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Lyrics by Dean Pitchford i i

Book by Lawrence D. Cohen

(based on the novel by Stephen King)

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PROLOGUE

PERCUSSIVE RHYTHMS surround us, building into an OVERTURE OF SOUND. Just as the very floor beneath us seems to be shaking, the LIGHTS reveal the stage full of GIRLS in the middle of an arduous workout with MISS GARDNER:

GIRLS [chant]

UP! DOWN! GO TO TOWN! GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT!

LEFT! RIGHT! KEEP IT TIGHT! KEEP THOSE MUSCLES HOT!

ONE! TWO! SHAME ON YOU! OVERWEIGHT'S A SIN!

THREE! FOUR! MAKE IT SORE!. KEEP THOSE BODIES THIN!

[they sing]

Every day I just pray Every move I make is right

Where I go Who I How H now . ear my hair Saturday night

i? And I worry What if all my ends should split? I worry What can I possibly do To fit ■

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IN! Smack! Right on track! What comes close to that?!

Until you've BEEN In You ain't where it's at!

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GIRLS (cont) Cuz when you're OUT It's Just the pits You can never win

There's no DOUBT That Life just doesn't begin Until you’re

[chanting GARDNER against them]

IN! OUT! SCREAM AND SHOUT! KEEP THOSE BUNS IN SHAPE!

GRUNT! GROAN! PANT AND MOAN! THERE IS NO ESCAPE!

[singing]

Bought the clothes Did my nose. Gawd, I’ve followed every rule

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There's too much at stake to think about school

I go crazy Nobody cares what it does to me It's crazy I would go out of my mind. To be

IN! Smack! Right on track! What comes close to that?! Until you've BEEN In You ain't where it's at!

Cuz when you’re OUT It's Just the pits You can never win

There's no DOUBT That

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PROLOGUE-3

[DANCE SEQUENCE form

sport in musical follows. Then]:

GIRLS And some day If I don't stand out one bit Oh, some day I may be normal enough- To fit

IN Smack! Right on track! What comes close to that?! Until you've BEEN In You ain't where it's at!

Cuz when you're OUT It's Just the pits You can never win There's no DOUBT That Life just doesn't begin Until you're [The GIRLS form a HUMAN PYRAMID IN!

scattering the Then it COLLAPSES GIRLS in slow-motion]:

GIRLS [screaming, overlapping, echoing]

Carrie! Carrie! CARRIE!!!

[CARRIE emerges from.the rubble. As the LIGHTS CHANGE and the other GIRLS freeze, she sings]:

CARRIE FATHER ABOVE HEAR MY PLEA DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN NOT TO ME TAKE ME AWAY FROM ALL OF THIS AGONY

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CARRIE fcont) DEAR LORD NOTHING I DO IS EVER DONE RIGHT THAT'S ALL THAT I HEAR OH, DEAR LORD I'D LIKE TO FADE INTO THE SUNLIGHT AND JUST DISAPPEAR

[MOMMA, I'M LOST WHAT WENT WRONG? CAN'T YOU COME HOLD ME? MAKE ME STRONG? ISN'T THERE SOMEWHERE I CAN BELONG?

MOMMA EVERYTHING'S BETTER WHEN YOU'RE NEAR ME YOU'RE BRAVE WHEN I'M NOT OH, MOMMA IF I CRY OUT I HOPE YOU HEAR ME YOU'RE ALL THAT I’VE GOT]

[From the-mass of GIRLS, one- voice rings.'out]:

CHRIS HARGENSEN Carrie White eats shit!

[The.class bell RINGS to the period and a return to reality. As the GIRLS pick themselves up and begin to move away

an end

overlapping rhubarb]:

GIRLS Jesus, Carrie...

What a loser Thanks, Carrie...

Wouldn't choose her What a mess How she's dressed.

Shh, she'll hear -- Such a clod Look at that bod

What a freak Stupid geek... tapering off [And so on

fading now...] .

GIRLS Pain in the ass. . . Late for class...

God Carrie...

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ACT I

SCENE 1: SHOWERS. LOCKER ROOM

The GIRLS undress and enter the showers. From behind the glass partitions, they sing of their hopes and aspirations, their se cret thoughts and dreams:

GIRLS SILVER.LACE WITH A BLUE GRAY BODICE CALL ME BACK BUT HE NEVER DID ALMOST THREE IN THE MORNING

(1) (2) (3)

(4) DON'T YOU HATE WHEN YOU HATE YOUR BODY? TREATING ME LIKE I'M STILL A KID

(6) ' TOUCHING ME WITHOUT WARNING ' (5)

(7) FIXING ME UP CUZ HE'S GOT THIS FRIEND PROMISED ME MAYBE HE'S TAKING ME TO THE PROM (8)

(ALL) DREAM ON DREAM ON

• DREAM ON DREAM ON

(9) TOLD HIM 'NO I SAID 'NO

1 BUT HE KEEPS INSISTING BUT HE DOESN'T HEAR'

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(6) I DON'T KNOW WHY HE TRIES (SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME

(10) BUT HE KEPT RESISTING

DO YOU WANT A BEER? • (3 GIRLS) WITH YOUR PARENTS AT HOME?

YOU COULD DIE FROM HIS EYES (9) I SAID

SO I GO

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(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME (CHRIS) DREAM ON

(8) HE TOLD ME THAT, TOO (8) WELL, HE’S TAKING ME TO THE PROM

(4) BUT HE SAYS IF I STOP EATING SWEETS I CAN LOSE 20 POUNDS

• BY JUNE

(11) I WAS HIS FIRST - (11) I'VE GOT HIS RING

(ALL) DREAM ON DREAM ON DREAM ON DREAM ON

• [We highlight CARRIE in the shower]

CARRIE WHY'D THEY LAUGH WHEN THEY KNOW I'M TRYING MOMMA SAYS 'EVERYBODY SINS SAINTS AND ANGELS ABOVE ME

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CARRIE (cont) I WOULD DIE IF THEY CAUGHT ME CRYING I WOULD LOVE IF I HAD A TWIN SOMEONE TELL ME YOU LOVE ME

