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. 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. Carnelle now realizes how precious life is. 0000032174 00000 n 0000005219 00000 n 0000044102 00000 n 0000015443 00000 n POPEYE: Yes. 0000009871 00000 n The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. 0000024848 00000 n New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season endobj 13 0 obj endstream endobj 47 0 obj <> endobj 48 0 obj <> endobj 49 0 obj <>stream 0000032732 00000 n 0000029830 00000 n She pushes the rolled up rug back even f. needle back on the record spinning on the record player. endobj endobj 0000007327 00000 n 4 0 obj Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! . Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring A dressing room, fairgrounds, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. Speeches for women from The Lucky Spot, Abundance, The Wake of Jamey Foster, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Crimes of the Heart, Am I Blue, The Debutante Ball and Signature. Nicole Harris as Carnelle, Devin Arnold as Delmount and Anna Simmons as Popeye watch the fireworks during a performance of "The Miss Firecracker Contest" at Natchez Little Theatre. 3 0 obj 0000016280 00000 n If you would like to give a public performance of this monologue, please obtain authorization from the appropriate licensor. hmO8_NgiTZ"-{h;N",Dj* |K*lcj&b01L)`1#=99p|l99mgN3 Carnelle checks a notebook, then rushes madly back to the kitchen. Carnelle turns away from the mirror with a glint in her eyes. endobj endobj CS0 5}]BZx|$-(`3\ri]6hok*&}o?$. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28 regular admission and $22 for . It got a production at the Manhattan Theatre Club offBroadway in 1984 directed by Stephen Tobolowsky, who was Henley -- there -- Boom! ," she puts down the spoons and picks up two, knives that she uses as imaginary sparklers. DELMOUNT: Why do you ask? 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! dpsinfo@broadwaylicensing.com. They're right over here, I believe. <> 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 POPEYE: I don't know, your face looks tired. yux-lb*J cy}A{4|(jh}6[pNuFO0b SV|pB3T)&cBOA?KM-%>.x qUU#uU All the actors are playing caricatures, but the others have discovered the truth behind the. 0000020625 00000 n Miss Firecracker - YouTube Carnelle Scott is best-known in her hometown of Yazoo City, MS, for her unrepentant promiscuity. to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! The only real disappointment in the cast is Mary Steenburgen. 0000031265 00000 n Just make yourself at home. Oct 22, 2011 - a gaggle of images that remind me of Popeye. <> These are obviously the kinds of roles actors can happily chomp on Time Magazine. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> stream Hope you enjoy The Miss Firecracker Contest. 0000040499 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. 0000025132 00000 n . Who: Carnelle is a charismatic, 24-year-old girl from Brookhaven, a small town in Mississippi. The excitement and anticipation of the show's . Why, Representative Louis Pooley's gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. stream endstream Start: Carnelle: Lets see, that was. 0000021635 00000 n Of course, you come highly recommended to me from Miss elia Lily. Reviewed by Bonnie K. Daman, Associate Critic for John Garcia's THE COLUMN. 0000020058 00000 n Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. Oh, I'm fine. New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season i? 3xx^*FE~yxPl%0/cAM$J{df0 You make me uncomfortable. . da;B972KlJ6~C`~#@sgJpn$\fQ(9=_gZ/;/4|[JG SDCu C l" <> 0000019490 00000 n Popeye: I hope hes alright. If you just hit "print" every single monologue will print!!! Anyway, it was way back that first year when I came to live with them. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 0000016016 00000 n endobj Delmount Williams, 28, Carnelles first cousin; Tessy Mahoney, 23, the beauty contest coordinator. <>>> The place is the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, the time a few days before the Fourth of July. 0000035304 00000 n in FHSU Felten-Start Theatre. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! (\+,m4Qb9hlf ))Fk@qyb|F?Du58ouviYHK6dU9x= |)o_!J.| qBMGU) Mg53B)iYJTN!,3\aMZ9w)mL endobj A seamstress, Popeye Jackson, arrives and Carnelle hires her to make a pageant costume. The Miss Firecracker Contest will be performed at 7 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday . ), A magnifying lens? 6 0 obj A knock at the door introduces us to Popeye, played by Rebecca Ann Rodriguez in her Desert Rose debutshe is a student at UC Irvine, though no stranger to the desert and its world of theater. about five oclock Monday afternoon on a hot day at the end of June. 0000025434 00000 n POPEYE: What d'ya dream about at night? <> Popeye herself is quiet, shy, and impressionable, shown when she falls in love with Delmount after only seeing his picture. <> It's a big event. endobj 0000012401 00000 n She twirls them about. kFdX4@qE\A)uJPsEf6KZa[oUK >n,9#RK_l1Q`oc|Er(%*[~Cn9Br\8rrKNoQ"b%eD'oyk"6 M7+X:j,hZu3hbfmJj"^j`y'^X]Tbs#^nuF6R7K' NN+pwd)f&X#ick"J-SlVt7x*pQ^QZ-)*>7}Ehu=}CpTjsqT/js_X*8tFR >UUB8+bZr,vPR-Y%ruzqJozjEyS*j6Br8.HJ3Lp^XX_uZfh c[K]Ug3^^QRO(y2{8aDwJA-?