Look for the monologue from valerie its her only piece in the play but its an amazing monologue. Feel free to take a moment to get into character between slating and starting your piece. The film, set in yazoo city, mississippi, was written by pulitzer prizewinning playwright beth henley and is based on her 1984 play, the miss firecracker contest. Tamblyn will play carnelle scott, a lonely young woman in mississippi who hopes that persevering in the patriotic pageant of. Carnelle scott known locally as miss hot tamale is rehearsing furiously for the miss firecracker contest hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished. Her plays include crimes of the heart, impossible marriage, the miss firecracker contest, the wake of jamey foster, and the debutante ball. Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for carnelle scott from the miss firecracker contest join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. In delmont, mississippi, a beauty pageant, the miss firecracker contest, is held every fourth of july.
Any, full length, short, musical, collection, monologue. Many different characters with nice monologues may need some cut and paste. It got a production at the manhattan theatre club offbroadway in 1984 directed by stephen tobolowsky, who was henleys romantic partner at the time. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the miss firecracker contest.
It would be great if it was a monologue about a pageant or something. Though the miss firecracker contest may come across as light and fluffy, its far from onedimensional, according to the cast. Carnelle scott known locally as miss hot tamale is rehearsing furiously for the miss firecracker contesthoping that a victory will salvage her. See more ideas about firecracker, brookhaven mississippi and mississippi. Meeting up with old friend mac sam brings back memories from carnell s wild days but this is always cut short by pageant coordinator tessie who wants to put on the best miss firecracker contest ever. But she just knows that one opus by johann sebastian bach. Its heroine, carnelle, is an irrepressible young woman who thinks that winning the local beauty contest will restore her soiled. Set in the south, henleys heroine carnelle scott wont stop at anything to win the local beauty pageant in order to leave her past behind. This is not new material, but henley replaces some of the painful sincerity with. She does not find her identity in a beauty title, but she may yet find it with the help of.
The miss firecracker contest offbroadway the miss firecracker contest. The miss firecracker contest, by beth henley, takes place in the small mississippi town of brookhaven, just a few days before the fourth of july. She enters the miss firecracker contest, the local 4th of july beauty pageant, and puts her. If you just hit print every single monologue will print humorous all kiding aside bumsevelyn bums. Orphaned at eight, she was raised with her two spoiled first. Join stageagent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities.
As the play begins it is the beginning of july in brookhaven, mississippi and 24. She is a young girl trying to follow in her older sisters footsteps. A good movie with a good message for your kids about the important things in life. Popeye jacksons monologue from the miss firecracker contest including context, text and video example. Act 1, scene 1 as the miss firecracker contest opens, carnelle scott is. As a carpenter is she not the tearsandtiara type, and after a year of walking the straight and narrow is she ready to cut loose.
Winner of most outstanding speech and drama performer award at the north of perth festival kim lazarus monologue from the miss firecracker contest winner at north perth festival youtube saved from. Speak loudly and clearly to the directors when you say this, stand up straight, and plant your feet. When you are ready to print, please highlight, copy, and paste into a document. Miss firecracker contest the miss firecracker contest by beth henley. With its compulsively entertaining subject matter, this intimate collection of stories by nora. David schweizers rigorous delight in the play, his relentless championing and keen knowledge of cut it, dont cut it, maybe cut it made laugh live and helped me breath. The miss firecracker contest 1984 offbroadway tickets. The miss firecracker contest by wimberley players ctx. Waynes knowledge and fervent passion for the world of the play was transformative. She is determined to rid herself of her tarnished past by entering and winning the title of miss hot tamale in the towns miss firecracker contest. The miss firecracker contest south camden theatre company.
Carnelle scott known locally as miss hot tamale is rehearsing furiously for the miss firecracker contest hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow her to leave town in a blaze of glory. I thought i would like this play more since it is beth henley and set in my moms hometown of brookhaven, ms. Billys inability to buy into such a script has much to do with his own rejection of. Hmm, i suppose that talent part of the contest will count quite a bit. The unexpected arrival of her cousin elain, a former miss firecracker. This woman writes robust female characters who are often from the south like her. Monologue amdas student population is diverse and, as an institution, amda subscribes to the. Im sure its just cause the judges think shes some sort of concert pianist. Miss firecracker is a 1989 american comedy film directed by thomas schlamme. Carnelle scott known locally in the small mississippi town of brookhaven as miss hot tamale is rehearsing furiously for the miss firecracker contest hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow her to leave town in a blaze of glory. In the miss firecracker contest, carnelle is trying to find an identity other than orphaned cousin, other than miss hot tamale, and other than the ugly loser she sees herself to be. Bhs theatre is an award winning high school theatre program located in north richland hills, tx.