SOMETHING IN PINK WITH ORCHIDS TO WEAR SOMEONE TO CARE AND MAYBE I'D FINALLY BELONG

ALL THE GIRLS DREAM ON DREAM ON DREAM ON DREAM ON

SILVER LACE WITH A BLUE GRAY BODICE (1) (9) SO I TOLD HIM HE DOESN'T DESERVE ME

BRACES SUCK BUT I'M ALMOST DONE (4) (5) I GOT DRESSES TO BURN

(3 GIRLS) WHY ME? (3 GIRLS) BILLY NOLAN'S A PERVERT

(7) HE'S GOT SO MUCH TO LEARN (CHRIS) NO SHITI

AND HE'S IN HIS FORTIES (4) WHAT A SLOB (2) HE'S GOT HIS NERVE

(5) (10) MAKES- ME SICK

(8) GET A J03 (3) WHAT A PRICK

(6) BUT IT'S NEVER FUN (VARIOUS GIRLS) NOT SUPPOSED TO BE FUN

...WE WERE JUST HAVING FUN FUN. FUN. FUN

(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME (3 GIRLS) LOVES ME!

t GIRLS) HE ALWAYS SAYS THAT HE'S MINE (3 OTHERS) YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME 3 MORE) WELL, HE SHOULD MAKE UP HIS MIND (3 MORE) IF HE'S TAKING ME

TO THE PROM (3 MORE) HE TURNED ME DOWN

BUT HE'LL COME AROUND

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(3 MORE) OH, LISTEN, HE TURNED ME DOWN BUT HE'LL COME AROUND

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(ALL) DREAM ON . DREAM ON .

DREAM ON DREAM ON

[CARRIE looks down at her hand: it's full of blood. She screams.

to see what's wrong]:

GIRLS Carrie? What's going on?

it's blood! Look -Oh, gawd....

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CARRIE Please help me! Help me!

GIRLS What'd she do now? -She's hurt. Jesus... -Somebody help No, wait... -It's just

CARRIE I'm bleeding!

CHRIS her period.

CARRIE Bleeding!!!

SUE you've got your period.

CHRIS Carrie's got the curse!

For God's sake. Carrie

Hey, everybody

SUE Clean yourself up...

CARRIE (confused)

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CHRIS (taunting, a chant)

Carrie's got the curse! Carrie's got the curse!

CARRIE T f f f • • • m . in

SUE it's just Don't be stupid

CHRIS § NORMA Carrie's got the curse! the curse!

[Led by CHRIS, the GIRLS crowd around CARRIE, encircling her, shrieking with laughter as the chanting becomes a jungle of echoes] :

GIRLS

s( V't tjoc THE CURSE! As. i i

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GIRLS (cont) (moving into)

PLUG IT UP! PLUG IT UP! PLUG IT UP! (against which)

THE CURSE! THE CURSE! THE CURSE! (seesawing through)

CARRIE! CARRIE! CARRIE!

(CARRIE runs from one to the other -- her bloody hand oustretched for help. The GIRLS are a choreographed mob: treating it as a joke, forming a chain, throwing her back, chanting):

GIRLS CARRIE!

(tossing her back)

(one final lunge) CARRIE!

CAR-REE!!!

revealing GARDNER. CARRIE reaches up and

leaving

(The chain breaks Hysterical clutches her white shorts a bloody handprint)

CARRIE i Hel me:

GARDNER Damn:it!

(To calm her, GARDNER slaps CARRIE. At the same instant, there's a BRIGHT FLASH OVERHEAD as a NEON LIGHT sizzles and explodes like a FLASH OF LIGHTNING above.

SPARKS FLYING DOWN from ••

A long beat everyone Then): freezes as it sizzles out.

GARDNER Carrie?

GIRLS Gawd... -Didj a see that?! What the hell...? -Jesus H. ... Omigod...

CARRIE I'm bleeding!

GARDNER Stand up and take care of yourself.

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CARRIE

It.. hurts.

GARDNER it's just your period. C'mon now

CARRIE

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GARDNER You don' t...

(realizing she doesn't know)

Oh

CARRIE (wonderment)

My period?

GARDNER

Yes. Yes. (a beat)

You're okay, you.'re safe.

GIRLS (buzzing, .in a ripple)

What's the matter? -Didn't her mother tell her? Looking so dumb -Not a clue Look at her -Just her period...

GARDNER Don't you all have a class?

[The GIRLS start to move off just CHRIS and SUE remain]

CHRIS . The stupid bitch never knew

GARDNER (sharply)

Do you believe it?'

Chris!

SUE But Chris is right. Miss Gardner.

GARDNER I'm surprised at you.- Sue

ACT I

SCENE 2: LOCKER ROOM

GARDNER, SUE, CHRIS arid CARRIE remain: each in her separate world, lost in her private thoughts. Only occasion- ally do they address each other di- rectly.

GARDNER I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE NEVER LEARNED SHE'S SO NAIVE AND SO AFRAID

CHRIS Bleeding like that? She got what she deserved. D'you believe her?

SUE HER MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

CHRIS That holy-roller mother of hers...

GARDNER SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

CHRIS always ranting how everybody's going straight to hell except her and her precious little Carrie...

SUE WHAT HAVE WE DONE HERE? MY GOD

I'D‘NEVER TRY TO HURT HER

CHRIS Remember the time she got down on her knees?

On her goddamn knees I Praying in the cate

GARDNER

THE GIRLS WENT WILD I WAS SHOCKED THE WAY THEIR FACES BURNED CHRIS I'D EXPECT BUT NEVER SUE

CHRIS Goddamn prayin

SUE SHE CRIED LIKE SHE WAS BROKEN

CHRIS it was perfect! And that light bulb breaking

SUE 6 GARDNER SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

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CHRIS (addressing SUE)

Squealing like a stuck pig...

SUE Chris...

CHRIS Well, she was. She was...

SUE You're my best friend but sometimes I don't understand you.

CHRIS She's a pig. What's to understand?

SUE C'mon. think of Carrie. >

CHRIS My heart bleeds for her.

GARDNER go home for the rest of the day. Carrie

(As SUE begins to exit CHRIS calls out after her):

CHRIS Norma calls her Scar White! You know what Norma calls her?

SUE Chris, please.

GARDNER It'll be all right, Carrie...

CHRIS I just .call her stupid bitch!

SUE (leaving) That's enough, Chris.

GARDNER You'll see. trust me...

CHRIS do you love it? Scary White

GARDNER (leaving, too) I promise. I'll make it right

CHRIS (as she leaves)

Scary White! Scary White!

