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Wandering into the chaos as Carnelles seamstress is sweet and strange Popeye, who falls in, love with Delmount. 0000015728 00000 n 0000032174 00000 n DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd, 100% found this document useful (21 votes), 100% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful, 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful, Electronic Edition by Alexander Street Press, L.L.C., 2012 . 0000009043 00000 n Vf uf?B0` 0000028626 00000 n 0000036825 00000 n startxref <> ), Boom! 0000031265 00000 n 0000002936 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 ''The Miss Firecracker Contest'' ends with Carnelle, Popeye, and Delmount watching the Independence Day pyrotechnics from a perch atop the tent where the contest was held. 16 0 obj 0000020058 00000 n A seamstress, Popeye Jackson, arrives and Carnelle hires her to make a pageant costume. Carnelles promiscuity was a result of her need for true love and companionship, however; she looked for it in the wrong types of men and in turn ended up contracting, Carnelles Aunt Ronelle has just passed away, and, now with a more mature sensibility, she is choosing to cope with this death in a more, She has been volunteering, working a cancer. . 5 0 obj <> 0000007067 00000 n 0000035920 00000 n a |{r@aGO p( The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley. stream Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, The Miss Firecracker Contest guide sections. stream Why Representative Louis Pooleys gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. Carnelle is tallish with. What happens when you call miss vickie's chips. q gkfgpJk>I4 T!4h(ld|+AB` End: Carnelle: He was released this spring, but he hasnt been home since. Everyone's saying it. %%EOF <> The Miss Firecracker Contest? It's a big event. -- there -- Boom! 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I guess there is a book called: Beth Henley: Monologues for Women, but a) the Borders here doesn't have it and b)my mom won't let me buy it online with <> 0000040499 00000 n 0000017425 00000 n Among her solid supporters are Popeye, a bug-eyed seamstress who designed . $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? POPEYE: Alright. 0000018935 00000 n [Qpa0t[iY5M il_[6UGo63Rqv5bJi7#xD Zm. They have it in Brookhaven every Fourth of July. endstream POPEYE: I would like t'have seen it. Women's Audition Monologues. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Just fine. This boisterous and bold dark comedy, a true Beth Henley play, explores human nature through the slightly larger-than-life, and finds earnest humor and satire in many of the same places. ," she picks up a wooden spoon that she uses as an imaginary roman candle. %%EOF JFIF ,, C 1 0 obj 10/30/13 bdb. @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 . % 0000025710 00000 n in FHSU Felten-Start Theatre. CARNE-LLE: That's right. The lady like Meg, the tomboyish Jo, the vain Amy, and the gentle Beth, growing up in the nineteenth century poor but happy under the watchful eye of their mother. 0000038228 00000 n B;zPctxu>uCq|xm^iVI9jzjzZ/UzH1 <>>> She quickly returns with wooden spoons and stainless steel knives. 7 0 obj DELMOUNT: It's an old trick. New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project miss-firecracker-contest.doc (22k) Luke Longacre, May 4, 2013, 4:05 PM. O2FYaD)ac2G&k:|=|gA\A7n 9_oe8 0000044102 00000 n agEj%I3kLzQ33@Oj>oz8UfZTf!v+L@qoF&v[WAt?TZ2c(>}bkFvjSm+Px%N@X f6-XewoE|{FEVBgC.zvOWet8:8=kv7"^nbjkqQHs9v2~z5 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. 0000024848 00000 n 0000010146 00000 n !,aY&(]XVqJ/R=K,0B-` endobj endstream endobj startxref %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz 0000034128 00000 n 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. 0000037938 00000 n Eventually, both plays were produced on Broadway and, made into movies with screenplays also written by Henley. fH+"e~h:= |:a\V1IV?%)%yN6? Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like CARNELLE first line, CARNELLE first line cnt'd, POPEYE After "Come in. 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 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. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> endstream endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <>stream Historically black colleges and universities. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! zMpV5[(+"7H3>zS-'4.X rs?,+T)+_f.2|m#m4KEgJJ@glV:]!effW<1cw((z \a r^7mA endobj endobj J17N57ynK&HMEoF. 0 The other main peaks appeared. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! 