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I Know I've Been Changed | |
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Written by | Tyler Perry |
Characters | Joe, Mary, Fanny, Ellen, Sam, Mitch, Millie, Emma, and Lequita |
Original run | 1998-2000 |
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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.
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.
Date | City | Venue | Times |
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March 12, 1998 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle | 8:00 PM |
March 13, 1998 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle | 8:00 PM |
March 14, 1998 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
March 15, 1998 | Atlanta, GA | The Tabernacle | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
April 27, 1998 | Rochester, NY | Rochester Auditorium Theatre | 7:30 PM |
April 28, 1998 | Rochester, NY | Rochester Auditorium Theatre | 7:30 PM |
April 29, 1998 | Buffalo, NY | Kleinhans Music Hall | 7:30 PM |
April 30, 1998 | Pittsburgh, PA | Benedum Center | 7:30 PM |
May 6, 1998 | Columbus, OH | Palace Theatre | |
May 12, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Performing Arts Center | 8:00 PM |
May 13, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Performing Arts Center | 8:00 PM |
May 14, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Performing Arts Center | 8:00 PM |
May 15, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Performing Arts Center | 8:00 PM |
May 16, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Performing Arts Center | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
May 17, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Lyric Performing Arts Center | 7:30 PM |
June 21, 1998 | Manhattan, NY | Beacon Theatre | |
October 2, 1998 | Chicago, IL | Avalon Regal Theater | 8:00 PM |
October 3, 1998 | Chicago, IL | Avalon Regal Theater | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
October 4, 1998 | Chicago, IL | Avalon Regal Theater | 3:00 PM |
October 11, 1998 | Oakland, CA | Paramount Theatre | 3:00 PM |
November 10, 1998 | Dorchester, MA | Strand Theatre | 8:00 PM |
January 12, 1999 | Miami, FL | Olympia Theater | 8:00 PM |
January 13, 1999 | Miami, FL | Olympia Theater | 8:00 PM |
January 14, 1999 | Miami, FL | Olympia Theater | 8:00 PM |
January 15, 1999 | Miami, FL | Olympia Theater | 8:00 PM |
January 16, 1999 | Miami, FL | Olympia Theater | 8:00 PM |
January 17, 1999 | Miami, FL | Olympia Theater | 8:00 PM |
January 26, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex | |
January 27, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex | |
January 28, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex | |
January 29, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex | |
January 30, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex | |
January 31, 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex | |
February 5, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 PM |
February 6, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
February 7, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre | 3:00 PM / 7:30 PM |
February 25, 1999 | Indianapolis, IN | Old National Centre | |
March 26, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre | 8:00 PM |
March 27, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
March 28, 1999 | Memphis, TN | Orpheum Theatre | 3:00 PM / 7:30 PM |
April 22, 1999 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Music Hall | 7:30 PM |
April 23, 1999 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Music Hall | 8:00 PM |
April 24, 1999 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Music Hall | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
April 25, 1999 | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Music Hall | 3:00 PM / 7:00 PM |
September 28, 1999 | Detroit, MI | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | |
September 29, 1999 | Detroit, MI | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | |
September 30, 1999 | Detroit, MI | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | |
October 1, 1999 | Detroit, MI | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | |
October 2, 1999 | Detroit, MI | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | |
October 3, 1999 | Detroit, MI | Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts | |
November 18, 1999 | St. Louis, MO | Fox Theatre | 8:00 PM |
November 19, 1999 | St. Louis, MO | Fox Theatre | 8:00 PM |
November 20, 1999 | St. Louis, MO | Fox Theatre | 3:00 PM / 8:00 PM |
November 21, 1999 | St. Louis, MO | Fox Theatre | 3:00 PM / 7:30 PM |
All songs written and/or arranged by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.
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