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from the period and nightmares all. Chris

a catalog of fears and through them

voice]:

CHRIS (o.s.) v White! Scary-White! Scary White!

CARRIE not my name!

(singing) That's not my name! In at

THAT'S NOT Mi' NAME!

DOESN'T ANYBODY EVER GET IT RIGHT? CARRIE! WHY DON’T THEY REMEMBER I AM CARRIE WHITE? CARRIE! IS THAT ANY HARDER TO SAY THAN GODDAMN TOAD AND

CRAZY AND WEIRDO AND DUMB BITCH AND

DOESN'T ANYBODY THINK THAT I CAN HEAR? I HEAR! SPECIALLY WHEN I GOT THEM SCREAMING IN MY EAR I HEAR WHEN DID EVERYBODY DECIDE I'M THE ONE-WHO'S THE FLOP? IF I HAD A WISH. GOD. I WISH THEY'D STOP

I WISH THEY’D STOP HOW I WISH THEY’D'STOP

[LIGHT CHANGE now, taking us to]:

ACT I

SCENE 2B: THE STREET

CARRIE continues:

CARRIE I WILL NOT CRY I’M OKAY I TRY SO HARD TO PLAY THEIR WAY WHY DO THEY FIND IT SO HARD TO SAY

CARRIE WHY DO THEY ALWAYS TREAT ME SO BAD? THEY ALL KNOW MY NAME IT 1S CARRIE I DON’T KNOW WHY THEY ALL GET SO MAD IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME

WHAT'S GOING ON DEEP IN ME? THERE’S SOMEONE NEW. WHERE I USED TO BE ONE OF THESE DAYS THEY’RE GONNA SEE

CARRIE

SOMETIMES THEIR HATRED IS OUT OF CONTROL GOD, HOW THEY HATE ME! MOMMA SAYS SUFFERING IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL BUT THEY HURT ME! AND IF I COULD I’D BRING THEM ALL DOWN TO THEIR KNEES I'D MAKE THEM SORRY FOREVER FOR TEASING CARRIE * * * * * *

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I WISH I WAS BLESSED WITH SOMEONE WHO’S NOT LIKE THE REST

I'D CLOSE MY EYES AND SUDDENLY HE’D BE THERE HANDSOME AND WISE AND PROB'LY A PRINCE WHO CAN DANCE ON AIR AND HE'D ASK ME OUT EVERY NIGHT I’D SAY ALL RIGHT.

AFTER A WHILE HE’D ASK ME TO WEAR HIS RING MOMMA WOULD SMILE AND GIVE US HER BLESSING FOR EVERYTHING

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CARRIE (cont) CARRIE

THEN ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO SCREAM NIGHT AND DAY POOR, PRAYIN’ CARRIE'

THEY'D SEE ME WITH HIM AND THEY MIGHT EVEN SAY HELLO, CARRIE

AND FINALLY I'D HEAR THAT WORD SOUNDING SO SWEET THOUSANDS OF VOICES FOREVER REPEATING CARRIE CARRIE CARRIE

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I AM THE SOUND OF DISTANT THUNDER THE COLOR OF FLAME T'M CARRIE I AM A SONG OF ENDLESS WONDER THAT NO ONE WILL CLAIM BUT SOMEDAY OH, MY SOMEDAY SOMEONE WILL KNOW MY NAME!!!

[SHE continues on her way home. beautiful The MUSIC changes

hymnlike now, as we go to):

ACT I

SCENE 3: THE WHITE BUNGALOW

We reveal the White living dominated by a large CRUCIFIX of Jesus WHITE.

room

and we then see MARGARET She sings with the purity

ecstasy and reverie-like devotion or a true believer:

MARGARET OPEN YOUR HEART LET JESUS IN OPEN YOUR HEART LET JESUS IN

LORD, YOU HAVE FOUND ME, A-WANDERIN' IN THE DARKNESS LIGHT MY WAY WITH YOUR TRUE FAITH AND I'LL SING WITH JOY OF MY NEW FAITH

(Carrie appears, watches MARGARET)

JESUS, POSSESS ME: SWEET SAVIOUR BE MY SHEPHERD BLESS EACH ENDEAVOR TIL*I-FINALLY JOIN YOU FOREVER

CARRIE Hello Momma.

MARGARET Carrie, come sing with m«.

CARRIE (quietly)

OPEN YOUR HEART

MARGARET Lift up your voice

LET JESUS IN Carietta.

CARRIE OPEN YOUR HEART

MARGARET (joining her)

LET JESUS IN

MARGARET § CARRIE (counterpoint) I WILL SEE CHOIRS OF SAINTS AND ANGELS SINGING LORD

FINALLY FREE FROM. TEMPTATION AND THE FLAME OF HELL’S DEVASTATION

THEN HE WILL TAKE ME AND WASH ME IN THE RIVER I WILL MAKE CELEBRATION IN THE JOY OF FINAL THE LIGHT OF FINAL

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MARGARET § CARRIE (cont) (OPEN YOUR HEART) LET JESUS IN OPEN YOUR HEART LET JESUS IN

orchestra

(They embrace)

CARRIE I love you, Momma.

MARGARET Carrie. I love you

CARRIE (slowly, tentatively)

Something happened at school today. Momma. Something terrible.

MARGARET Terrible things are our way of being tested

CARRIE

Carrie.

I know, but the other girls

MARGARET You're not like the other girls.

CARRIE I am! I never thought so, but But I am. Momma

MARGARET you’re special. You're not. Carrie

CARRIE Momma. You're not listening to me

MARGARET I've heard all I want to hear.

CARRIE In., in the shower...

MARGARET You are forbidden to shower with the other girls.

CARRIE I know, but Momma

MARGARET (softly, implacable)

Forbidden.

CARRIE Momma... I started to bleed.

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MARGARET (a long beat; then)

What. .. ?

CARRIE and the other girls they laughed at me I started to bleed y

MARGARET What else?

CARRIE and she slapped me Miss Gardner came in Miss Gardner

MARGARET What else?

CARRIE A lightbulb broke.

[FULL STOP. Silence. Then]:

MARGARET God! Oh. God!

CARRIE Momma, what is it?

(no answer) Why are you look at me like that?

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Momma, you're frightening me. (still no.reply)

MARGARET the Curse of Power! The Curse of Blood

CARRIE Momma

. MARGARET And God made Eve from the rib of Adam. Bow your head and pray.

