

Small Wonder
Tim J Kelly
An outrageous spoof of teenage beauty pageants.
Two hucksters, Joe Allen and Steve Bentley, decide to stage a Miss Junior Venus Beauty Pageant in order to attract sponsors and hundreds of high school lovelies who'll pay a large entry fee to make them rich.
Unfortunately, only seven girls enter, and there are no sponsors.
Complicating matters, theatre owner Mrs. Hoopway tries to evict them, and Knuckles Skinner, a menacing thug, wants to harm them bodily!
Our heroes spend most of their time either running or hiding in this good-natured farce carnival filled with goofy characters: Lois Del Monaco, who won local fame playing Romeo in a Little Theatre production; Pippi Wrongstocking, who harbors a curious secret; George, the always-smiling weatherman; and the judges Rose Bowl and Penny Loafer, straight from waitressing at Mumbles Fast Food Coffee Shop.
The lunatic action and slapstick plot gets funnier and funnier, with the actual pageant as the finale, complete with an outlandish talent show.
Amazingly, everything turns out okay.
The no-problem set is a snap, and the staging is simple.
Many of the small roles may be managed with only a couple of rehearsals.
This is one night's entertainment that will keep you laughing!
From the author of The Butler Did It and The Amazing Adventures of Dan Daredevil
| Character |
|---|
| Miss Cranberry Bog another. |
| Miss Wildlife another. |
| Sheri Page pageant official, Joe's sister. |
| Miss Industry another pageant contestant. |
| Steve Bentley pageant producer, always one step from disaster. |
| Joe Allen more of the same. |
| Melba cleaning woman, sarcastic. |
| Mumbles fast food merchant. |
| Gail Anderson police sargeant, undercover. |
| Sonia police cadet, another contestant. |
| Mrs. Hoopway owns the theatre, a dragon. |
| Rick works for public access television. |
| Dee DEE - Rick's female work partner. |
| Lois Del Monaco dreams of stardom, strange girl. |
| Pippi Wrongstocking another contestant, from Sweden. |
| Chad her brother. |
| Deputy Scott handy with eviction notices. |
| Kunckles Skinner gangster, very threatening. |
| Cuddles O'Boyle Knuckles' girlfriend. |
| Fingers Knuckles' nervous henchman. |
| Mrs. Georgia Hopkins formerly Greta Swan, a stage mother. |
| George Vincent weatherman, all smiles. |
| Penny Loafer waitress. |
| Rose Bowl another. |
| Miss Better Health beauty pageant contestant. |
Night Of The Living Beauty Pageant is a American comedy play written by Tim J Kelly and published by Samuel French (1992).
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