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Rhodessa Jones: Big Butt Girls, Hard Headed Women

This performance was part of the All the Rage II series, showcasing women in performance art. The title comes from a phrase that San Francisco theater artist and activist Rhodessa Jones heard growing up: “Sit your big butt down. Don’t be so hardheaded.” This humanizing work follows the story of 4 inmates in prison–Regina Brown, a prostitute who was murdered after her second release from jail in two years; Mama Pearl, an old-timer who has seen it all too many times; Lena, a high school valedictorian kicking her drug habit in a jail cell; and Doris, a 16-year-old who sucks her thumb and calls for her mother.

Date & Time:

March 24 & 25, 1995 at 8 pm

LOCATION:

DiverseWorks
1117 East Freeway
Houston, Texas 77002

PARTNERS:

Kuumba House

Additional Information:

Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts Commissioning Program and the Cultural Arts Council of Houston