And Eve was weak and loosed the raven on the world. 1

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CARRIE Momma, don't shut me out!

MARGARET 'And the Raven was called Sin. And the firs Lust. And the Lord visited Eve with a Curse the Curse of Blood.

Sin was the Sin of and the Curse was

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(MARGARET begins to sing while CARRIE entreats her):

CARRIE Momma, how could you know? Why didn't you tell me?

MARGARET AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM’S RIB AND EVE WAS WEAK AND EVE WAS WEAK AND EVE WAS WEAK

AND GOD MADE EVE TO BEAR THE CURSE THE CURSE OF BLOOD THE CURSE OF BLOOD THE CURSE OF BLOOD

It's not a curse! It's something all girls go through

You should have told me!

Momma

(MARGARET'S hand flashes out and strikes CARRIE. in; as the vamp plays through she instructs CARRIE):

MARGARET

The music kicks

Bow your head and pray, woman!

CARRIE Momma, I'm changing...

MARGARET Pray to heaven for your wicked soul!

(singing) THE RAVEN CAME TO PLAGUE THE WORLD ITS NAME WAS SIN ITS NAME WAS SIN ITS NAME WAS SIN begin!

AND LUST WAS HOW THE SIN BEGAN THE SIN WAS MAN UNDERSTAND?!? THE SIN WAS MAN!

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GOD HAS SEEN YOUR SINNING JUST BEGINNING PRAY FOR YOUR SALVATION FROM DAMNATION

PRAY OR HE WILL BURN YOU HE WILL BURN YOU

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MARGARET (cont)

THE SEED CONVEYS THE POWER AND IT'S COME AGAIN TT'S COME AGAIN IT’S COME AGAIN

UNTIL THE SEED IS CRUSHED THE POWER NEVER ENDS IT NEVER ENDS IT NEVER ENDS

CARRIE I WAS SO SCARED MOMMA

AND THEY ALL STARED I THOUGHT I WAS DYING I STARTED CRYING MOMMA! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! Oh PLEASE DON'T HURT ME

Momma YOU'LL BECOME SATAN'S BRIDE PRAY FOR MERCY, GET DOWN ON

YOUR KNEES YOU'VE GOT JEZEBEL’S PRIDE AND YOUR SOUL IS A HOLE OF

DISEASE

I CAN SEE YOU INSIDE DON'T BELIEVE WITH YOUR EYES

I CAN SEE HOW YOU'VE LIED BUT I NEVER TOLD LIES!

THAT’S HOW LUCIFER FELL MOMMA, HOW COULD I KNOW?

AND YOU‘•RE HEADED FOR HELL I WONT LET YOU GO!!! MOMMA. LET ME GO!!!

(MARGARET drags CARRIE toward a trap door in the floor)

I’M NOT A SINNER NOT A SINNER!

HEAVEN HATES A SINNER HATES A SINNER!

SAVE YOUR SOUL FROM BURNING GOD, SHE’S BURNING PRAY OR '

MOMMA, STOP, THAT’S BURNING! STOP, IT’S BURNING MOMMA

HE WILL BURN YOU! NO! NO! PLEASE! MOMMA, PLEASE LET ME GO!

HE WILL BURN YOU! NO! PLEASE. MOMMA!- NO! NO!

(MARGARET manages to whirl CARRIE into the small cellar space below locking the door on top of her. As she does so, the CRUCIFIX be- gins to bleed. Then): —

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MARGARET AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM'S RIB AND EVE WAS WEAK AND EVE WAS WEAK AND EVE WAS WEAK . .

AND GOD MADE EVE TO BEAR THE CURSE THE CURSE OF BLOOD THE CURSE OF BLOOD THE CURSE OF BLOOD

FATHER, DON'T FORSAKE HER FATHER, TAKE HER

CLEANSE AND PURIFY HER WITH THE FIRE AND THE POWER . . AND THE GLORY FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!!!!! AMEN!!!!!!!!!

ACT I

SCENE 4: DRIVE-IN MOVIE

The latest teen horror MOVIE is be- ing projected to an audience of what appears to be empty cars, in them making out like crazy various stages of undress, angry BILLY NOLAN shoots into view:

the KIDS in

Then an

BILLY HEY, BABY, WHAT'S THE DEAL? I'M JUST TRYING TO SHOW YOU HOW I FEEL WHY DID WE COME HERE IF YOU'RE GONNA FIGHT?

CHRIS ME FIGHT?

BILLY THAT'S RIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT!

CHRIS SCREW ROMANCE! SURE!

YOU’RE JUST TRYING TO GET INTO MY PANTS HOW CAN YOU RUIN SUCH A PERFECT NIGHT?

BILLY OH. RIGHT

CHRIS YOU MIGHT

BILLY NOT QUITE

CHRIS BOYS LIKE YOU

YOU DON'T EVEN CARE FOR-LOVE

BILLY THAT’S NOT TRUE

I NEVER GET ENOUGH ■ ME? !

(.TOMMY and SUE pop up into view in the next car):

SUE WON'T YOU TAKE ME HOME? TOMMY

I THINK I WOULD RATHER BE ALONE I’VE STILL GOT HOMEWORK AND IT'S TEN O'CLOCK

TOMMY OH. GREAT!

SUE

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TOMMY NOW WAIT!

HEY, BABY DON’T GET MAD I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU FEEL BAD BUT YOU SHOULDN'T TREAT ME LIKE I’M JUST A JOCK

SUE LIKE WHEN?

TOMMY JUST THEN

SUE OH, MEN!

SEE? BOYS LIKE YOU NEVER THINK OF SOMEONE ELSE

TOMMY ME?! THAT’S NOT TRUE I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP SO, BABY DON’T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS DON'T BABY. DON'T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS

TOMMY Is it Something I did?

SUE It's not you... it's Carrie.

CHRIS Goddamn Scary White...

BILLY Who the hell:is Scary White?

CHRIS YOU DON'T HEAR A WORD I SAY MAYBE CUZ YOUR BRAIN GETS IN THE WAY - I' THINK YOU’RE THE VICTIM OF AN ACTIVE GLAND

BILLY OH. YEAH?

CHRIS OH. YEAH.

BILLY

OH, YEAH?

YOU! WHAT A TWISTED MIND! DON'T YOU KNOW THAT BOYS ARE GOING BLIND CUZ THEY DON’T HAVE SOMEONE WHO WILL LEND A HAND

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CHRIS

THAT'S SMART!