0000014832 00000 n 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. Yes, here they are. Else br950 uhf famosos con dientes raros chicken ranch nevada prices 2012 fbri 10-8n dauersberger yacht master rose. 0000016280 00000 n stream 0000046151 00000 n DELMOUNT: What are you saying? reading of The Miss Firecracker Contest. <> But it's coming a. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 11 0 obj 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. 46 0 obj <> endobj 0000029830 00000 n 0000013295 00000 n The general conclusion the characters reach is that, even if the real you is, making outfits for bullfrogs. It's the beauty contest. 0000029197 00000 n 0000025434 00000 n 0000021635 00000 n %PDF-1.5 0000020625 00000 n (Who has removed a magnifying glass from her pocket. Carnelle (Phylicia Mason), who has been living in her late aunt's house, has developed the wrong kind of reputation among the community's blue-nosed gossips after catching syphilis and passing it. It's the beauty contest. CARNELLE: What? endobj 0000012129 00000 n Elain is greeted on her return to Yazoo City as a conquering heroine, entrusted with giving. endobj Popeye Jackson: Kristi Ramos Toler. 0000034997 00000 n Dunlap also designed the set, which transforms from the family home to the festive fairgrounds at intermission. Anyway, it was way back that first year when I came to live with them. 0000037381 00000 n 0000000016 00000 n 4 0 obj JGs@ JsM &|xI%$7m25\. Carnelle Scott (known locally as "Miss Hot Tamale") is rehearsing furiously for the Miss Firecracker Contesthoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow her to leave town in a blaze of glory. Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. From inside the. 7-14. data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAKAAAAB4CAYAAAB1ovlvAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAw5JREFUeF7t181pWwEUhNFnF+MK1IjXrsJtWVu7HbsNa6VAICGb/EwYPCCOtrrci8774KG76 . You see, I registered today. axtf kp7TOUhbM"3D+C D!zz$FK(q0Bo=;vR`~MLWbZ #yhyh13HA^ZzwC .AE>^C\!Q}o 0000022469 00000 n <> 0000009309 00000 n Of course, you come highly recommended to me from Miss elia Lily. She begins panting deeply as she goes to open the door for Popeye Jackson. 3 0 obj 0000035304 00000 n Popeye: I hope hes alright. 0000033864 00000 n the evenings torrential downpour of humoralternately Southern-Gothic absurdist, melancholy and broadalmost never subsides. NY Times. Are you going to help me? I think it will. She twirls them about. I can't figure out how exactly to cut one from the play. drive, and attending church every Sunday. With Holly Hunter and Tim Robbins. New York, NY 10016 The Miss Firecracker Contest Carnelle Scott Popeye Jackson See more scenes from Beth Henley Overview Text Videos Related Products Useful Articles Overview Key Information Show The Miss Firecracker Contest Show Type Play Characters Carnelle Scott Popeye Jackson Genders : 2 : 0 Style Comedic Length Long Time Period Contemporary Time/Place Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest opens in the living room of Carnelle. It was originally produced in Los Angeles in 1980 at the Victory Theater directed by Maria Gobetti. She says you've done some really fine work in her shop. endstream POPEYE: Yes. Come on in." and more. <]>> ," she puts down the spoons and picks up two, knives that she uses as imaginary sparklers. Popeye is the timid, nearsighted seamstress helping to create Carnelle's pageant costumes. Hmm. Boom! 0000005219 00000 n Guide written by Shae Fitzgerald 0000030132 00000 n Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Expertly, in fact. If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. endobj I don't know. TheMiss Firecracker Beth Henley's Contest JULY 9 through JULY 25 2021 423-622-6461 1700 McCallie Ave Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404 Debt Collection, Business Law, Personal Injury, Family Law, Criminal Defense, and Contract Lawyers in Tennessee and Georgia Robert Jeffrey (Jeff) Wolford Samuel F. Robinson, III Headshots by Brad Cansler Stage Manager Anyhow, we're happy up until the time when Uncle George falls to his death trying to pull this bird's nest out from the chimney. It's famous. Monologue Analysis - Monologue Analysis THEA 2100 Laine Teramo 11/15/13 Miss Firecracker Contest By: Beth Henley 1. Who what where when why? <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 17 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 2>> 0000027457 00000 n 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. 9 0 obj "Miss Firecracker Contest" by Beth Henley Character: Popeye Monologue: "Oh well, I reckon what it was when I was sewing up there in front at the big store'Popeye, you're fired.'" Young. 