Madea Goes to Jail (play)

Madea Goes To Jail is a play written and directed by Tyler Perry. The story is about an African-American grandmother named Mabel Simmons (Madea) who must deal with a succession of trying events after she ends up in jail for the night.

Plot

The play is a full-length production starring Perry as his fully liberated and barely-in-control alter ego, Mabel "Madea" Simmons.

Madea Goes to Jail begins at her home. Madea's niece by marriage, Vanessa (Chantel Christopher), is busy working on her laptop for her degree, when Madea's neighbor, Ella Kincaid (Cassi Davis), enters. Meanwhile, Vanessa's parole officer husband (and Madea's nephew), Sonny (Christian Keyes), continues to ask for certain things, such as his work shirt and breakfast. Ella, noticing Vanessa's rudeness and frustration, reminds her that her husband is doing his best for their family and she should go easy on him. Soon, Sonny's boss, Nate (Ryan Gentles), arrives, offering Sonny a ride to work. Upset with all of the commotion, Vanessa storms off to her room to study alone. Sonny goes to comfort her, and he gives her hopes of a romantic evening together. But once the two policemen leave, Ella gets a call from Madea, who tells Ella that she is in jail. Sonny gets Madea out of jail, but before we meet Katie (mother of Toni) and "Chico", jailmates of Madea. While Sonny is at work, Sonny's Boss is at his home with Vanessa and the baby. Interrupting their affair, Nate hears water running causing him and Vanessa to rush to the bathroom to see the baby scalded by hot water. The baby later requires a blood transfusion, to which Wanda (Cheryl Pepsii Riley), a head prosecutor for "Children & Family Services" arrives stating that the baby is stable but Sonny's blood is not a match; Vanessa has been having multiple affairs and Sonny is not the father.

Production Cast & Characters

• Tyler Perry as Madea
• Chantel Christopher as Vanessa
• Christian Keyes as Sunny
• Cassi Davis as Ella Kincaid
• Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley Grace as Wanda
• Anndretta Lyle as Toni
• LaVan Davis as Leo
• Ryan Gentles as Nate
• Judy Peterson as Katie
• Brian Hurst as Jeremy
• Crystal Collins as Chico
• Ron Andrews as Pete (Pimp)

Triva

• This is one of the few Tyler Perry plays that have used multiple sets.
• According to bonus footage in Meet the Browns, Madea Goes to Jail takes place during Meet the Browns as Madea calls the Brown House looking for Cora to come and bail her out as Cora asks what did she do to get in jail Madea replies "I tell you in the next play, Madea Goes to Jail!"
• According to the Tyler Perry Website this play will be the next to be made into a movie after Why Did I Get Married? and Meet The Browns. It's set to be released in 2008.

A plot in the movie goes like this:

Madea goes to jail and meets Nikki's biological mother who wants her back...

Quotes

Madea: ...who at home wit yo son?

Sonny: Vanessa is, Madea.

Madea: You may as well let that child by itself.

Sonny: Would you get off of my wife?

Madea: I wish you would got off her then we wouldn't be having this conversation.

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Madea: What time you got to be at school little girl?

Toni: When. I. Get. Ready.

Madea: I'm. finna. Go back. To jail.

Toni: Yea, yea that's right, you are. 'Cause if you touch me, I'm gonna call 9-1-1.

Madea: My daughter tried that, I hit her so hard, she dialed 9-19.