0000009309 00000 n . 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. 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 does not carry a, Wheew! endobj 0000021635 00000 n It's a famous contest. Show more 1. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 792 612] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Elain (Patricia Richardson), a prissy former Miss Firecracker, has just fled her boring wealthy husband in Natchez. Women's Audition Monologues. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. 0000013618 00000 n ] S)A#DDSD_ endstream You see, I registered today. @QHzP\ ykvjB\| o pNkqUM;TI:RCV ( }W&reapbTb#8'hfHEJKy8#V3Je8@shizcu 1Fu^[_Q- X2N. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 3 0 obj miss-firecracker-contest.doc (22k) Luke Longacre, May 4, 2013, 4:05 PM. J17N57ynK&HMEoF. (\+,m4Qb9hlf ))Fk@qyb|F?Du58ouviYHK6dU9x= |)o_!J.| qBMGU) Mg53B)iYJTN!,3\aMZ9w)mL These are obviously the kinds of roles actors can happily chomp on Time Magazine. The Miss Firecracker Contest has a lot of fun playing off the conventions of Southern Gothic literature (typified by writers like Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers). stream POPEYE: I don't know, your face looks tired. <>>> 0000024572 00000 n (.w@P*F:BBi tT)pckWM*^-dK&+z' | Boom! 2 0 obj -- gave proof -- Boom! 0000002936 00000 n <> It's famous! Carnelle lives in a crumbling rococo house filled with antique furniture and lace . 1318 0 obj <>stream 0000007858 00000 n endobj endobj %%EOF <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 17 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 2>> 0000010426 00000 n w !1AQaq"2B #3Rbr 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. 0000030402 00000 n 0000005219 00000 n % Carnelle looked up to and admired, but she only felt genuine love from Delmount. I thought maybe you was having bad dreams. Reviewed Performance: 8/5/2011. 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. the need to clear up her tarnished reputation throughout the town due to her. When the record is over Carnelle goes to remove the needle, as. CARNELLE: What? 2 0 obj [12] Let's see, that was, "And the rockets red, (Then as the imaginary Roman candle goes off. Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest is underway, with Carnelle barely making. 0000028626 00000 n endobj 11 0 obj Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Start: Tzara: Oh, what nonsense you talk MIKE 5 0 obj endobj endobj . I don't know. 0000035920 00000 n Are you going to help me? And Popeye, her near-sighted friend in Coke . 0000007067 00000 n The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. <> 0000018052 00000 n Carnelle experienced an emotionally tough childhood. 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CS0 5}]BZx|$-(`3\ri]6hok*&}o?$. 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. endstream endobj startxref 0000005363 00000 n 0000012995 00000 n A seamstress, Popeye Jackson, arrives and Carnelle hires her to make a pageant costume. POPEYE: Alright. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. zMpV5[(+"7H3>zS-'4.X rs?,+T)+_f.2|m#m4KEgJJ@glV:]!effW<1cw((z \a r^7mA endobj 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. 0000023034 00000 n ), A magnifying lens? 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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. The general conclusion the characters reach is that, even if the real you is, making outfits for bullfrogs. (Picnic box dinners. 0000024003 00000 n -- that our flag was -- Boom! She pushes the rolled up rug back even f. needle back on the record spinning on the record player. 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$ She quickly returns with wooden spoons and stainless steel knives. 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. ijK).X#a#h>OaH+23K&# Come on in." and more. 0000038772 00000 n Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. startxref Through specific local color, Miss Henley has touched upon truths that reach us all. It's the beauty contest. Start: Carnelle: Lets see, that was. She has signed up for the Miss Firecracker Contest, a beauty pageant that takes place in the town every 4thof July. $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? 0000008200 00000 n Eventually, both plays were produced on Broadway and, made into movies with screenplays also written by Henley. trailer to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! 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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. 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 0000032450 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. 0000025434 00000 n 0000047818 00000 n 0000030979 00000 n Does anyone have a monologue cut from, "The Miss Firecracker Contest," by Beth Henley?! 0000031265 00000 n 0000021905 00000 n "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. Carnelle now realizes how precious life is. [ 11 0 R] They're incredible, those two. 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. Popeye comments that the house, her recently deceased Aunt Ronelle. Popeye is the timid, nearsighted seamstress helping to create Carnelle's pageant costumes. stream because she is unexpectedly leaving her husband. 