What's Done in the Dark

What's Done in the Dark (Will Come to the Light) is a 2007 American stage play written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry. The show first opened in September 2006 The play focuses one lady and another Lady. One of whom is a single mother and the other of whom is having an affair with a doctor, and an eccentric hypochondriac patient, Mr. Brown. It stars Tamela Mann as Cora and David Mann as Mr. Brown. The live performance released on DVD on February 12, 2007 was taped in Charlotte at the Ovens Auditorium in May 2007

Plot Mr. Brown faints right before he and Cora are to fly to Memphis for a televised revival and she rushes him to the emergency room, where a bunch of patients' and doctors' secrets come to light. Brenda, a new admissions clerk at the hospital, is struggling to take care of her son Calvin as a single parent; then Calvin gets shot while trying to hustle money on the streets. Kerry, the head nurse, discovers that the doctor she thought she was going to marry already has a wife and baby-on-the-way...and expects to keep seeing Kerry on the side. Mr. and Mrs. Lovett discover that one gave the other an STD. Trudy, a psychotic nurse, has a crush on Dr. Harris—who figures out that Mr. Brown was faking his illness the whole time.

Tour Dates +Scheduled shows Date City VenueSeptember 12, 2006DetroitMusic Hall Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 13, 2006September 14, 2006September 15, 2006September 16, 2006September 17, 2006September 21, 2006AtlantaFabulous Fox TheatreSeptember 22, 2006September 23, 2006September 24, 2006September 26, 2006New YorkBeacon TheatreSeptember 27, 2006September 28, 2006September 29, 2006September 30, 2006October 1, 2006October 3, 2006TrentonPatriots TheaterOctober 4, 2006October 5, 2006NewarkNewark Symphony HallOctober 6, 2006October 7, 2006October 8, 2006October 12, 2006OaklandParamount TheatreOctober 13, 2006October 14, 2006October 15, 2006October 17, 2006PhoenixDodge TheatreOctober 25, 2006PhiladelphiaMerriam TheaterOctober 26, 2006October 27, 2006October 28, 2006October 29, 2006November 1, 2006MemphisOrpheum TheatreNovember 2, 2006November 3, 2006November 4, 2006November 5, 2006November 10, 2006ChicagoArie Crown TheaterNovember 14, 2006ColumbusPalace TheatreNovember 16, 2006ClevelandAllen TheatreNovember 17, 2006November 18, 2006November 19, 2006November 21, 2006PhiladelphiaMerriam TheaterNovember 22, 2006November 24, 2006November 25, 2006November 26, 2006January 9, 2007FayettevilleCrown Center of Cumberland CountyJanuary 10, 2007January 11, 2007GreensboroWar Memorial AuditoriumJanuary 12, 2007January 13, 2007January 14, 2007January 16, 2007Washington, D.C.Warner TheatreJanuary 17, 2007January 18, 2007January 19, 2007January 20, 2007January 21, 2007January 23, 2007January 24, 2007January 25, 2007January 26, 2007January 27, 2007January 28, 2007January 30, 2007Grand RapidsDeVos Performance HallJanuary 31, 2007February 1, 2007IndianapolisMurat CentreFebruary 2, 2007February 3, 2007February 4, 2007February 13, 2007CharlestonNorth Charleston Performing Arts CenterFebruary 14, 2007February 15, 2007ColumbiaTownship AuditoriumFebruary 16, 2007February 17, 2007February 18, 2007February 20, 2007SyracuseLandmark TheatreFebruary 21, 2007February 23, 2007HartfordBushnell Center for the Performing ArtsFebruary 24, 2007February 25, 2007February 27, 2007AlbanyAlbany Civic CenterMarch 1, 2007NashvilleTennessee Performing Arts CenterMarch 2, 2007March 3, 2007March 4, 2007March 7, 2007South BendMorris Performing Arts CenterMarch 8, 2007PeoriaPeoria Civic CenterMarch 9, 2007MilwaukeeMilwaukee TheatreMarch 10, 2007March 11, 2007March 16, 2007MinneapolisOrpheum TheatreMarch 17, 2007March 18, 2007March 21, 2007AustinFrank Erwin CenterMarch 22, 2007DallasMusic Hall at Fair ParkMarch 23, 2007March 24, 2007March 25, 2007April 10, 2007TampaUSF Sun DomeApril 11, 2007April 13, 2007OrlandoOrange County Convention CenterApril 14, 2007April 15, 2007April 17, 2007MiamiJames L. Knight CenterApril 18, 2007April 19, 2007April 20, 2007April 21, 2007April 22, 2007April 24, 2007RichmondLandmark TheaterApril 25, 2007April 26, 2007April 27, 2007April 28, 2007HamptonHampton ColiseumApril 29, 2007May 1, 2007FlorenceFlorence Civic CenterMay 2, 2007May 3, 2007CharlotteOvens AuditoriumMay 4, 2007May 5, 2007May 6, 2007May 8, 2007MobileMobile Civic Center ArenaMay 9, 2007May 11, 2007JacksonvilleTimes-Union Center for the Performing ArtsMay 12, 2007May 13, 2007September 4, 2007AikenUSC Aiken Convocation CenterSeptember 6, 2007AtlantaFabulous Fox TheatreSeptember 7, 2007September 8, 2007September 9, 2007September 11, 2007AlbanyPalace TheatreSeptember 12, 2007September 13, 2007RochesterAuditorium TheatreSeptember 14, 2007September 15, 2007BuffaloShea's Performing Arts CenterSeptember 16, 2007September 18, 2007LouisvilleKentucky CenterSeptember 19, 2007September 20, 2007EvansvilleThe CentreSeptember 21, 2007St. LouisFox TheatreSeptember 22, 2007September 23, 2007September 28, 2007Des MoinesDes Moines Civic CenterSeptember 29, 2007Kansas CityKansas City Music Hall September 30, 2007October 2, 2007MontgomeryJoe L. Reed AcadomeOctober 3, 2007October 5, 2007JacksonThalia Mara HallOctober 6, 2007October 7, 2007BiloxiMississippi Coast ColiseumOctober 12, 2007DetroitFox TheatreOctober 13, 2007October 14, 2007October 16, 2007DaytonSchuster CenterOctober 17, 2007October 19, 2007CincinnatiAronoff CenterOctober 20, 2007October 21, 2007October 23, 2007RaleighRBC CenterOctober 25, 2007New OrleansNew Orleans Convention CenterOctober 26, 2007October 27, 2007October 28, 2007October 30, 2007AkronE.J. Thomas HallOctober 31, 2007FlintPerani Arena and Event CenterNovember 1, 2007ChicagoArie Crown TheaterNovember 2, 2007November 3, 2007November 4, 2007November 6, 2007MaconMacon City AuditoriumNovember 7, 2007November 10, 2007GreenvilleBi-Lo CenterNovember 16, 2007MemphisOrpheum TheatreNovember 17, 2007November 18, 2007November 20, 2007HuntsvilleVon Braun Center Concert HallNovember 21, 2007November 22, 2007BirminghamBJCC Concert HallNovember 23, 2007November 24, 2007November 25, 2007

