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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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  • Ty'Ler Howard Warren, Ohio

    when is this play coming out on dvd because i would love to see it

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    • Theresa Cleveland Ohio #1766140

      when will the play The Haves and the have nots come out on dvd I have all your plays and movies and love them and you as well

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  • dwight wade washington dc

    Try to get all DVDs of yours! Like all besides the deed. But like to know when the haves or haves not coming out, with your latest one

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  • CASSANDRA Pontiac,Mi

    WHEN WILL THIS BE RELEASED ON DVD AS WELL AS "I KNOW I'VE CHANGED"????

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    • James Hoskins chicago IL 60637 #1763682

      Dear Tyler Perry I love all your work. including all of the good things you have done for people. I work for a non-profit organization called St. Leonard's Ministries in Chicago, IL 60612 on 2100 West Warren Blvd. by the United Center on Chicago's Westside. We service the formerly incarcerated that come from the penal intitutions. I just wanted to share that with you. I go to all your plays and movies I just love the work you do. I am a big James Patterson fan, you were the bomb playing Alex Cross. you need to do another one. Keep up the good work.

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  • linda dc

    when will the play the Halves and the Have nots be available on dvd

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  • Nicole williams Long beach ca

    Are you going to make a dvd for you geting a job or the haves and the have nots on dvd and you and aunt bam and hatild should a movie or a play . Talk about teen have and growing up in life today times

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  • R.J Georgia

    I'm waiting for this play to come out on dvd. I cant wait to see it.Hattie is hilarious.

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    • holamina africo mundez brooklyn,ny #1769491

      why ya'll got old plays from 2011,like The Haves and Have Nots completed,but won,t sell? i think that b***************** made enuf money off yo people;now you wanna hold back till Xmas shoppn time to get more money & your stuff ain't all dat a************* round n the white folks a blacklist your s*** like Spike Lee,wake up & stop acting like "a crab in the barrel" s*** they got you to N*********** b******************* believe you'd pull some cheap s*** like that Tyler,you should be ashamed of yourself,but guess ya can't help it:"you been brainwashed"

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  • Bettye North Carolina

    Waiting on the dvd to add to my collection

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  • Twyla s Grand Prairie, TX

    Would just like to know when this play is coming to dvd and also, when Madea gets a job to dvd? I did get the chance to see Madea gets a job when it cam to town but would love to add them to my collection. Thank you

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  • leticia kennedale texas

    Mr. Perry I SOOOOOOOOO need this in my Dvd collection please and thank you!!! I will always love your work! I thank God for blessing the world with you!!!

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  • leonard hicks brunswick, ga

    man when does the dvd come out for this..ive been wantin to see it since the play first started...please let me know..i really want to see this play...the closet city you come too is jacksonville, fl an savannah, ga but im an hour drive from each city...u should come to brunswick, ga sometime..

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  • chantal south africa

    Hi Tyler i am a great fan of your plays and movies out of them there is always a message and it is always at the times when i need it personally, when are you coming to South Africa to have your plays done here, i promise you there is alot of people that loves your work too. hope to hear from you soon.

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  • kat MORRISTOWN TN

    THE DVD THE HAVE'S AND THE HAVE NOT'S WERE DO WE GET THESE PLAYS AT.

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