Women's Audition Monologues. Its, Carnelle, is an irrepressible young woman who thinks that winning the local beauty contest will restore her, soiled reputation and make her somebody in her, her along the way are a dysfunctional bunch who tackle life in, beauty queen cousin, Elain, who comes to offer advice and to run away, brother, Delmount, has come home from the mental institution to, another way out. 0000038772 00000 n All the actors are playing caricatures, but the others have discovered the truth behind the. 0000022746 00000 n <> Oh, I'm fine. 0000016016 00000 n 0000029527 00000 n 0000021635 00000 n 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. Popeye is the timid, nearsighted seamstress helping to create Carnelle's pageant costumes. ," she picks up a wooden spoon that she uses as an imaginary roman candle. xY]o}}%%0pdMX,l3oe;C+@cK9spL>L&^g'w 'q8$`!5?h:/oo6f8G2M2?l'I1>L:) ,Q$M`x4U`*V XmeO;|,Fi[z3HPTaG$&T\x)vDy>#)mCX:#![IG/xgq m+zce,2g{gXE?1a]x;h5DG\+[ 0000010979 00000 n Carnelle (Phylicia Mason), who has been living in her late aunt's house, has developed the wrong kind of reputation among the community's blue-nosed gossips after catching syphilis and passing it. 3 0 obj <>>> Popeye, twenty-three, is a small, glowing, person. 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DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd, 100% found this document useful (21 votes), 100% found this document useful, Mark this document as useful, 0% found this document not useful, Mark this document as not useful, Electronic Edition by Alexander Street Press, L.L.C., 2012 . startxref endobj Carnelle turns away from the mirror with a glint in her eyes. 0000022469 00000 n The Miss Firecracker Contest Summary Act 1, Scene 1 As The Miss Firecracker Contest opens, Carnelle Scott is practicing her talent routine for the upcoming Fourth of July beauty pageant in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, The Miss Firecracker Contest guide sections. . da;B972KlJ6~C`~#@sgJpn$\fQ(9=_gZ/;/4|[JG SDCu 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. Through specific local color, Miss Henley has touched upon truths that reach us all. endobj , Carnelle Scott, 24, the beauty contestant, Elain Rutledge, 32, Carnelles first cousin; a beauty. POPEYE: You can just relax. Qg~1|9 g~__CD/_4RH =I%2Pc*>$qGG!Hi5/B%AL yQ!>z| E(J[B1WX(llxS2HL([F YP vm }AUZN:5@|GEcKumS2x.6g)'?lQ~jG'CGK;A;Awr . 0000036229 00000 n %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz 0000009580 00000 n This boisterous and bold dark comedy, a true Beth Henley play, explores human nature through the slightly larger-than-life, and finds earnest humor and satire in many of the same places. Carnelle experienced an emotionally tough childhood. 1318 0 obj <>stream CARNELLE (Overcome): Oh, gosh, I don't know TESSY: It's the truth. 0000010702 00000 n CARNELLE: You know you do this very well. Anyhow, we're happy up until the time when Uncle George falls to his death trying to pull this bird's nest out from the chimney. 4 0 obj Elain admits that she has left her, The lights go up onstage. 0000013295 00000 n endobj kFdX4@qE\A)uJPsEf6KZa[oUK >n,9#RK_l1Q`oc|Er(%*[~Cn9Br\8rrKNoQ"b%eD'oyk"6 M7+X:j,hZu3hbfmJj"^j`y'^X]Tbs#^nuF6R7K' NN+pwd)f&X#ick"J-SlVt7x*pQ^QZ-)*>7}Ehu=}CpTjsqT/js_X*8tFR >UUB8+bZr,vPR-Y%ruzqJozjEyS*j6Br8.HJ3Lp^XX_uZfh c[K]Ug3^^QRO(y2{8aDwJA-?[Q}1J$ 0000019490 00000 n yux-lb*J cy}A{4|(jh}6[pNuFO0b SV|pB3T)&cBOA?KM-%>.x qUU#uU What happens when you call miss vickie's chips. 0000029197 00000 n Carnelle looked up to and admired, but she only felt genuine love from Delmount. zMpV5[(+"7H3>zS-'4.X rs?,+T)+_f.2|m#m4KEgJJ@glV:]!effW<1cw((z \a r^7mA 0000007067 00000 n and is determined to make hers more fulfilling. The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley. 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Who: Carnelle is a charismatic, 24-year-old girl from Brookhaven, a small town in, She has signed up for the Miss Firecracker Contest, a beauty pageant that, She has signed up for the contest for several. 0000033864 00000 n endobj 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. endstream endobj startxref <> When, the record comes to "And the rockets red glare. Everyone's saying it. xref She begins panting deeply as she goes to open the door for Popeye Jackson. FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR TICKETS ONLINE or call 707-266-6305. 0000019221 00000 n I dont know where he is now. 2 0 obj Oh, and, It's something, I tell you, hard work. 0000035920 00000 n 0000032174 00000 n Hope you enjoy The Miss Firecracker Contest. <>>> Popeye earned her nickname by accidentally putting ear drops in her eyes as a child which caused them to swell. . New York, NY 10016 Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 0000014492 00000 n 0000010146 00000 n in FHSU Felten-Start Theatre. 8 0 obj fH+"e~h:= |:a\V1IV?%)%yN6? %PDF-1.5 0000016547 00000 n %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 0000034695 00000 n <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 0000018935 00000 n . She says you've done some really fine work in her shop. 