Cast David Mann as Mr. Brown Tamela Mann as Cora Chandra Currelley-Young as Brenda Ahmad Jamal McGhee as Calvin Rhodes Jr. Cassi Davis as Nurse Nancy Williams Latrice Pace as Nurse Nancy Williams (FILMED VERSION) D'Atra Hicks as Nurse Trudy Julie Dickens as Nurse Kerry Johnson Shonda Vincent as Nurse Kerry Johnson (FILMED VERSION) Nina Nicole as Mrs. Bowman Chantell D. Christopher as Mrs. Bowman Lavan Davis as Security Guard ‘’’(FILMED VERSION)’’’ Terrell Carter as Dr. Paul Bowman Dino Hanson as Calvin Rhodes Sr. Allen Payne as Dr. Harris Christian Keyes as Dr. Harris (FILMED VERSION) Ryan Gentles as Nick Lovett Matisha Baldwin as Angela Lovett Demetria Mckinney as Angela Lovett Syr Law

The Band

Ronnie Garrett - Musical director / Bass Guitar Anthony Lockett - Guitar Marcus Williams - Drums Mike Logan - Keyboards Michael Burton - Saxophone / Keyboards

Musical numbers All songs written and/or produced by Tyler Perry and Elvin D. Ross.

"What's Done in the Dark" - Nancy "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" - Paul "Struggle No More" - Calvin Jr. "Jehovah Jireh" - Brenda "Church Medley" - "I Gotta Go Through" - Brenda "I Know It Was the Blood" - Nancy "I'm on the Battlefield" - Mr. Brown "Trouble in My Way" - Cora "Jesus Will Fix It" - Cora "Step Aside" - Cora "Remember Your Vows" - Nancy "If Only You Knew" - Trudy

Trivia Tamela Mann, David Mann, Chandra Currelley, D'Atra Hicks, Cassi Davis, Terrell Carter, Chantell D. Christopher and Demetria McKinney have starred in several Tyler Perry productions, films, and television series. Christian Keyes and Ryan Gentles notably starred as Sonny and Nate, respectively, in Madea Goes to Jail. Latrice Pace was a part of the most well-known cast of I Know I've Been Changed. Ahmad Jamal McGhee was a part of the cast of Madea's Class Reunion. On the DVD recording and the latter majority of the tour, the roles of Nurse Nancy, Dr. Harris, and Nurse Kerry were portrayed by Latrice Pace, Christian Keyes, and Shonda Vincent, respectively. Cassi Davis, Allen Payne, and Demetria McKinney all left the show in 2006 for House of Payne. Brenda and Calvin's storyline was later adapted as the main focus of the film version of Meet the Browns, starring Angela Bassett, and Lance Gross as Michael Rhodes Jr. Demetria Mckinney also portrayed Angela Lovett

References

External links

Tyler Perry's Official website