BILLY

MY HEART!

CHRIS DON’T START!

BOYS LIKE YOU WHAM AND BAM AND THANK YOU MA’AM!

BILLY ME? THAT'S NOT TRUE WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?

BILLY S TOMMY

SO BABY DON’T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS

• DON’T, BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS

SUE We were hurting her.

TOMMY

It was a joke.

CHRIS what a scream! God, Billy

BILLY

Oh, baby don't talk

OTHER BOYS

GEE! WHAT'D I DO? WHY’D YOU HAVE TO BE SO MEAN?

BILLY 5 TOMMY NO, BABY DON’T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS

OTHER GIRLS BOYS LIKE YOU

-WE SHOULD JUST WATCH THE SCREEN DON'T, BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS

• ALL GIRLS DON’T YOU TREAT ME LIKE SOME LITTLE TOY OR I'M JUST GONNA TREAT YOU LIKE ONE OF THE BOYS

ALL BOYS YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A MAN

I’M DOING THE BEST THAT I CAN! WELL GODDAMN!

(DANCE BREAK here; then back into):

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ALL / DON'T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS -* DON'T, BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS

GIRLS ALL WE EVER DO IS PARK THEN FOR HOURS YOU GROPE ME IN THE DARK WE WOULD GO BOWLING IF YOU REALLY CARED

YOU DON'T

BOYS I DO

GIRLS YOU DON'T!

BOYS » KAY. GOOD GIRLS GO TO HEAVEN, SO THEY SAY BUT BAD GIRLS. THEY GO EVERYWHERE

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GIRLS NO FAIR!!

BOYS SO THERE!

GIRLS I SWEAR!

GIRLS BOYS LIKE YOU

YOU DON'T EVEN CARE FOR LOVE

BOYS

V THAT'S NOT TRUE! ME! ? I NEVER GET ENOUGH

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BOYS 'LIKE YOU YOU CAN BARK BUT YOU WON'T BITE

•I'LL COME THROUGH IF YOU JUST TREAT ME RIGHT

//DON'T WASTE A NOW THAT WE

DON'T, BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON AMD THE STARS

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DON’T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS :

DON'T, BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS

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ALL (cont) DON’T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS DON’T, BABY, DON'T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS r#

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ACT I

SCENE 5: THE WHITE BUNGALOW

Absolute stillness illuminating the crucifix Of Jesus. CARRIE is in the small cellar space where MARGARET has locked her.

just candles

CARRIE JESUS WATCHES FROM THE WALL BUT HIS FACE IS COLD AS STONE IF HE LOVES ME WHY DO I FEEL SO ALL ALONE?

BABY SAVIOUR, MEEK AND MILD WHAT DO YOU DO WITH MY PRAYERS? IF YOU HEAR ME WHY DO I FEEL THAT NO ONE CARES?

THERE’S A MOVEMENT IN MY HEAD CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE? SOMETHING’S SHIFTING SOMETHING’S LIFTING WHY DO I FEEL IT'S SOMETHING STRANGE?

[MARGARET stands in the doorway opposite the figure of Christ]:

MARGARET , SHE'S ONLY A CHILD FATHER ALMIGHTY

BUT THE WOMAN IS WAKING INSIDE HER SHE WILL BE LOST IF HER PASSION RUNS WILD SO I CAN’T LET HER STUMBLE AND FALL AS YOU HELPED YOUR CHILD DIVINE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO HELP MINE

CARRIE MOMMA SEES INSIDE MY SOUL BUT HER FACE IS COLD AS STONE IF SHE LOVES ME WHY DO I FEEL SO ALL ALONE?

MARGARET You can go to bed now.

[CARRIE comes over to her kneels]:

CARRIE NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE

1-5-2

MARGARET I NEVER WANTED TO CAUSE YOU SUCH PAIN BUT THERE'S TIMES WHEN MY LIFE IS SO FRIGHT'NING I DO THE BEST I CAN UNDER THE STRAIN BUT I’M LEARNING AS I GO ALONG YOU ARE STILL MY PRECIOUS ONE CAN YOU FORGIVE WHAT I’VE DONE?

MARGARET CARRIE Momma, you don't need forgiveness from me Oh, I know that you do what you have to • I want to dry all your tears so you'll see That I'm sorry for letting you down

Won't you bless me now? n you look inside your heart?

Have you no mercy? In my life there's only one thing true I will always love you

I was wrong Oh, it hurts me to have to hurt you I'd rather die than see you suffer One day you'll bless me for lighting the way

Can you look inside your heart? Have you any mercy to impart? In my life there's only one thing true I love you

[They embrace, and the enormity of their love is so overwhelming for CARRIE that her power spills over: the flames in the candles literally.

rowing in heiehtl. •

ACT I

SCENE 6: GYMNASIUM

Same as I outfits, of them:

GIRLS in their gym GARDNER striding in front

1.

GARDNER You're going to tell Carrie White you're sorry.

GIRLS What?!?!

GARDNER Each and every one of you is going to tell Carrie you're sorry for what you did.

CHRIS You're joking.

GARDNER Try me.

(SHE exits to get CARRIE).

CHRIS That goddamn Carrie...

SUE Let it go, Chris.

CHRIS The hell I will.

SUE .What'd she ever do to you?

‘ CHRIS - . who was that in there with the rest of us? Hey, hey

SUE Me.

(deep swallow) Me. But I'm sorry.

CHRIS Oh you're sorry.

SUE Can it. Chris.

CHRIS Hey, everybody, Sue's sorry!

(chant)

1-6-2

just as (The GIRLS giggle GARDNER re-enters with CARRIE)

GARDNER you have something to say to Carrie.

(Silence)

Okay, class

CARRIE Miss Gardner lease

GARDNER Who's going to be first?

SUE Carrie., about the other day.. I'm serry.

GARDNER Next.

FRIEDA (a glance at Sue)

I'm sorry, Carrie.

GARDNER (to.Norma)

Your turn.

NORMA- . (a look at CHRIS; mutters)

Sorry, Carrie.

GARDNER (addressing all of them)

Girls...

(ALL OF THE GIRLS join together, echoing):

GIRLS

minus CHRIS

Sorry, Carrie.... Sorry, Carrie... Sorry, Carrie... Carrie sorry...

(Long beat. Then):

GARDNER Chris.

