New Jersey Stage 2017: Issue 3 | Page 62

On Stage : Theatre

The Miss Firecracker Contest South Camden Theatre Co , 400 Jasper Street , Camden

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 . Written by Beth Hanley ( Crimes of The Heart ) and directed by Scott Grumling , The Miss Firecracker Contest is presented by the South Camden Theatre Company from March 10 to March 26 in the Waterfront South Theatre .

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