The Southern Gothic characters of the “The Miss Firecracker Contest” do not lead lives of quiet desperation. Starting with Brookhaven, MS town slut-turned local beauty pageant contestant Carnelle Scott (zestfully portrayed by Kirsten Ehlert), “Crimes of the Heart” playwright Beth Henley’s frisky fictional creations are one big hot mess after another.
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See Beth Henley’s a Splendid Southern Gothic Comedy “The Miss Firecracker Contest” on Feb. 10-26 at RLT
Kirsten Ehlert stars as Carnelle Scott of Brookhaven, MS, in “The Miss Firecracker Contest” by Beth Henley. Carnelle will do anything to win the town’s annual Fourth of July beauty pageant, including tap dance and somersault to ”The Star-Spangled Banner,” while clenching a sparkler in her teeth.