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‘The Miss Firecracker Contest’ at LFHS uses humor to teach about acceptance

Lake Forest High School junior Bailey Lawrence stars as Carnelle, the lead in “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” which ran Feb. 4-6 in the David Miller Theater at the school. Nicki Koetting/22nd Century Media
Popeye (Lissy Gantos, left) measures Carnelle (Bailey Lawrence) for her pageant outfit in a scene of “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” which ran Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 4-6, in Lake Forest High School’s David Miller Theater. Photos by Nicki Koetting/22nd Century Media
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Nicki Koetting, Editor
5:17 pm PST February 10, 2016
On the surface, the play “The Miss Firecracker Contest” is a comedy about a young woman who will do anything to win a beauty pageant and the hilarious cast of characters who accompany her on the journey.
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