10/30/13 bdb. %%EOF 0000010979 00000 n 0000009871 00000 n 0000030979 00000 n 0aNFN2-[K}FG? in FHSU Felten-Start Theatre. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! % 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. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more scenes from I can't figure out how exactly to cut one from the play. 0000016016 00000 n hbbd```b`` qd5dC^"YIN0 0000030132 00000 n An orphan taken in by her genteel relatives, she idolizes her older cousin, Elain Rutledge, a former Fourth of July "Miss Firecracker" contest winner who is taking time out from her life as a pampered wife in Atlanta to give a speech on "My Life as a Beauty" at this year's pageant. ," she picks up a wooden spoon that she uses as an imaginary roman candle. Popeye, a 23-year-old quirky seamstress, arrives to take her measurements for the contest. POPEYE: Alright. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 15 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>> Start: Carnelle: Lets see, that was. She says you've done some really fine work in her shop. [12] Everyone's saying it. 0000036825 00000 n 0000006781 00000 n THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Apr 27-May 13, 2018 Written by Beth Henley Stage Direction by Dana Nelson-Isaacs Choreography by Alise Guzik. She wears purple leotards, tights, and tap shoes. Upgrade to PRO I dont know where he is now. 0000029830 00000 n the evenings torrential downpour of humoralternately Southern-Gothic absurdist, melancholy and broadalmost never subsides. NY Times. 13 0 obj 0000038228 00000 n f&.YBWIC3HKcQ45H @IP"fIw3Su%hcH$H&YO`%(2n'*3gA 0000009580 00000 n -- that our flag was -- Boom! O2FYaD)ac2G&k:|=|gA\A7n 9_oe8 0000017129 00000 n 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. data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAKAAAAB4CAYAAAB1ovlvAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAw5JREFUeF7t181pWwEUhNFnF+MK1IjXrsJtWVu7HbsNa6VAICGb/EwYPCCOtrrci8774KG76 . $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season <> endobj Popeye (former Tulsan Alfre Woodard) to fashion a becomingly gaudy dress to go with her dyed red hair. See, Elaine was Miss Firecracker way back when she was just eighteen. xref Popeye is the timid, nearsighted seamstress helping to create Carnelle's pageant costumes. endstream endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <>stream she still always felt like an outcast in some way. %PDF-1.6 % <> 0000007327 00000 n 6 0 obj endobj 73 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<741AAC26E7ED1CBBE149E22E6F7C1D5B>]/Index[46 49]/Info 45 0 R/Length 119/Prev 212112/Root 47 0 R/Size 95/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 These are obviously the kinds of roles actors can happily chomp on Time Magazine. POPEYE: Well, I'm that for . endobj 14 0 obj 0000005427 00000 n 0000005363 00000 n 0000043110 00000 n Carnelles living room, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. Brookhaven, but she wants to leave with a bang! 2 0 obj <> 0000034428 00000 n From Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley (Crimes of the Heart), this dark Southern comedy tells the story of a small town beauty queen trying to save her tarnished reputation and leave town in a blaze of glory by winning the Miss Firecracker Contest.When her beautiful cousin, Elain, and Elain's estranged brother return to town, situations become more complicated. leave town in a blaze of glory. <> %t "J57TM_:.h&L'SgQ._>.{P%PTZ,B#j-N~hj^t(&n}s6YEyBN@W 9tJW) '%B\;5k.ukMfPW-F_q6j}&'vg|7"sfk9E)Sk+6 LUXcu{:`JfR-c{Eq;c*5]|(to OiHz[ll Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. axtf kp7TOUhbM"3D+C D!zz$FK(q0Bo=;vR`~MLWbZ #yhyh13HA^ZzwC .AE>^C\!Q}o Why, Representative Louis Pooley's gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR TICKETS ONLINE or call 707-266-6305. But Carnelle is ready to turn the tables. 1318 0 obj <>stream 0000015728 00000 n Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 0000037668 00000 n 0000028626 00000 n 3+d+oW&LV?3,Dz+u;'R^gG^R:?