(CHRIS says nothing) Chris...

CARRIE it’s okay... Please

1-6-3

GARDNER Chris. We’re waiting

(CHRIS mutters something unintelligible' Speak upl What?!

CHRIS Carrie, I

CARRIE You don't have to

GARDNER . We're still waiting!

CHRIS Carrie White eats shit!

(The GIRLS react: giggles laughter. Over which):

nervous

GARDNER you're out of the Prom. That's it. Chris

CHRIS What?!

GARDNER You heard me.

CHRIS What the hell did you say?

GARDNER You are out of the Prom.

CHRIS you bitch! You can't get away with this

GARDNER• get moving. Class dismissed

CHRIS If we stick together, (they're all leaving)

She canxt get away with this. we can

Norma... Helen... Sue...

SUE Shut up, Chris. Just shut up.

CHRIS You're going to be sorry.

(striding past GARDNER; past CARRIE as well)

You're all goin to be sorry. a

ACT I

SCENE 7: THE SAME

Just CARRIE and GARDNER now and SUE, overhearing.

GARDNER Shh it’s okay. shh Carrie

CARRIE They laughed at me! They've always laughed at me!

GARDNER Carrie, I'm sorry. I didn't think Chris would go this far.

CARRIE you can't!

GARDNER Don't worry, Carrie, she won't hurt-you.

Oh Miss Gardner, please

CARRIE No, you don't understand. You've just got to let her go! You've just got to!

GARDNER What do you mean?

CARRIE ' The Prom., the Prom's very important to Chris.

GARDNER And what's right is important to me.

CARRIE the Prom is everything. But the Prom

(haltingly, then) It’s the one night... everybody gets all dressed up... and they look beautiful... all starry and grown-up... and they dance with each other and oh. it's like a dream, the most perfect dream of all!

GARDNER Who are you going with?

CARRIE Me? I'm not going:

GARDNER everybody's going to be there.

CARRIE

You just said Sure you are.

I’m. . dif ferent.

GARDNER Not that different.

1-7-2

CARRIE I am!

GARDNER Everybody feels that way.

CARRIE They've all got someone. No, they don't.

(MUSIC underneath)

GARDNER So will you, you never know.

CARRIE I do.

GARDNER Oh, come on! I’ll tell you what let's pretend

CARRIE Oh, Miss Gardner

GARDNER (overriding)

that a certain young Prince Charming comes up to retend you

CARRIE He wouldn't

GARDNER So there is someone. And this really cute guy -- he's probably really shy, too -- he says, 'Carrie, will you be my date for the Prom?'

(a long pause; CARRIE almost caught up in the fantasy)

Well? What would you say?

CARRIE No.

GARDNER Carrie! Why not?

CARRIE I'm... not pretty.

GARDNER Yes, you are. That's a pretty girl.

SO MANY YEARS YOU CRIED YOUR TEARS ALONE FRIGHTENED THAT LIFE MIGHT PASS YOU BY

THEN HE APPEARS SOMEONE WHO CARES FOR YOU

TO niiPQTTnM WHY •T* T %*T2 \ t r\

1-7-3

GARDNER LOVE CAN FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT FUNNY HOW TWO LIVES CONNECT THAT’S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

CARRIE Oh, I don't think so. Miss Gardner.

GARDNER You'll never know if you don't take the chance, you have beautiful eyes

Listen to me

CARRIE Me?

GARDNER you. And your lips . Yes, you, silly

lipstick -- the right shade of

CARRIE LiDStick? T But my mother

GARDNER Shh oh. Carrie

if you fixed your hair up -- , it could just be heaven!

and with the right dress

(sings)

LET YOURSELF GO GIVE SOMEONE HALF A CHANCE MAYBE HE’S WAITING JUST FOR YOU

’YOU NEVER KNOW THIS COULD BE PARADISE • MAYBE YOUR DREAMS JUST MIGHT COME TRUE -

IT’S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRIT SOARS ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS THAT'S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

(DANCE BREAK CARRIE into the spell, back into):

as GARDNER moves Then

GARDNER IN A WORLD WHERE NOTHING'S SURE AND NOTHING'S EVER GUARANTEED YOU SHOULD TRUST THE WAY YOU FEEL THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT’S REAL

IS IT MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRIT SOARS ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS

ACT I

SCENE 8: THE CAVALIER

A night, spot where the KIDS hang out. TOMMY comes upon a pensive SUE.

SUE TOMMY.LATELY, I'VE JUST NOT BEEN FEELING RIGHT I'M SO ASHAMED OF HOW WE’VE ALL BEEN TREATING CARRIE WHITE AM I CRAZY? AM I GETTING TOO UPSET? I'D NEVER DREAM OF ASKING BUT YOU'VE NEVER FAILED ME YET

DO ME A FAVOR...

(CHRIS zeroes in on BILLY):

CHRIS Oh, Billy...

BILLY What now?

CHRIS I want you to do something for me;.

BILLY Why don't you ask your Daddy?

CHRIS MY DADDY CAN BUY ME ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU WON'T MY DADDY SUPPLIES ME WITH THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T THERE'S NOTHING THAT DADDY EVER DENIES ME THERE’S JUST ONE WAY THAT DADDY NEVER. SATISFIES ME

ONLY YOU CAN DO IT ONLY YOU CAN REALLY GET DOWN TO IT THIS GIRL IS DESP'RATE . C'MON AND SAVE HER BABY, BABY, BABY. BABY DO ME A FAVOR

J

OH. BABY DO ME A FAVOR

SAY MAYBE DO ME A FAVOR

OBEY ME DO ME A FAVOR

UH-HUH

1-8-^ TOMMY

C'monI Nothing's too good girl Sue

or my

What's wrong? Ask me for anythinq I’11 do

cuz you’re too Depressed. I would do anything

for you.

Do me a favor You know I only want you to #

Do me a favor

it'll be No sweatl Anything you could want

• #

You say the word and I’ll

Do me a favor

Do me a favor You'll get

/ /

s\

COPEN UP SECTION HERE for GIRLS 5 BOYS AND REPLIES) It DO ME A FAVOR ft

If you help me I could even up this debt And we could all give Carrie White A night she won't forget

You know I can do it Only you can do it Only you can really pull me through it

Let's get down to it That girl

yeah yeah

Come on.and save her Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy Do me a favor

4 •

CHRIS BILLY GIRLS

/

/ /

H . I

There’s something that Carrie ■f r:- White will just have to learn ]

If she plays with fire then

4 4 0 J

/ t she1 s_ gonna get burned \

i : / I want her Jf •- I

V %

To pay up \

For all that she's cost me And make her good and sorry

4

You've got to help me!!

