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The unexpected arrival of her cousin Elain, a former Miss Firecracker winner, complicates matters a bit, as does the repeated threat of Elain's eccentric brother, Delmount, to sell the family homestead and decamp for New Orleans. 0000022195 00000 n data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAKAAAAB4CAYAAAB1ovlvAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAw5JREFUeF7t181pWwEUhNFnF+MK1IjXrsJtWVu7HbsNa6VAICGb/EwYPCCOtrrci8774KG76 . }7\'JC MiQfJ+54iWMR*Wyq.6!#.5*Qf3_[Y(l"4zD5=!%.WPf6z9OOh[" The Miss Firecracker Contest? 0000044102 00000 n 1 0 obj You know, noble, in a, Do not sell or share my personal information. 0000014198 00000 n 46 0 obj <> endobj Elain (Mary Steenburgen) returns to Yazoo City for the contest to give a speech, My Life as a Beauty. DELMOUNT: I don't do it anymore. Who: Carnelle is a charismatic, 24-year-old girl from Brookhaven, a small town in, She has signed up for the Miss Firecracker Contest, a beauty pageant that, She has signed up for the contest for several. Of course, now, I'm not an, (Looking at the sketches through the lens. She quickly returns with wooden spoons and stainless steel knives. Z.Gr-p)a*V 9~ieG@je@T3'] 0000019764 00000 n 0000012401 00000 n Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest opens in the living room of Carnelle. 0000005427 00000 n Popeye Jackson Popeye is the seamstress who makes Carnelle's costume; she becomes involved in the pageant madness while adding further strange elements to the story. The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley. endobj Popeye is the seamstress who makes Carnelle's costume; she becomes involved in the pageant madness while adding further strange elements to the story. All the actors are playing caricatures, but the others have discovered the truth behind the. 0000025710 00000 n 0000032450 00000 n endobj endobj -- there -- Boom! 0000021635 00000 n 0000030703 00000 n C l" They're just my ideal. "The Miss Firecracker . Best of all, she's entered the Miss Firecracker Contest which is held annually over the Fourth of July holiday. % 0000030402 00000 n She, says, "Pow," each time she imagines it goes off. 0000031552 00000 n There is something dreary and suffocating and frightening about the room with its, There are three entrances and exits; a front door; a door leading to the kitchen; and. C@9VZC]!gVkeRWu[?5cRV[-g KTi7g!>?q?,8N\g[8]m&nd6*u_c&rK#> costume for the Miss Firecracker Contest by her tailor Popeye. A dressing room, fairgrounds, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. endobj endobj 0000027747 00000 n 0000029197 00000 n Boom! xM1 axtf kp7TOUhbM"3D+C D!zz$FK(q0Bo=;vR`~MLWbZ #yhyh13HA^ZzwC .AE>^C\!Q}o endobj Start: Tzara: Oh, what nonsense you talk MIKE . Popeye herself is quiet, shy, and impressionable, shown when she falls in love with Delmount after only seeing his picture. 4 0 obj Popeye (former Tulsan Alfre Woodard) to fashion a becomingly gaudy dress to go with her dyed red hair. 0000034128 00000 n reading of The Miss Firecracker Contest. the evenings torrential downpour of humoralternately Southern-Gothic absurdist, melancholy and broadalmost never subsides. 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Oh, well, I reckon what it was was when I was sewing up there in the front at the big store. <>>> <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> These are obviously the kinds of roles actors can happily chomp on Time Magazine. Holly Hunter played the lead, . Who: Carnelle is a charismatic, 24-year-old girl from Brookhaven, a small town in Mississippi. won the Pulitzer Prize. 0000046151 00000 n 0000041477 00000 n 0000037096 00000 n They're incredible, those two. xW{lW#w5k'TaYt:wl%4TU!tSktvIfMdKMkKJCabZ&A If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. Popeye, whose brother threw gravel in her eyes when she was a child and then tried to ease the pain with eardrops, hears through her eyes and sees beyond the surface of things in life. I think that'll work. 0000012995 00000 n Carnelles living room, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. The Miss Firecracker Contest Summary Act 1, Scene 1 As The Miss Firecracker Contest opens, Carnelle Scott is practicing her talent routine for the upcoming Fourth of July beauty pageant in Brookhaven, Mississippi. 