The Miss Firecracker Contest

The Miss Firecracker Contest
Written byBeth Henley
CharactersCarnelle Scott
Popeye Jackson
Elain Rutledge
Delmount Williams
Mac Sam
Tessy Mahoney
Date premieredMay 1, 1984 (1984-05-01)
Place premieredManhattan Theatre Club
New York City
Original languageEnglish
SettingBrookhaven, Mississippi

The Miss Firecracker Contest is a Southern literature play written by Beth Henley.[1] It was originally produced in Los Angeles in 1980 at the Victory Theater directed by Maria Gobetti. It got a production at the Manhattan Theatre Club off-Broadway in 1984 directed by Stephen Tobolowsky, who was Henley's romantic partner at the time. It moved to a larger off-Broadway house, the Westbank Theater, where it ran for a year.[2][3] Although not as popular as Henley's Crimes of the Heart, The Miss Firecracker Contest has been generally well received among critics.[4] Set in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the play explores the themes of femininity, beauty, and the need to be accepted.[5]

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