\

You always amaze me with the way that you think

If I was your Daddy I would buy you a shrink

But okay I'll do it

Just make sure you show me

Only you can do it Only you can really pull me through it

This girl

You know I can do it

Let's get down to it Yeah, Yeah'

Croon and save her Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy. Do me a favor

/ Do m

(cont.)

1-8-3 TOMMY SUE

Do what? I Who do you want me to invite?

I thought you'd be with me on Friday night

But no I! I know you're try- ing to do what's right

But whoa!! I won't be taking Carrie White!!

i

. No go! I know! I may

But that's just not good enough Okay...OKAY!

If you help me

I could even up this debt

Think of Carrie Carrie's really had it rough I told her I was sorry • • I

OKAY!!!

You know, I only want you to

i Let go it'll be

No sweat! Anything you could want from me

And we could both give Carrie White

You'll get You say the word and baby A night she won't forget

I-8-3A

BILLY CHRIS

favorI Do me

Do me a favor!

There's something that Carrie Only I can do it! Do me a favor! White will just have to learn

If she plays with fire then Only I can really she's gonna get burned! get down to it

1*11 be your white knight I want her To pay up For all that she's cost me I'll be your savior And make her good and sorry Baby, baby, baby, baby

I'll do your favor

ALL DON’T GET DISCOURAGED WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH WHO CAN YOU TURN TO WHEN YOU CAN’T GET ENOUGH? I'M BEGGING I’M PLEADING I’M DOWN ON MY KNEES

F YOU REALLY LOVE ME WELL. THEN. BABY! BABY! PLEASE!! X * 9

# • t • :

(suspending, holding as we envelope the following scene, going right into

ACT I

SCENE 9: THE INVITATION

As TOMMY addresses CARRIE:

TOMMY (cont) .. I know this is late notice, but if you don't have a date for the Prom, would you want to go with me?

CARRIE (astonished) What? What?

TOMMY To the Prom. It's next Friday, and -

KIDS (softly, b.g.) DO ME A FAVOR...

CARRIE (softly)

I know who you go around with. I don't like to be tricked.

(TOMMY looks over to SUE, shrugs: see?)

SUE Just trv...

TOMMY Look. Carrie I'm asking you

CARRIE Why are you doing this?

SUE Do it for me...

KIDS (b.g.) DO ME A FAVOR...

TOMMY I don't know. Just say yes.

SUE Make her sa es. . .

KIDS (a little louder) DO ME A FAVOR...

CHRIS - Do me a favor... •j .

TOMMY es.

MARGARET

1-9-2

TOMMY Do it for me. Say yes.

SUE Do it for me...

CHRIS Do me a favor...

MARGARET Carietta!

KIDS (whispered) DO ME A FAVOR!

(And in that instant, CARRIE decides):

CARRIE Yes.

(LIGHTNING and THUNDERCLAP)

SUE Thank vou.

CHRIS Thank vou.

CARRIE Thank you.

ACT I

SCENE 10: WHITE BUNGALOW

CARRIE joins MARGARET. Outside LIGHTNING. the storm worsens

CLAPS OF THUNDER.

CARRIE Momma?

MARGARET Yes?

CARRIE DON’T YOU THINK IT'S TIME MOMMA

I SHOULD TRY TO GET ALONG?

MARGARET Whatever are you going on about, Carrie? Now quiet down and let us just sit here in peace.

CARRIE I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS I WISH I COULD FIT RIGHT IN

MARGARET CARIETTA

Being different is the Lordls blessing, hears my voice alone shall be saved.'

It is written 'He who

CARRIE CAN'T WE STOP AND TALK MOMMA

THERE’S THIS BOY NAMED TOMMY ROSS

MARGARET CARIETTA!

CARRIE I’VE BEEN INVITED TO THE PROM

MARGARET PROM?

CARRIE HE ASKED ME TWICE I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I SAID YES! GOSH, HE'S SO NICE BUT, MOMMA, I STILL HAVE TO MAKE MY DRESS NOW I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK SOMETHING IN PINK? -

MOMMA, I’M SCARED I NEVER LEARNED HOW TO DANCE! I'M SO UNPREPARED SO WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN HE TAKES MY HANDS?

1-10-2

CARRIE (cont) THIS IS ALL I DREAMED IT COULD BE MOMMA, WHAT IF HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME?

(MARGARET leaves CARRIE her back on her)

turns

CARRIE His name is Tommy Ross and he's a very nice boy... He's promised to stop in before and meet you., and he'll have me home by midnight. It's next Friday... I've said yes. Momma Momma, I've said yes.

MARGARET (quietly, a trance)

I REMEMBER HOW THOSE BOYS COULD DANCE PRESSING CLOSE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS THEY COULD SWEEP ME AWAY

as if entering

CARRIE Momma?

MARGARET OH, HOW THOSE BOYS "WERE DEMONS OF ROMANCE IN THEIR CARS WE'D CHASE THE LIGHTS I KNOW JUST HOW BOYS WILL BEHAVE

CARRIE he isn't like the others. He's so

Momma! You’ll like him,

(silence from MARGARET) everything's not a sin.

You'll like this boy. Momma sweet and so., so polite.. you'll see, really you will.

Everyone isn't bad. Momma --

he's nice

MARGARET OH, HOW YOUR FATHER WHISPERED IN MY EAR FIRST THE KISS'AND THEN THE TOUCH MIXING LIES WITH THE TRUTH

HE WOULD SIGH AND TRY TO DRAW ME NEAR OH, HE'D SWEAR HE'CARED SO MUCH THAT'S WHAT THE BOYS DO

THEY'LL MAKE PROMISES THEY WILL BREAK YOUR HEART THEN THEY'LL LAUGH AT YOU WATCHING YOU FALL APART

DON'T YOU THINK THAT I KNOW? DON’T YOU THINK THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE? IT’S THE SMELL OF THE BLOOD THAT WILL DRIVE THEM MAD CHASING YOU LIKE A WHORE YES! ! !