0000015147 00000 n 0000039076 00000 n Oh, I'm fine. TESSY: This is strictly confidential, but the word is out that the only real contenders for the Miss Firecracker crown are you and Car- oline Jeffers. stream 0000017771 00000 n agEj%I3kLzQ33@Oj>oz8UfZTf!v+L@qoF&v[WAt?TZ2c(>}bkFvjSm+Px%N@X f6-XewoE|{FEVBgC.zvOWet8:8=kv7"^nbjkqQHs9v2~z5 12 0 obj yux-lb*J cy}A{4|(jh}6[pNuFO0b SV|pB3T)&cBOA?KM-%>.x qUU#uU <> It's a tradition. . 0000025132 00000 n Jo, a spirited and tomboyish girl in her early midteens, laments the fact that she cannot live the way she chooses because it is not proper for a girl. Her cousin Elain, who won the contest in 1972, is coming from Atlanta where she now lives with her husband to give a speech entitled "My Life As a Beauty." . endobj 0000010146 00000 n 0000018052 00000 n In order to improve her lot in life she decides to enter into The Miss Firecracker Contest, which is held annually in her town every 4th of July. [ 11 0 R] ," she picks up a wooden spoon that she uses as an imaginary roman candle. 0000032174 00000 n FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR TICKETS ONLINE or call 707-266-6305. she repeats part of her routine to herself. xref You need that thing to s, Goodness gracious. 0000038772 00000 n 0000033592 00000 n 0000047571 00000 n 3 0 obj Carnelle experienced an emotionally tough childhood. Join the StageAgent community O2FYaD)ac2G&k:|=|gA\A7n 9_oe8 6 0 obj 9 0 obj I dont know where he is now. stream 0000024003 00000 n 0000023034 00000 n A delusional southern beauty surrounded by misfits and mental cases tries to build a road to redemption out of a small-town pageant in ways that are funny but not soul-destroying in "The Miss Firecracker Contest," a Southern Gothic play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Beth Henley, coming Nov. 14 to Fort Hays . From Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart), this dark Southern comedy tells the story of a small town beauty queen trying to save her tarnished reputation and leave town in a blaze of glory by winning the Miss Firecracker Contest.When her beautiful cousin, Elain, and Elain's estranged brother return to town, situations become more complicated. away, leaving the only family left in her life to be her Aunt Ronelle, and her two, Her aunt and uncle did show Carnelle love, however. 0000029830 00000 n 15 0 obj It's a famous contest. 0000025434 00000 n Reviewed Performance: 8/5/2011. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, The Miss Firecracker Contest guide sections. The relative abundances of the M to the M+1 peak were in the ratio of about 100 to 5. Delmount (Mark Linn- Baker), lately a lunatic asylum inmate, has just quit. an oddly attractive face, a nice figure, and very bright dyed red hair. 0000031886 00000 n 1 0 obj 7 0 obj 0000020058 00000 n 0000022746 00000 n End: Carnelle: He was released this spring, but he hasnt been home since. 0000028316 00000 n Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more monologues from She says you seem really experienced to her. stream <> 0000023712 00000 n Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Well, here're the sketches. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 17 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 2>> <]>> [POPEYE: He fell off from the roof?] endobj And by golly, she is going to succeed. <> When you are ready to print, please highlight, copy, and paste into a document. It's the beauty contest. Upgrade to PRO For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Henley, Beth, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, pp. } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br Beth Henley strikes again. 0000005762 00000 n Dunlap also designed the set, which transforms from the family home to the festive fairgrounds at intermission. Its a tradition. She wears a homemade dress with many different size pockets and thick glasses with heavy black rims. <> [12] endobj Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 0000034997 00000 n Carnelle has looked up to as a perfect girl growing up, has also shown up to stay. The place is the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, the time a few days before the Fourth of July. Carnelle turns away from the mirror with a glint in her eyes. New York, NY 10016 Boom! 4 0 obj %PDF-1.5 % to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! 