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 . <> You need that thing to s, Goodness gracious. "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. Miss firecracker contest popeye monologue. C l" She twirls them about. endobj <> I think that'll work. *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$z(Ad{ P@ySQ#gKy7(&=%jAIb*|{C}Gr`l PjlPsLCDTV?j-yUezt5>/?rYr m/yCXTF@OGfBdnQ;:Opx1e #A@Iu[VjhHV-d:3Ez"2}kL`4\@Ek]+nnYo^DD*tJ'~w&5*=P9[*uvWUUMbDn/j*BfLPv!?mG49>[6RypaKn.8"9*6 *pr -am away, leaving the only family left in her life to be her Aunt Ronelle, and her two, Her aunt and uncle did show Carnelle love, however. 4 0 obj 0000030703 00000 n endobj It's a famous contest. Click on the title below to read monologue. An orphan taken in by her genteel relatives, she idolizes her older cousin, Elain Rutledge, a former Fourth of July "Miss Firecracker" contest winner who is taking time out from her life as a pampered wife in Atlanta to give a speech on "My Life as a Beauty" at this year's pageant. 0000030132 00000 n 0000047571 00000 n 0000043110 00000 n 0000012129 00000 n 0000027747 00000 n trailer 0000033324 00000 n Elain is greeted on her return to Yazoo City as a conquering heroine, entrusted with giving. 0000013618 00000 n 2 0 obj [POPEYE: I'm sorry.] B;zPctxu>uCq|xm^iVI9jzjzZ/UzH1 DELMOUNT: It's an old trick. We're all agreed. 0000012401 00000 n . Boom! she repeats part of her routine to herself. h$ -o\% Carnelle Scott (known locally as "Miss Hot Tamale") is rehearsing furiously for the Miss Firecracker Contesthoping that a victory will salvage her . It's famous. 0000011266 00000 n reading of The Miss Firecracker Contest. An orphan taken in by her genteel relatives, she idolizes he.. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. She quickly returns with wooden spoons and stainless steel knives. Brookhaven, but she wants to leave with a bang! Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28 regular admission and $22 for . 0000017129 00000 n to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! A delusional southern beauty surrounded by misfits and mental cases tries to build a road to redemption out of a small-town pageant in ways that are funny but not soul-destroying in "The Miss Firecracker Contest," a Southern Gothic play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Beth Henley, coming Nov. 14 to Fort Hays . 0000036825 00000 n hmO8_NgiTZ"-{h;N",Dj* |K*lcj&b01L)`1#=99p|l99mgN3 14 0 obj Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. endobj @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 -- The bombs bursting in air -- Boom! 0000032732 00000 n ''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. 1187 132 0000031552 00000 n 0000028626 00000 n 0000027171 00000 n Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Start: Tzara: Oh, what nonsense you talk MIKE Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Boom!. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or 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. 0000031265 00000 n POPEYE. 0000032450 00000 n Reviewed Performance: 8/5/2011. hb```f````e``_ B@1V ~},ofk?I I'[j Ny47W" 7kj k18:@AD50v@hf@#H@" ak ]LeAeWO30OP#diF byf+KQ g 2 0 obj to learn more about this monologue from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! ", (She goes to mark down the ideas in her notebook.). stream Anyway, it was way back that first year when I came to live with them. [ 11 0 R] 9c_+a@5T_^oqFj`!psJ/:E]>^ 6 0 obj 56-57. Popeye Jackson: Kristi Ramos Toler. Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest opens in the living room of Carnelle. Delmount (Mark Linn- Baker), lately a lunatic asylum inmate, has just quit. endobj 0000048673 00000 n For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Henley, Beth, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Dramatists Play Service, 1985, pp. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 15 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 1>> 0000025132 00000 n See, Elaine was Miss Firecracker way back when she was just eighteen. % Expertly, in fact. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! For the final "Oh, say does that. 0000011828 00000 n <> (\+,m4Qb9hlf ))Fk@qyb|F?Du58ouviYHK6dU9x= |)o_!J.| qBMGU) Mg53B)iYJTN!,3\aMZ9w)mL POPEYE: Well, I guess, I just don't know nothing about it. their mother. She dreams of one day finding that one special love. 0000039076 00000 n It got a production at the Manhattan Theatre Club offBroadway in 1984 directed by Stephen Tobolowsky, who was Henley THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST comes to Laurel Little Theatre next year. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 17 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 2>> 0000023325 00000 n mother passed away at a young age and not long after, her father abandoned her. THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Apr 27-May 13, 2018 Written by Beth Henley Stage Direction by Dana Nelson-Isaacs Choreography by Alise Guzik. xYmOH0dg&7bUrv9VhhziAg&L!Ib&c?]W38 {I7 XEnn~ .. G^;o7c|zKAhL'^X=7yEF9. 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. 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 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 . As always.read the entire script before performing your monologue. 0000050641 00000 n The reaction is very slow at 25C. endobj [POPEYE: He fell off from the roof?] 0000016837 00000 n } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br 16 0 obj dpsinfo@broadwaylicensing.com. 0000007591 00000 n The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! 0000008751 00000 n Don't be a slacker! 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