Fuse is lit for 'Miss Firecracker'


The Little Theatre of Fall River raises the curtain tonight on its production of Beth Henley's comedy, "The Miss Firecracker Contest." Written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of "Crimes of the Heart," "The Miss Firecracker Contest" takes place in a small Mississippi town a few days before the Fourth of July. Carnelle Scott 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. With the unexpected arrival of her former beauty queen cousin and her brother – recently released from a mental institution – Carnelle's efforts are complicated. The production is directed by Joe Wallace, and features Christina Wolfskehl, Karyn Valcourt, Stacy L. Cabral, David Faria, Joseph Luca and Shandy Monte.
8 tonight through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday in the Margaret L. Jackson Arts Center Theater at BCC, 777 Elsbree St., Fall River. $12, with discounts for students, seniors, groups of 20 or more. Reservations: (508) 675-1852. Information: www.littletheatre.net

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