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New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. 0000019221 00000 n 0000024572 00000 n hmO8_NgiTZ"-{h;N",Dj* |K*lcj&b01L)`1#=99p|l99mgN3 endstream endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <>stream f&.YBWIC3HKcQ45H @IP"fIw3Su%hcH$H&YO`%(2n'*3gA @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 This boisterous and bold dark comedy, a true Beth Henley play, explores human nature through the slightly larger-than-life, and finds earnest humor and satire in many of the same places. drive, and attending church every Sunday. A certain second order reaction is found to have an activation energy of 80.3 kJ mol 1 . Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 94 0 obj <>stream $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Miss Firecracker (1989) Posted on June 22, 2020 . endobj THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Apr 27-May 13, 2018 Written by Beth Henley Stage Direction by Dana Nelson-Isaacs Choreography by Alise Guzik. ?tRVB:'/;_|x34A`q22uq\2fm;`3=22qXvHefq#BK,uZ2K*p[f:{dA'tIn$/7m63D&&Pv;T.J.!&*v4Lo}zgd-hmsg2.8mjn)&_Z $ c\r\b)U!T43V;CMX! 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This little child walked in, I told her what happened and thats when she give me the news, Popeye, youre fired.. Elain is greeted on her return to Yazoo City as a conquering heroine, entrusted with giving. Boom!. Brookhaven, but she wants to leave with a bang! J17N57ynK&HMEoF. It became available in book form in 1985 from, This story belongs in the group of Southern Gothic comedies for which Henley is best known. ", (She goes to mark down the ideas in her notebook.). .]7R)ku#^q%hQ? Carnelle realizes that she will have to vacate the family home, but not before she leaves town in a blaze of glory as Miss Firecracker, a title won some years before by her beautiful cousin. Wandering into the chaos as Carnelles seamstress is sweet and strange Popeye, who falls in, love with Delmount. THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST comes to Laurel Little Theatre next year. 5 0 obj (Popeye shakes her head. ) ," she puts down the spoons and picks up two, knives that she uses as imaginary sparklers. {ZL'>,MMklGg,M8x-:rs{}UR; }Zcgj3+m3B!/#VE)~)RN-irjm`oJM'\c$x%;Mb!^P7v2 Everyone's saying it. endobj 0000018644 00000 n 4 0 obj mother passed away at a young age and not long after, her father abandoned her. DELMOUNT: What are you saying? to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! endstream Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! 2 0 obj Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28 regular admission and $22 for . 8 0 obj <> For the final "Oh, say does that. 1318 0 obj <>stream 0000009580 00000 n Popeye: I hope hes alright. <> 0000033864 00000 n But Carnelle is ready to turn the tables. It's a big event. I can't figure out how exactly to cut one from the play. CARNELLE: You know you do this very well. % We're all agreed. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Popeye, twenty-three, is a small, glowing, person. <> Click on the title below to read monologue. She has signed up for the Miss Firecracker Contest, a beauty pageant that takes place in the town every 4thof July. there is a story, with suspense and conflictbut where it shines is in the imagination of the playwright, in the characters she has created, in the strangeness and depth of their emotions, in the lines written for them to speak, and in her own astonishing, humorous vision. The New Yorker. Guide written by Shae Fitzgerald POPEYE. Their father is away fighting in the Civil War. <>>> Directed by R. Scott Dunlap, the cast features Gracie Gilbert as Carnelle as well as Alex Bryant, Zachary James Cavan, Marie Dance, Jesse Headrick, and Sarah Jade Schmiedeknecht. New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season 0000020348 00000 n I thought maybe you was having bad dreams. 0000016016 00000 n 7-14. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 0000005363 00000 n The general conclusion the characters reach is that, even if the real you is, making outfits for bullfrogs. 56-57. 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