Madea Goes to Jail

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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.

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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 (Chantell Christopher), is busy working on her laptop for her degree, when Madea's neighbor, Ella Kinkaid (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), comes in, offering Sonny a ride to work. Upset with all of the commotion, Vanessa storms off to her room to work. 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 that we meet Katie and "Chico" who are out the jail with her. While Sonny is at work, Sonny's Boss is at the house with Vanessa and the baby. Nate hears water running and him and Vanessa rush to the bathroom and the baby drowning and Sonny figures out at the hospital that he is not the baby's father.

[edit] Triva

• This is one of the few Tyler Perry plays that have used multiple sets.

The Tyler Perry Corporation
Plays: I Know I've Been Changed | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | Madea's Family Reunion | Madea's Class Reunion | Why Did I Get Married? | Meet the Browns | Madea Goes to Jail | What's Done in the Dark
Movies: Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Madea's Family Reunion | Daddy's Little Girls
See also: Mabel "Madea" Simmons | Characters in Tyler Perry Plays | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Lions Gate Entertainment