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. endobj [12] New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season 10 0 obj <> 1318 0 obj <>stream POPEYE: I don't know, your face looks tired. Popeye, a 23-year-old quirky seamstress, arrives to take her measurements for the contest. Their father is away fighting in the Civil War. Firecracker Contest and gain approval from people in her past that she has not, Carnelle is in the living room of her late aunts house getting measured for her. ", (She goes to mark down the ideas in her notebook.). Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more monologues from The Miss Firecracker Contest? -- through the night, -- Boom! stream 0000053075 00000 n 2 0 obj Boom!. 0000030402 00000 n 0000035648 00000 n 0000022746 00000 n 13 0 obj (Picnic box dinners. . 0000028916 00000 n 0000024572 00000 n costume for the Miss Firecracker Contest by her tailor Popeye. <> And the rockets red glare-- Boom!-- The bombs bursting in air-- Boom!-- gave proof-- Boom!-- through the night-- Boom!-- that our flag was-- Boom!-- there-- Boom! Upgrade to PRO <> 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 . 5 0 obj endobj 0000019221 00000 n Kathleen Chalfant as Miss Lily Trey Wilson as Benjamin Drapper Amy Wright as Missy Mahoney Alfre Woodard as Popeye Jackson Ann Wedgeworth as Miss Blue Mary Steenburgen as Elain Rutledge Sam Scott Glenn as Mac Veanne Cox as Tessy Mahoney Tim Robbins as Delmount Williams Directed by Thomas Schlamme Edited by Peter C. Frank Photographed by 0000027747 00000 n Reviewed Performance: 8/5/2011. 0000018644 00000 n C l" 0000037668 00000 n The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! who normally plays in dramatic parts, shows great comic skill as the bug-eyed character named Popeye and yet both of these actresses screen time . 0000021291 00000 n Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 0000033324 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. 0000040258 00000 n Ill children: Elain and Delmount. (Popeye shakes her head. ) 0000025132 00000 n DELMOUNT: Why do you ask? Oh, well, I reckon what it was was when I was sewing up there in the front at the big store. Which will be the more effective way of speeding up the reaction, A certain second order reaction is found to have an activation energy of 80.3 kJ mol 1 .The reaction is very slow at 25C.Which will be the more effective way of speeding up the reaction, a.adding a. 2 0 obj Z.Gr-p)a*V 9~ieG@je@T3'] It's a tradition. And Popeye, her near-sighted friend in Coke . 0000014492 00000 n 0000009580 00000 n -- gave proof -- Boom! Reviewed by Bonnie K. Daman, Associate Critic for John Garcia's THE COLUMN. Show more 1. . An orphan taken in by her genteel relatives, she idolizes he.. New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project . 0000042275 00000 n Boom! Women's monologues! 4 0 obj This little child walked in, I told her what happened and thats when she give me the news, Popeye, youre fired.. <> 0000005427 00000 n w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr In the small town of Brookhaven, Mississippi, Carnelle Scott is furiously rehearsing for the Miss Firecracker Contest - hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation as "Miss Hot . New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. The remaining performances in Princeton are on Saturday at 8 P.M. and next Sunday at 7:30. 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. 0000024288 00000 n % Beth Henley strikes again. She dreams of one day finding that one special love. 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 Well, here're the sketches. 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. Carnelle turns away from the mirror with a glint in her eyes. Oh, and, It's something, I tell you, hard work. For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Henley, Beth, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, pp. 0000015443 00000 n 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. 0000007858 00000 n <> Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28 regular admission and $22 for . 0000034695 00000 n Popeye comments that the house, her recently deceased Aunt Ronelle. f&.YBWIC3HKcQ45H @IP"fIw3Su%hcH$H&YO`%(2n'*3gA All the actors are playing caricatures, but the others have discovered the truth behind the. They're right over here, I believe. 0000005363 00000 n Don't be a slacker! 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 . 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. 17 0 obj . 0000037096 00000 n Amazon.com: Miss Firecracker [VHS] : Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard, Scott Glenn, Veanne Cox, Ann Wedgeworth, Trey Wilson, Amy Wright, Kathleen Chalfant, Robert Fieldsteel, Greg Germann, Arthur Albert, Thomas Schlamme, Fred Berner, Helen Pollak, Lewis M. Allen, Richard Coll, Ross Milloy, Beth Henley: Movies & TV <> mother passed away at a young age and not long after, her father abandoned her. Why, Representative Louis Pooley's gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. 