'The Miss Firecracker Contest' at the River Campus

ABOVE: Carnelle Scott, played by Sarah Anderson, strikes a pose as seamstress "Popeye" Jackson, played by Madison Doty, takes her measurements for a costume she will wear in the talent section of "The Miss Firecracker Contest," during an opening night scene Wednesday at the Rust Flexible Theatre on the River Campus of Southeast Missouri State University. BELOW: Carnelle Scott gives red, white and blue material to seamstress Popeye Jackson for the costume she will wear in the talent section of "The Miss Firecracker Contest." More performances will be at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.