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. %%EOF yux-lb*J cy}A{4|(jh}6[pNuFO0b SV|pB3T)&cBOA?KM-%>.x qUU#uU 0000015728 00000 n 0000015147 00000 n POPEYE: I would like t'have seen it. 1 0 obj But it's coming a. -- The bombs bursting in air -- Boom! 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. Expertly, in fact. 0000035920 00000 n <> 0000010146 00000 n New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season <> 440 Park Avenue South 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. 0000053075 00000 n This preview shows page 1 - 2 out of 5 pages. New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season 94 0 obj <>stream 0000009580 00000 n leave town in a blaze of glory. 0000025710 00000 n CARNELLE (Overcome): Oh, gosh, I don't know TESSY: It's the truth. See more ideas about popeye, firecracker, jackson. axtf kp7TOUhbM"3D+C D!zz$FK(q0Bo=;vR`~MLWbZ #yhyh13HA^ZzwC .AE>^C\!Q}o <>>> 0000007858 00000 n Elain (Mary Steenburgen) returns to Yazoo City for the contest to give a speech, My Life as a Beauty. Who: Carnelle is a charismatic, 24-year-old girl from Brookhaven, a small town in Mississippi. Miss firecracker contest popeye monologue. CARNELLE: You know you do this very well. J17N57ynK&HMEoF. endobj 0000012129 00000 n Ill children: Elain and Delmount. Popeye, whose brother threw gravel in her eyes when she was a child and then tried to ease the pain with eardrops, hears through her eyes and sees beyond the surface of things in life. The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. This boisterous and bold dark comedy, a true Beth Henley play, explores human nature through the slightly larger-than-life, and finds earnest humor and satire in many of the same places. Carnelle checks a notebook, then rushes madly back to the kitchen. New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project Nicole Harris as Carnelle, Devin Arnold as Delmount and Anna Simmons as Popeye watch the fireworks during a performance of "The Miss Firecracker Contest" at Natchez Little Theatre. Monologues are presented on StageAgent for educational purposes only. {ZL'>,MMklGg,M8x-:rs{}UR; }Zcgj3+m3B!/#VE)~)RN-irjm`oJM'\c$x%;Mb!^P7v2 0000016280 00000 n 0000007067 00000 n 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. <> This is a spectacular young actor. } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br They're incredible, those two. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. endobj 0000023034 00000 n It's a famous contest. <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> They have it in Brookhaven every Fourth of July. 0000050641 00000 n CARNELLE: What? <>>> <> -- through the night, -- Boom! Popeye may be a calmer,. Allison Dixon performs a comedic monologue for her senior recital at Western Carolina University. 0000012995 00000 n ), Boom! Are you going to help me? endstream <>>> xM1 . But Carnelle is ready to turn the tables. Women's Audition Monologues. endobj Performances run February 24-25, March 3-4 at 730pm, and March 5 at 2pm. Carnelle experienced an emotionally tough childhood. She quickly returns with wooden spoons and stainless steel knives. 0000028041 00000 n mother passed away at a young age and not long after, her father abandoned her. She says you've done some really fine work in her shop. Popeye comments that the house, her recently deceased Aunt Ronelle. [Qpa0t[iY5M il_[6UGo63Rqv5bJi7#xD Zm. $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? 0000028316 00000 n Popeye herself is quiet, shy, and impressionable, shown when she falls in love with Delmount after only seeing his picture. 0000039076 00000 n ", (She goes to mark down the ideas in her notebook.). . I dont know where he is now. Click on the title below to read monologue. A certain second order reaction is found to have an activation energy of 80.3 kJ mol 1 . 0000011266 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. DELMOUNT: What are you saying? . 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. 0000027747 00000 n This little child walked in, I told her what happened and thats when she give me the news, Popeye, youre fired.. 0000022746 00000 n 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 relative abundances of the M to the M+1 peak were in the ratio of about 100 to 5. <> Carnelle is tallish with. 4 0 obj . endobj Brookhaven, but she wants to leave with a bang! 0000048673 00000 n Vf uf?B0` . because she is unexpectedly leaving her husband. 15 0 obj The reaction is very slow at 25C. It's the beauty contest. 0000013910 00000 n 4 0 obj 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 C@9VZC]!gVkeRWu[?5cRV[-g KTi7g!>?q?,8N\g[8]m&nd6*u_c&rK#> 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. 54 Great Monologues for Young Actors Vol. It's the beauty contest. 0000033864 00000 n Miss Firecracker (1989) Posted on June 22, 2020 . 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. 0000014198 00000 n The following monologue is taken from the first scene in the play. POPEYE: Yes. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! She leaps into her talent routine that requires tap dancing, marching, and baton twirling, none of which she is extremely adept at. Boom! For the final "Oh, say does that. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more monologues from . 0000031552 00000 n Popeye, a 23-year-old quirky seamstress, arrives to take her measurements for the contest. THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST Apr 27-May 13, 2018 Written by Beth Henley Stage Direction by Dana Nelson-Isaacs Choreography by Alise Guzik. <> Just make yourself at home. 0000009871 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. JGs@ JsM &|xI%$7m25\. Popeye Jackson The Miss Firecracker Contest 2 All monologues are property and copyright of their owners. 0000009309 00000 n Carnelle turns away from the mirror with a glint in her eyes. The other main peaks appeared. @APX6&%UG%)I?fDX+$q'$2 CARNE-LLE: That's right. *3-b]-Qd-KP\Fp9@'/F!Bz8meQ2 QP5N"x!mQ02a\o0`hO;t?~+S &S(Dk @*1m)3X4V&}eu]*vDw;aB]c`[V #.d@2>c"L6@)ITOphv$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 0000017771 00000 n Miss Firecracker - YouTube Carnelle Scott is best-known in her hometown of Yazoo City, MS, for her unrepentant promiscuity. 0000025132 00000 n Historically black colleges and universities. POPEYE: I don't know, your face looks tired. 0000005427 00000 n 0000019221 00000 n 0000043110 00000 n I think that'll work. I don't know. POPEYE. 0 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. 2 0 obj 0000028626 00000 n . 0000042275 00000 n zMpV5[(+"7H3>zS-'4.X rs?,+T)+_f.2|m#m4KEgJJ@glV:]!effW<1cw((z \a r^7mA (Picnic box dinners. 1187 0 obj <> endobj 0000026881 00000 n (Who has removed a magnifying glass from her pocket. Why Representative Louis Pooleys gonna be here this very year to put the crown on the winner's head. 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. reasons, but the root of it all is to bring some positive meaning to her life. 2 0 obj Don't be a slacker! 0000007591 00000 n 0000012701 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. 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 (Before going to the door Carnelle shakes her head of red hair back and forth, takes a towel from a chair and slings it carelessly around, her neck. It's famous. Through specific local color, Miss Henley has touched upon truths that reach us all. I can't figure out how exactly to cut one from the play. The place is the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, the time a few days before the Fourth of July. 2 0 obj 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. their mother. New York, NY 10016 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 . hmO8_NgiTZ"-{h;N",Dj* |K*lcj&b01L)`1#=99p|l99mgN3 <> to learn more about this scene from The Miss Firecracker Contest and unlock other amazing theatre resources! Beth Henley, The Miss Firecracker Contest opens in the living room of Carnelle. endobj Elain admits that she has left her, The lights go up onstage. -- there -- Boom! xY]o}}%%0pdMX,l3oe;C+@cK9spL>L&^g'w 'q8$`!5?h:/oo6f8G2M2?l'I1>L:) ,Q$M`x4U`*V XmeO;|,Fi[z3HPTaG$&T\x)vDy>#)mCX:#![IG/xgq m+zce,2g{gXE?1a]x;h5DG\+[ . Beth Henley strikes again. endobj And Popeye, her near-sighted friend in Coke . Its, Carnelle, is an irrepressible young woman who thinks that winning the local beauty contest will restore her, soiled reputation and make her somebody in her, her along the way are a dysfunctional bunch who tackle life in, beauty queen cousin, Elain, who comes to offer advice and to run away, brother, Delmount, has come home from the mental institution to, another way out. 17 0 obj 0000013618 00000 n she still always felt like an outcast in some way. The Miss Firecracker Contest by Beth Henley (Carnelle, Tessy) Ruined by Lynn Nottage (Josephine, Sophie, Salima) Maids of Honor by Joan Casademont Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz Doppelganger by Jo J. Adamson (Model) Street Stories by Paula Cizmar (Elise) Epiphany by Heidi Decker (Woman) Tsunami by Christina De Lancie (Dodie) New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project 0000010702 00000 n 0000033008 00000 n 11 0 obj 0000024848 00000 n Come on in." and more. 7-14. New York, NY, Shakespeare in the Woods 2023 Season Delmount (Mark Linn- Baker), lately a lunatic asylum inmate, has just quit. She has signed up for the contest for several reasons, but the root of it all is to bring some positive meaning to her life. Elain (Patricia Richardson), a prissy former Miss Firecracker, has just fled her boring wealthy husband in Natchez. 0000019764 00000 n r#?Li,R;q_N~"eMWw*,PzPc~ * =VZ1Kn(1_yhRq+7S\?2IM `ZuT6 nZyo&yGmOz IT9'IFP9\~$^x]11vR22Ac,! stream 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$ 0000047328 00000 n Popeye is the timid, nearsighted seamstress helping to create Carnelle's pageant costumes. 10/30/13 bdb. xYmOH0dg&7bUrv9VhhziAg&L!Ib&c?]W38 {I7 XEnn~ .. G^;o7c|zKAhL'^X=7yEF9. Start: Tzara: Oh, what nonsense you talk MIKE ," she picks up a wooden spoon that she uses as an imaginary roman candle. 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