I Know I've Been Changed was the first successful play from playwright Tyler Perry. [1] The play focuses on issues including child abuse [2] and rape and how they can be overcome by a strong belief in God.

Nov 28, 2025 · After he heard television personality Oprah Winfrey suggest that writing down personal experiences could be cathartic, Perry began to keep a journal, which evolved into his first play, I …

Apr 9, 2025 · Whether you watched them on bootleg DVDs, snuck into the living room while your mama laughed too loud, or caught a rerun on BET, those first Tyler Perry plays were more than...

1999: Madea's First Appearance In 1999, Madea, a character portrayed by Tyler Perry, made her first appearance in the stage play "I Can Do Bad All by Myself," which was staged in Chicago.

Tyler Perry’s, “I Know I’ve Been Changed”, toured exclusively from 1998 to 2000. This hard-hitting play used comedy and drama to tell a story of two adult survivors of child abuse who became the people …

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself is a 1999 American stage play written, directed, and produced by and starring Tyler Perry. The play marks the first official appearance of the well-known fictional …

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 …

Dec 10, 2023 · Diary of a Mad Black Woman, which is based on one of Perry’s first plays, was the mogul’s debut feature film in 2005. The rom-com starred Kimberly Elise, Shemar Moore, Cicily Tyson …

Perry wrote and produced many stage plays, which were at their successful peak in the 1990s and the 2000s. His breakthrough performance came in 2005 with the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman, …

Perry began his career in theater in the early 1990s, drawing on his personal experiences to write plays that resonated with African-American audiences. In 1992, he produced his first play, I Know I’ve …