0000034128 00000 n <> 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 I dont know where he is now. You know, noble, in a, Do not sell or share my personal information. The Miss Firecracker . 8 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 It's a big event. 10 0 obj Don't be a slacker! Expertly, in fact. 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Carnelle Scott, twenty-four, stands with her back to the audience looking into a mirror. reading of The Miss Firecracker Contest. 3 0 obj Wandering into the chaos as Carnelles seamstress is sweet and strange Popeye, who falls in, love with Delmount. A dressing room, fairgrounds, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. 12 0 obj 0000040258 00000 n She dreams of one day finding that one special love. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 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 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! 0000023325 00000 n Why Representative Louis Pooleys gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. 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 One thing that Delmount and Popeye have in common is that they are both social outcasts who cannot imagine what is so important about the Miss Firecracker contest. won the Pulitzer Prize. xW{lW#w5k'TaYt:wl%4TU!tSktvIfMdKMkKJCabZ&A 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. "The Miss Firecracker . Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest opens in the living room of Carnelle. <> And by golly, she is going to succeed. 0000014198 00000 n . 0000038496 00000 n (Who has removed a magnifying glass from her pocket. 2J0X=JX9-yCSS(OnVI)&z2yGjr!f YYKcWeq~r$t40sDm_msvM*5OZm[GW4. C l" B;zPctxu>uCq|xm^iVI9jzjzZ/UzH1 to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! When you are ready to print, please highlight, copy, and paste into a document. leaving her in the hands of her aunt and uncle. 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. 0 @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 Popeye Jackson Popeye is the seamstress who makes Carnelle's costume; she becomes involved in the pageant madness while adding further strange elements to the story. She says you've done some really fine work in her shop. {ZL'>,MMklGg,M8x-:rs{}UR; }Zcgj3+m3B!/#VE)~)RN-irjm`oJM'\c$x%;Mb!^P7v2 An orphan taken in by her genteel relatives, she idolizes he.. endstream 0000008751 00000 n Popeye may be a calmer,. She, says, "Pow," each time she imagines it goes off. If you just hit "print" every single monologue will print!!! 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 . to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! ), Well, I wanted to go with something really patriotic. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 0000048673 00000 n 0000021291 00000 n Oct 22, 2011 - a gaggle of images that remind me of Popeye. 0000015728 00000 n 0000019490 00000 n <> 7 0 obj Of course, now, I'm not an, (Looking at the sketches through the lens. Delmount (Mark Linn- Baker), lately a lunatic asylum inmate, has just quit. Elain (Mary Steenburgen) returns to Yazoo City for the contest to give a speech, My Life as a Beauty. 94 0 obj <>stream Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! 0000020348 00000 n 0000037668 00000 n 0000050641 00000 n 0000037938 00000 n endobj Monologue Analysis - Monologue Analysis THEA 2100 Laine Teramo 11/15/13 Miss Firecracker Contest By: Beth Henley 1. Who what where when why? The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley. h$ -o\% Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. 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. They're right over here, I believe. Why, Representative Louis Pooley's gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. POPEYE: Well, I'm that for . . POPEYE: I would like t'have seen it. FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR TICKETS ONLINE or call 707-266-6305. stream Holly Hunter played the lead, . 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. Miss firecracker contest popeye monologue. New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season <>>> Length Medium Time Period Contemporary Show Type Play Tags 0000037096 00000 n <> She says you seem really experienced to her. }7\'JC MiQfJ+54iWMR*Wyq.6!#.5*Qf3_[Y(l"4zD5=!%.WPf6z9OOh[" endobj 0000031552 00000 n 0000036229 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. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. New York, NY 10016 ?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! endobj Kinda traditional. 0000040499 00000 n Hope you enjoy The Miss Firecracker Contest. Delmount Williams, 28, Carnelles first cousin; Tessy Mahoney, 23, the beauty contest coordinator. 0000029830 00000 n For the final "Oh, say does that. 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Popeye (former Tulsan Alfre Woodard) to fashion a becomingly gaudy dress to go with her dyed red hair. 0000016547 00000 n A certain second order reaction is found to have an activation energy of 80.3 kJ mol 1 . 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." . Theatre Arlington's production of The Miss Firecracker Contest was a pleasant way to start my weekend as I attended opening night this past Friday. 