Sounds of Blackness played a supporting role in this play. This is one of Tyler's first plays.
Plot[]
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 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 (Ann Nesby), 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 (Jamecia Bennett), to be raised by her husband, Joe (Tyler Perry).
Cast[]
- Tyler Perry as Joe
- Chandra Currelley as Emma
- Marie Graham as Mary
- Ann Nesby as Fanny
- Latrice Pace as Millie
- Jamecia Bennett as Ellen
- Ryan Shaw as Sam
- Jasmine Ross as Lequita
- Carl Pertile as Mitch
- Quan Howell as Johnny
http://tylerperry.com/stage-plays/i-know-ive-been-changed/
Tour Dates[]
These are partial tour dates. More dates to be added soon!
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| March 30, 1999 | Washington, D.C. | Warner Theatre |
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| April 13, 1999 | Akron | Akron Civic Theatre |
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| April 15, 1999 | Cincinnati | Taft Theatre |
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| April 20, 1999 | Tulsa | TBA |
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| April 22, 1999 | Kansas City | Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Center |
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| April 27, 1999 | New York City | Beacon Theatre |
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| May 18, 1999 | Houston | Wortham Theater Center |
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