I Be Done Been Was Is
@ DuSable Museum of African American History
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637
Opening Tuesday, March 7th, from 7PM - 9PM
Margaret Burroughs Centennial Film Series presents:
I Be Done Been Was Is
Debra J. Robinson’s 1984 documentary I Be Done Been Was Is profiles four hard-working and hilarious black women comedians—Alice Arthur, Rhonda Hansome, Jane Galvin-Lewis, and Marsha Warfield—following them on the road and backstage as they ply their craft in an industry that is dominated by men, particularly white men.
The title comes from Jane Galvin-Lewis’s routine about an overachieving professor; Robinson said, “It kind of sums up black women comedians, but black women period, in everything we do. I’m past, present, and future… you may not know that, but that’s who I am.” Commenting on what the four women draw on for material, Robinson said, “The pain and absurdity of everyday life is the stuff that comedians are made of, and when you are a minority of any sort—much less a member of two minorities—then you have more than enough to play off of. You go right off the scale.”
The Margaret Burroughs Centennial Film Series is presented in partnership with South Side Projections. southsideprojections.org
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
7PM – 9PM
Admission: FREE
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Tags: Alice Arthur, Chicago, Debra J. Robinson, DuSable Museum of African American History, I Be Done Been Was Is, Jane Galvin-Lewis, Marsha Warfield, Rhonda Hansome, South Side Projections, Washington Park
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