The miss firecracker contest play monologues stageagent. The miss firecracker contest is a southern literature play written by beth henley. As are most of henleys works, this play is set in a small southern town. We are going to do the play the miss firecracker contest, and i want to do i monologue that is similar to the theme of the play. Beth henleys miss firecracker contest opens at cape fear playhouse. She looks up to her older sister and wants to win the miss firecracker contest and be. Audition dates set for northwests fall production of the. The miss firecracker contest, along with other beth henley plays, is characterized as a southern gothic. Augustines limelight theatre opened the month of march with a bang with its revival production. A professor suggests monologues and offers some tips for college auditions. Miss firecracker contest to light up taylor little the. Carnelle scott is rehearsing furiously for the miss firecracker contest, hoping that a victory will salvage her tarnished reputation and allow her to leave the town in a blaze of glory.
Laughter drives it with charisma, while perspective and. The pieces are all new, worldpremiere plays written by area playwrights, and have a. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. A southern comedy by pulitzer prizewinning playwright beth henley. My audition is at the end of the week, so i need it asap. In response to carnells commonsensical advice that he get some shots and so.
Miss firecracker to open on broadway the new york times. Popeye jacksons monologue from the miss firecracker contest. Love, loss, and what i wore judson theatre company. The unexpected arrival of her cousin elain, a former miss firecracker winner, who has walked out on her rich but. This hilarious comedy begins in a small mississippi town of brookhaven a few days before the fourth of july. Most pieces of furniture now have price tags tied onto them. Proving that a great show is always in fashion, love, loss, and what i wore has become an international hit. A hilarious contemporary comedy from the authors of sleepless in seattle, when harry met sally, youve got mail, and julie and julia. The miss firecracker contest is a twoact play based in a small town in mississippi in the mid 1980s during which the protagonist carnelle hopes that winning a local beauty contest will provide the selfesteem and validation destroyed by her dysfunctional family and her own poor choices. Willow gregory entered the miss firecracker contest on a dareand won. It stars holly hunter, mary steenburgen, tim robbins, alfre woodard, and scott glenn. As the play opens, carnelle is seen onstage dressed in a.
The miss firecracker contest by beth henley carnelle, tessy ruined by lynn nottage josephine, sophie. Beth henleys play the miss firecracker contest, which won critical praise in its off broadway run in 1984, will be mounted on broadway this spring, starring the emmynominated amber tamblyn joan of arcadia, the shows producers announced on tuesday. From the author of crimes of the heart, the miss firecracker contest is a southern gothic comedy for which henley is best known. Here is popeye jackson in the miss firecracker contest explaining how she. Monologues for young women the miss firecracker contest beth henley the miss firecracker contest by beth henley the play. The miss firecracker contest written by beth henley. The miss firecracker contest act 1, scene 1 summary. The miss firecracker contest is a play by beth henley that tells the story of carnell scott, an orphan living in brookhaven, mississippi. Waking up in a strangers bed with no memory was on her mind.
Playwright beth henley continues off the success of her most famous play crimes of the heart in the late 1970s by writing a gem of a comedy, the miss firecracker contest. The miss firecracker contest runs august 5 21 at theatre arlington. The tale of carnelle scott, a young woman with bright red hair, who dreams of escaping her humdrum exis tence in rural mississippi. Popeye is the seamstress who makes carnelles costume. Wayne barker, the composer, was with this piece from the first workshop. In the mean time, shy and quirky popeye falls in love with carnell s cousin delmont who has just returned from a stay in a mental institute. Stein as carnelle scott, tori sicklick as popeye jackson in a scene from the miss firecracker contest, written by beth henley. A small town beauty pageant sets the scene for the miss firecracker contest, a southern comedy by jacksons own beth henley. Selected monologues from the miss firecracker contest including video examples, context and character information. Carnelle scott from the miss firecracker contest summary.
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