0000010979 00000 n 0000017129 00000 n endobj endobj hbbd```b`` qd5dC^"YIN0 leaving her in the hands of her aunt and uncle. It's a famous contest. 0000019490 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. The author of ``Crimes of the Heart' puts another group of Southern characters on a small stage in ``The Miss Firecracker Contest' to wrestle with life A seamstress, Popeye Jackson, arrives and Carnelle hires her to make a pageant costume. xYn8}9@"K`plenwoB(VaMEK&B933g4\NtgG/('1-("(@ q{ <9ei0|OH%\fgo4x|`1'>X^MvL{{S;29Im]i6@_`_ RG?kz9|r,NxLj 4O0 C+RNo`!a""0B8'N)Bij&P1&4r. Who: Carnelle is a charismatic, 24-year-old girl from Brookhaven, a small town in Mississippi. Popeye is the seamstress who makes Carnelle's costume; she becomes involved in the pageant madness while adding further strange elements to the story. 6 0 obj Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Henley, Beth, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, pp. 0000012995 00000 n the need to clear up her tarnished reputation throughout the town due to her. "Miss Firecracker Contest" shows at New Stage Theatre April 15-27. Elain (Patricia Richardson), a prissy former Miss Firecracker, has just fled her boring wealthy husband in Natchez. Miss Firecracker (1989) Posted on June 22, 2020 . 0000010426 00000 n DELMOUNT: I don't do it anymore. For the final "Oh, say does that. 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 Charmingly eccentric film about a young woman's pursuit of a dream: to win the local Miss Firecracker beauty contest and escape small-town life. 0000012401 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! 0000032732 00000 n She wears a homemade dress with many different size pockets and thick glasses with heavy black rims. Join the StageAgent community Upgrade to PRO She says you seem really experienced to her. 0000031552 00000 n CS0 5}]BZx|$-(`3\ri]6hok*&}o?$. See, Elaine was Miss Firecracker way back when she was just eighteen. 0000044959 00000 n As The Miss Firecracker Contest opens, Carnelle Scott is practicing her talent routine for the upcoming Fourth of July beauty pageant in Brookhaven, Mississippi. xYmOH0dg&7bUrv9VhhziAg&L!Ib&c?]W38 {I7 XEnn~ .. G^;o7c|zKAhL'^X=7yEF9. Delmount Williams, 28, Carnelles first cousin; Tessy Mahoney, 23, the beauty contest coordinator. . <> 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. 12 0 obj They have it in Brookhaven every Fourth of July. 0000011570 00000 n She has signed up for the Miss Firecracker Contest, a beauty pageant that takes place in the town every 4thof July. 0000033592 00000 n 0000008200 00000 n 0000027171 00000 n 0000032450 00000 n 0000022195 00000 n Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. {2~_Q&Bl].:Xa&`j8q)G-xJE1,L)cSJ)lPPF0I]6\5Mh;ce5x2&l^FQ|k{QP.TwHlRIvr!0h^9Ql|. 0000013910 00000 n because she is unexpectedly leaving her husband. When the record is over Carnelle goes to remove the needle, as. endobj she still always felt like an outcast in some way. Miss Firecracker - YouTube Carnelle Scott is best-known in her hometown of Yazoo City, MS, for her unrepentant promiscuity. 0000016837 00000 n ?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! Carnelle Scott (known locally as "Miss Hot Tamale") is rehearsing furiously for the Miss Firecracker Contesthoping that a victory will salvage her . endobj You make me uncomfortable. endobj It's a big event. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. 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 She wears purple leotards, tights, and tap shoes. POPEYE: Well, I guess, I just don't know nothing about it. POPEYE. <> 440 Park Avenue South She does not carry a, Wheew! Carnelle adds that, transplant from a monkey that resulted in, continues to reveal how Carnelle was orphaned and grew up with her aunt, uncle, and, that Delmount has recently been released from a, In discussions of the pageant, it is revealed that Carnelle has a promiscuous past that might keep her from, winning. leave town in a blaze of glory. , Carnelle Scott, 24, the beauty contestant, Elain Rutledge, 32, Carnelles first cousin; a beauty. 0000034428 00000 n L~ `lCW#A b'"4 yVHW? #m Best of all, she's entered the Miss Firecracker Contest which is held annually over the Fourth of July holiday. %PDF-1.5 % POPEYE: What d'ya dream about at night? Both charming and irreverent, The Miss Firecracker Contest is a wistful take on Southern beauty culture and the real-life facades it so eloquently symbolizes. 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