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Our story opens very early on a Monday morning, at the home of Grandma Hattie Mae. Hattie has allowed her daughter and son in law to move into her home with their son Wallie. The morning silence is broken by the ring of the telephone. Hattie is afraid to answer. The bank has given her three days to pay up the mortgage, or the struggling family will be evicted. Tensions are rising for Frank who feels responsible as the man of the house. Frank has been out of work for months, causing the family to be supported by the sole income of Rose who works as a maid for a wealthy real estate giant, Louis Willis.
After months of avoiding phone calls from the bank, Frank finally gets a break when Louis hires him to be a handyman at the Willis estate. Rose is elated that her prayers have finally been answered. Frank is cautiously optimistic, but excitedly prepares for his new job as a handyman. That morning at the Willis home, Floyd, played by Palmer Williams Jr., is hilariously negative about Rose allowing Frank to work for the wealthy couple. Floyd is convinced that Louis’ much younger wife, Diane, will snatch Frank right from under Rose’s nose.
It soon becomes painfully clear that Floyd’s madness was not craziness at all. Diane goes after Frank the moment she sees him. Rose is completely unaware of the depths to which her boss Diane will stoop when trying to satisfy her insatiable appetite for strapping young men. While Rose and Frank consume themselves with saving the home that Hattie has lived in for over thirty years, Wallie has been deeply affected by the fears of being homeless. Only Hattie is aware that Wallie has been running the streets at night. It is not until Wallie is arrested for shoplifting that Rose discovers that her honor roll son has decided to walk a different path.
Frank and Wallie finally face off when Frank overhears his son lashing out about how Frank is a sorry husband and father. Wallie has learned on the streets that all men have a side hustle, and are always able to support their families. It is a bitter pill to swallow when Frank realizes that his son has lost respect for him, and blames him for the family’s impending doom.
It is under these circumstances that the struggling family will have to pray for a miracle when their worlds begin to spiral out of control. Hattie, an old woman who has survived a mountain of challenges, finds herself more afraid than she has ever been. Rose, the strong and virtuous matriarch of her family, stands firmly on her faith when she tells Hattie that she has to meet God for the first time. At the end of her rope, Hattie lifts her arms in a miraculous and desperate show of faith and power. It will take both of the women to battle the principalities coming against their family unit.
Meanwhile Frank is put in a treacherous situation when Diane maligns Rose with lies and deceit, while offering to write a check to Frank in exchange for sexual favors. Frank is tested like never before when he is presented by an opportunity to save his family by betraying the sacred relationship he has with his wife.
Frank’s impeccable character lifts him out of the situation in time to discover that Wallie has become a money making drug dealer. When Frank finally discovers the stacks of cash and drugs, he is ready to give everything he has to fight for his son’s life. Wallie has been so brainwashed by the streets that it will take the strength and love of a tough father to win the heart of his son back to the principles he was raised with.
It almost appears that Diane may have been successful in breaking up a happy home when Louis finally sees his young wife for what she is. Troubled by the truth, Louis must make the hardest decision he has ever had to make. Seeing the love that Frank and Rose have for one another, Louis intervenes to help the couple who are about to lose everything they have. In doing so, Louis experiences firsthand the power and the beauty of a family’s love.
Tyler Perry’s “The Haves And The Have Nots” is a powerful story of love and honor told with honesty and brutal truth. The show features powerful new music written by Tyler Perry, and a cast of extraordinary singers and actors who make the evening a heartfelt experience. Hattie, played by Patrice Lovely, and Palmer Williams Jr. as Floyd offer up enough laughs to keep audiences chucking for the rest of the year.
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Yolanda San Diego,Ca
San Diego is waiting for you as well !!!
ReplyCharlotte Northern, Calif
Hey Tyler, I do not see any California dates on this tour. Please don't abandon us now. Oakland, and Sacramento are waiting for you. Love you sooo much.
ReplyKAREN newark, nj
Please come to Newark, NJ... I am one of your biggest fans...
ReplyFelicia Mccoullough-Johnson Greer S.C.
Mr. Perry, I am one of your diehard fans. I have followed you since the first Madea play. I think I live my life throug acting out as Madea to get along with the harsh and not so underatanding people on my job and in life. I am really thankful that God placed you and your plays in my life. When I lost my grandmother it was the original play of "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" brought me through that depression and saved my life. I ask God to continue to bless you and keep you forever. I follow your every play and movie, howevr I did not have the opportunity to attend the "Haves and Have Nots" but I will be looking forward to purchasing it on DVD. Be Blessed and Keep up the incredibly amazing and inspiring work!!!!
ReplyTerry Anderson, Jr. Savannah, Georgia
I was at the play last nite and it waz amazing! More plays should come to Savannah, Georgia!
ReplyStacey Richmond Byhalia, Ms.
I do not see Memphis, Tn. on your tour
ReplyA Moody Savannah
Toook my mom and family to see this last night and I couldn't stop laughing. Outstanding job to Mr. Perry and the crew and I pray that God continues to bless each and every one of you.
ReplyAcurry Jesup GA
Just seen the play last night in Savannah it was great the cast did a very very good job. Please keep coming to Savannah
ReplyCynthia Hamilton Savannah, GA
Saw your play last night is Savannah and it was outstanding! OMG! I laughed and laughed it was VERY GOOD and I AM WELL PLEASED! Another GREAT JOB TYLER! I pray that God will continue to Bless You and that you will continue to BLESS US YOUR FANS with your God given talent! WOW! LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT! Looking forward to Madea Gets A Job!
ReplyJessica Kongkiat Beaufort, SC
OMG! The play was outstanding! I loved every moment of it. Thank you for coming to Savannah, GA, so that we could see, experience, and feel Tyler Perry's work.The best take away for me was- Ms. Hattie. Love her...
ReplyKaren Charlotte, NC
Mr. Perry God Bless You and your traveling self, Thank You for stopping by Ovens on Sunday! It was a pleasure to have seen you & to have heard your voice in person! Praying continued blessings & favor over You, the studio, and all the people whose lives are blessed daily because of the impact of both!!! Much love to the entire cast for such a wonderful performance & you all sang, as all TP casts have delivered (never disappointing)! Praying God's continued blessings and favor over your lives and ministries as well! Take good care of yourselves and keep on enlarging God's ministry outside the four wall structure... It was truly a blessing to have been transported into the lives of these characters and have yet another reason to tell God Thank You!!!
Replysharon green Phx AZ
Would love for you to visit Phx AZ. Trust me it will be a Sell Out. We need to laugh in AZ
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