Directed by Glenn Parker
The place is the small Mississippi town of Brookhaven, the time a few days before the Fourth of July. 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. The unexpected arrival of her cousin Elain, a former Miss Firecracker winner, (who has walked out on her rich but boring husband and her two small children) complicates matters a bit, as does the repeated threat of Elain’s eccentric brother, Delmount, (recently released from a mental institution) to sell the family homestead and decamp for New Orleans. But, aided by a touchingly awkward seamstress named Popeye (who is hopelessly smitten by Delmount) and several other cheerfully nutty characters, Carnelle perseveres—leading to a denouement of unparalleled hilarity, compassion and moving lyricism as all concerned finally escape their unhappy pasts and turn hopefully toward what must surely be a better future.
Performances
Friday July 11 7:00pm
Saturday July 12 2:00pm
Saturday July 12 7:00pm
Thursday July 17 7:00pm
Friday July 18 7:00pm
Saturday July 19 7:00pm
Sunday July 20 2:00pm
Friday July 25 7:00pm
Saturday July 26 2:00pm
Saturday July 26 7:00pm
Thursday July 31 7:00pm
Friday August 1 7:00pm
Saturday August 2 7:00pm
Sunday August 3 2:00pm
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