}&H39z^\fy4^f#&E~DU?QfwtqD[cL Jv%7Og%,234nF+h3I>#`VCJq)S/)\gtrW~jEJ&'c 1 0 obj 0000019764 00000 n endobj Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. When the record is over Carnelle goes to remove the needle, as. Their father is away fighting in the Civil War. 4 0 obj h$ -o\% 0000016837 00000 n June and July, 1980s, Brookhaven, Mississippi Tags 2f scenes monologue for woman seamstress drifter partially blind oddball quirky outcast misfit weird traumatic childhood poor charming optimistic worshipful enthusiastic romantic matter-of-fact eccentric endearing smitten unique full of wonder Analysis 9c_+a@5T_^oqFj`!psJ/:E]>^ C l" 0000018052 00000 n *3-b]-Qd-KP\Fp9@'/F!Bz8meQ2 QP5N"x!mQ02a\o0`hO;t?~+S &S(Dk @*1m)3X4V&}eu]*vDw;aB]c`[V #.d@2>c"L6@)ITOphv$z(Ad{ P@ySQ#gKy7(&=%jAIb*|{C}Gr`l PjlPsLCDTV?j-yUezt5>/?rYr m/yCXTF@OGfBdnQ;:Opx1e #A@Iu[VjhHV-d:3Ez"2}kL`4\@Ek]+nnYo^DD*tJ'~w&5*=P9[*uvWUUMbDn/j*BfLPv!?mG49>[6RypaKn.8"9*6 *pr -am 0000020958 00000 n Elain is greeted on her return to Yazoo City as a conquering heroine, entrusted with giving. With Holly Hunter and Tim Robbins. 0000047328 00000 n (Before going to the door Carnelle shakes her head of red hair back and forth, takes a towel from a chair and slings it carelessly around, her neck. And Popeye, her near-sighted friend in Coke . 0000017425 00000 n The only real disappointment in the cast is Mary Steenburgen. 0000017771 00000 n Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Popeye Jackson: Kristi Ramos Toler. 0000011570 00000 n to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! It's a famous contest. 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 . New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season endobj 0000002936 00000 n 1 0 obj 440 Park Avenue South costume for the Miss Firecracker Contest by her tailor Popeye. v.1. It was originally produced in Los Angeles in 1980 at the Victory Theater directed by Maria Gobetti. Popeye earned her nickname by accidentally putting ear drops in her eyes as a child which caused them to swell. Popeye: I hope hes alright. (.w@P*F:BBi tT)pckWM*^-dK&+z' | <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> It's a tradition. 0000032450 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 17 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 2>> 0000025132 00000 n Miss firecracker contest popeye monologue. =vk{ :o #~=;QIq,;{kdw@T5Y )C.COiiqS=9DtF&5z&xr v2Qlqclus=A;F^w6u+GT L#Jnu/pd^rphk}ie:RaMe{TVd{w6 l lMXn LVk[PSL'Ym-Ha_z,4FKmAe5kJJ CARNE-LLE: That's right. The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. Women's monologues! After all, she wants that crown. {2~_Q&Bl].:Xa&`j8q)G-xJE1,L)cSJ)lPPF0I]6\5Mh;ce5x2&l^FQ|k{QP.TwHlRIvr!0h^9Ql|. . yux-lb*J cy}A{4|(jh}6[pNuFO0b SV|pB3T)&cBOA?KM-%>.x qUU#uU xYmOH0dg&7bUrv9VhhziAg&L!Ib&c?]W38 {I7 XEnn~ .. G^;o7c|zKAhL'^X=7yEF9. and is determined to make hers more fulfilling. A funny character with a hard life, Popeye got her nickname from a childhood prank that caused her eyes to bulge, but left her with the ability to hear through her eyes. ), A magnifying lens? 0000047571 00000 n 3 0 obj But, aided by a touchingly awkward seamstress named Popeye and several other nutty %%EOF <> endobj to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! A dressing room, fairgrounds, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. {ZL'>,MMklGg,M8x-:rs{}UR; }Zcgj3+m3B!/#VE)~)RN-irjm`oJM'\c$x%;Mb!^P7v2 Hope you enjoy The Miss Firecracker Contest. 12 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Popeye is the seamstress who makes Carnelle's costume; she becomes involved in the pageant madness while adding further strange elements to the story. Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest opens in the living room of Carnelle. endobj Through specific local color, Miss Henley has touched upon truths that reach us all. endstream Henley, Beth, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, pp. 0000011828 00000 n 0000037938 00000 n The Miss Firecracker Contest will be performed at 7 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday . 0000037096 00000 n A long-run Off-Broadway success, this explosively funny play again demonstrates the authors unique gift for finding rich lodes of humorand simple wisdomin the zany activities of small-town life. Elain (Mary Steenburgen) returns to Yazoo City for the contest to give a speech, My Life as a Beauty. Start: Tzara: Oh, what nonsense you talk MIKE What happens when you call miss vickie's chips. endobj 0000047818 00000 n an oddly attractive face, a nice figure, and very bright dyed red hair. 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