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 . 0000043110 00000 n <> mother passed away at a young age and not long after, her father abandoned her. 0000022746 00000 n Anyway, it was way back that first year when I came to live with them. Popeye herself is quiet, shy, and impressionable, shown when she falls in love with Delmount after only seeing his picture. 2 0 obj 0000038228 00000 n But Carnelle is ready to turn the tables. 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. 1 0 obj 5 0 obj 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\+[ Dunlap also designed the set, which transforms from the family home to the festive fairgrounds at intermission. As The Miss Firecracker Contest opens, Carnelle Scott is practicing her talent routine for the upcoming Fourth of July beauty pageant in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Just fine. she still always felt like an outcast in some way. Carnelle checks a notebook, then rushes madly back to the kitchen. hbbd```b`` qd5dC^"YIN0 4 0 obj 0000028916 00000 n 13 0 obj 56-57. 0000027171 00000 n stream 0000036825 00000 n 0000010146 00000 n POPEYE: Yes. endobj v.1. We're all agreed. The only real disappointment in the cast is Mary Steenburgen. 0000037381 00000 n The Miss Firecracker Contest by Beth Henley (Carnelle, Tessy) Ruined by Lynn Nottage (Josephine, Sophie, Salima) Maids of Honor by Joan Casademont Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz Doppelganger by Jo J. Adamson (Model) Street Stories by Paula Cizmar (Elise) Epiphany by Heidi Decker (Woman) Tsunami by Christina De Lancie (Dodie) endstream endobj POPEYE: You can just relax. She twirls them about. and is determined to make hers more fulfilling. Boom! Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring <> dpsinfo@broadwaylicensing.com. xM1 0000033324 00000 n endobj 0000016837 00000 n Well, here're the sketches. . %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 xref 0000009871 00000 n 15 0 obj You make me uncomfortable. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 0000034695 00000 n 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. -- through the night, -- Boom! 0000009580 00000 n DELMOUNT: What are you saying? Carnelles living room, Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1980s. 1187 0 obj <> endobj 0000034997 00000 n Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Apr 27-May 13, 2018 Written by Beth Henley Stage Direction by Dana Nelson-Isaacs Choreography by Alise Guzik. 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Popeye Jackson: Kristi Ramos Toler. stream to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! 0000053075 00000 n 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. 0000035304 00000 n The relative abundances of the M to the M+1 peak were in the ratio of about 100 to 5. Beth Henley strikes again. in FHSU Felten-Start Theatre. 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 0000017771 00000 n [POPEYE: He fell off from the roof?] Join the StageAgent community 0000020958 00000 n The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. 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. ), Boom! "Miss Firecracker Contest" shows at New Stage Theatre April 15-27. %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz 17 0 obj a staircase leading to the upstairs rooms. For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Henley, Beth, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, pp. As always.read the entire script before performing your monologue. 0000012401 00000 n THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST comes to Laurel Little Theatre next year. CARNELLE (Overcome): Oh, gosh, I don't know TESSY: It's the truth. Humorous All Kiding Aside Bums--Evelyn Bums--Mary Bus Stop Coupla Chicks DELMOUNT: It's an old trick. data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAKAAAAB4CAYAAAB1ovlvAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAw5JREFUeF7t181pWwEUhNFnF+MK1IjXrsJtWVu7HbsNa6VAICGb/EwYPCCOtrrci8774KG76 . Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more scenes from MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST by Beth Henley CARNELLE Popeye's going to be using this red material to make my costume for the Miss Firecracker Contest. New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project 0000026881 00000 n The remaining performances in Princeton are on Saturday at 8 P.M. and next Sunday at 7:30. Its a tradition. A seamstress, Popeye Jackson, arrives and Carnelle hires her to make a pageant costume. Carnelle is tallish with. 0000027747 00000 n 0 All the actors are playing caricatures, but the others have discovered the truth behind the. ''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. 0000044102 00000 n endobj 14 0 obj [7Kr gdb[\|$UU3>$q8P !ihw#;`2x!_/n`O|dwTw=yi"M0Mn>np-AMQoi2YqKX/Q1>\[Ios[q6Y8w1Md[xnqs =(cYmU: L'q]r9AKs8ZbS[gytP\!H8Nv1FB5!](TuE <> The excitement and anticipation of the show's . New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project Click on the title below to read monologue. 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