[Q}1J$ endobj Popeye, a 23-year-old quirky seamstress, arrives to take her measurements for the contest. Boom! 0000031552 00000 n I think it will. 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. 0000010979 00000 n -- The bombs bursting in air -- Boom! 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. It's the beauty contest. 0000037381 00000 n She has signed up for the contest for several reasons, but the root of it all is to bring some positive meaning to her life. -- that our flag was -- Boom! 0000024572 00000 n 0000006781 00000 n Women's Audition Monologues. Boom! Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. 0000037668 00000 n I think that'll work. The Miss Firecracker Contest? 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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. 2 0 obj End: Carnelle: He was released this spring, but he hasnt been home since. Length Medium Time Period Contemporary Show Type Play Tags 0000018358 00000 n You need that thing to s, Goodness gracious. 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. endobj Holly Hunter played the lead, . leaving her in the hands of her aunt and uncle. When you are ready to print, please highlight, copy, and paste into a document. They have it in Brookhaven every Fourth of July. 0000024288 00000 n 0000013910 00000 n Carnelle looked up to and admired, but she only felt genuine love from Delmount. Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest is underway, with Carnelle barely making. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 0000010426 00000 n Its a comic volcano of a play, populated by offbeat, but vital, larger-than-life characters The Hollywood Reporter. 0000038228 00000 n Allison Dixon performs a comedic monologue for her senior recital at Western Carolina University. The Miss Firecracker Contest Character Popeye Jackson Gender Female Age Range Young Adult, Adult Style Comedic Act/Scene Act Two, Scene 2 Time & Place A dressing room, fairgrounds, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. DAILY SIKESTON STANDARD 10c PER COPY Published Doily Except Sunday OUR 53rd YEAR SIKESTON, SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1962 NUMBER 31 Halloween Costume Contest Winners Castro Rejects Inspection Of Soviet Missile Removal FUNNIEST COSTUMES: Sandra Eaton, first; Mike Hodges, - e md' nd JoAnne Graff, third. 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. 0000009309 00000 n endobj 0000030979 00000 n Join the StageAgent community 8 0 obj 0000035920 00000 n % 5 0 obj @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 0000020958 00000 n <> The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley. ''The Miss Firecracker Contest'' ends with Carnelle, Popeye, and Delmount watching the Independence Day pyrotechnics from a perch atop the tent where the contest was held. Its a tradition. 0000037096 00000 n See, Elaine was Miss Firecracker way back when she was just eighteen. 0aNFN2-[K}FG? As The Miss Firecracker Contest opens, Carnelle Scott is practicing her talent routine for the upcoming Fourth of July beauty pageant in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Elain (Patricia Richardson), a prissy former Miss Firecracker, has just fled her boring wealthy husband in Natchez. [ 11 0 R] I was a student at the FIU Theatre Department over a decade ago and I am thrilled to be back (even if on Zoom) I'm especially honored to be working with fantastic students who have given so much and risen to the challenging occasion. Synopsis Carnelle (Hunter), an oversexed hellion who was orphaned as a young child, has always played second fiddle to her beautiful, older, Southern belle cousin -- a past Miss Firecracker contest winner. POPEYE. xY]o}}%%0pdMX,l3oe;C+@cK9spL>L&^g'w 'q8$`!5?h:/oo6f8G2M2?l'I1>L:) ,Q$M`x4U`*V XmeO;|,Fi[z3HPTaG$&T\x)vDy>#)mCX:#![IG/xgq m+zce,2g{gXE?1a]x;h5DG\+[ 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 C@9VZC]!gVkeRWu[?5cRV[-g KTi7g!>?q?,8N\g[8]m&nd6*u_c&rK#> 5 0 obj As always.read the entire script before performing your monologue. 0000022195 00000 n This preview shows page 1 - 2 out of 5 pages. <>>> Let's see, that was, "And the rockets red, (Then as the imaginary Roman candle goes off. But, aided by a touchingly awkward seamstress named Popeye and several other nutty Elain is greeted on her return to Yazoo City as a conquering heroine, entrusted with giving. 3 0 obj About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . 0000028916 00000 n 0000007858 00000 n 0000010146 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 15 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>> 0000022746 00000 n 17 0 obj 0000033324 00000 n 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. %PDF-1.6 % An orphan taken in by her genteel relatives, she idolizes he.. (Picnic box dinners. a |{r@aGO p( because she is unexpectedly leaving her husband. 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