1-10-3

MARGARET (cont) DON’T YOU KNOW THEIR GAME? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND? CAN'T YOU SEE SATAN'S PASSION HAS MADE YOU BLIND?

AND THIS BOY’S LIKE THE REST AND THEY’RE ALL LIKE THE SERPENTS WHO CRAWL YOU CAN BEG ALL YOU WANT TO BUT I RECALL

HOW YOUR FATHER CAME TO ME THAT NIGHT LIKE THE SNAKE WHO CAME TO EVE WITH THE LUST IN HIS EYES

AND HE TOOK ME AND TOUCHED ME I TRIED TO FIGHT •

SATAN MADE YOUR FATHER LEAVE BUT THE SIN NEVER DIES

CARRIE Momma, please stop!

MARGARET You’re not going.

CARRIE I’ve already said yes Momma.

MARGARET* Say no or you'll never go back to that school again. Then say no.

CARRIE Don't say that. Momma.

MARGARET The subject is closed.

CARRIE Please talk to me. Momma.

MARGARET Go to your closet.

CARRIE No. Momma.

MARGARET Go to your closet and pray.

(SHE opens the cellar door for CARRIE to flex: it slams shut.)

only

CARRIE No more praying. Momma. No more.

MARGARET Spawn of the devil!

(coming toward her threateningly)

1-10-4

(As she storms toward her flexes

CARRIE -- and with one further OF POWER, she levitates

MARGARET into the air - - high over the at>ron of the stage).

MARGARET (hissing)

Witch! (louder, a bloodcurdling shriek)

Wiiitch!!!!

(FLAMES burst from CARRIE'S hands.

CARRIE I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU AT ALL I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE I HAVE POWER I CAN USE NOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DO WILL EVER STOP ME AGAIN!

CURTAIN

ACT II

PROM NIGHT

ACT II

SCENE 1: HENTY'S PIG FARM

Later that same night. The STORM RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTNING.

BILLY'S GOON SQUAD tumble out of the darkness. Followed by BILLY. And finally CHRIS: •

rages

CHRIS I BELIEVE IN GETTING EVEN THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE BUT I JUST DON'T FORGIVE AND FORGET

I DON’T TAKE NO ATTITUDE WHEN I KNOW I’VE BEEN SCREWED CARRIE WHITE'S GOT A LOT TO REGRE 1

BILLY Shit look at all these pigs!

GOONS (interweaving)

Heey, piggies! -Yo, porkers! Piggie-wiggie! -Soo-ee! Soo-ee! Soo-ee!!!

CHRIS SWEET REVENGE REQUIRES PLANNING T'VF DONE ATT T TAN BUT NOW I NEED A MAN WITH YOUR SKILL

YOU’VE GOT ALL THE BASICS DOWN NOW WE CAN GO TO TOWN SO LET'S START MOVING IN FOR THE KILL

GO GO GO OH, BABY, SHOW ME HOW I WANT WHAT I WANT NOW!

BILLY Keep your tits on, baby.

CHRIS C'mon, Billy. Do it.

BILLY Do what?

CHRIS What I want.

11 -1 - 2

BILLY WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU WANT? WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE THAT ROCK YOU CALL A HEART DO YOU REALLY WANT TO FINISH WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME TO START? CUZ THIS IS REAL SICK SOME TRICK! YOU'VE GOT YOUR PLAN PERFECTED BUT WHAT ABOUT THE UNEXPECTED?

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR NICKEL BUYS WHEN YOU GRAB A BOX OF CRACKERJACKS AND OPEN UP THE PRIZE IS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT? I BET NOT! REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK REMEMBER CRACKERJACK

CRACKERJACK

CHRIS Billy, now. Do it now! Please

BILLY Says who?

CHRIS Says me!! Says me!

THERE’S A STORM INSIDE MY BRAIN A RAGING HURRICANE BUT I BET YOU COULD HANDLE THE FLOOD

YOU KNOW ME: THERE'S HELL TO PAY IF I DON'T GET MY WAY AND I'M NOT OUT FOR KICKS I'M OUT FOR BLOOD y

GO GO x'.// 7-he f> GO

II-1-3

BILLY (cont)

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR NICKEL BUYS yWHEN YOU GRAB A BOX OF CRACKERJACKS AND OPEN UP THE PRIZE

j/IS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT?? I BET NOT!! REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO".TURNING BACK REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK

CRACKERJACK REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK

CRACKERJACK

■c

h i ?■ /'•e- (DANCE BREAK; into):

CHRIS BILLY YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR NICKEL BUYS WHEN YOU GRAB A BOX OF CRACKERJACKS

AND OPEN UP THE PRIZE

GO

GO GO IS IT WHAT YOU THOUGHT??

I BET NOT! ! REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE’S NO TURNING BACK REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK- . '

CRACKERJACK REMEMBER GO TOO FAR AND THERE’S NO TURNING BACK. REMEMBER: CRACKERJACK

CRACKERKACK

OH, BABY SHOW . ’ ME HOW

I WANT. WHAT I WANT NOW!

-•• - T- -J A,-> /? / v CHRIS

now!!! ! Now, Billy

(BILLY raises the sledgehammer over his head -- the sound of the PIGS squealing below. One more GIANT FLASH OF LIGHTNING as the whole sky turns blood-purple, highlighting them in a hellish silhouette as he brings the hammer down):

BILLY NOW!!!!!

(BLACKOUT) .

ACT TWO

SCENE 2: GYMNASIUM

Out of the darkness that was the storm now comes a GIANT STAR carried by members of the Prom Dec oration Committee. As it's hoisted

H n up to become part of Heaven we / find SUE the center of gossip:

GIRLS all the rumors flying? 1. Did you hear

2. Could you die? 3. Tommy and who? 6. Tommy said It So longi" Sue’s in tears 4. i

7. What will Carrie 5 Made her cry

8. 3. Finally washing

her hair

cuz she thinks Sue’s lying 9. Threw a fit 10 Was there a fig? 1.

2. Sue might smile but there's something WRONG

OTHERS: WRONG WRONG

OTHERS: Something's got to be wrong

3. What a twit!

8. ✓ /

CHRIS: No shit! /

SUE TOMMY STILL LOVES ME... WHAT CAN I SAY? I ONLY PRAY THAT CARRIE HAS FUN AT THE PROM

OTHER GIRLS THE PROM THE PROM THE PROM THE PROM

SUE SURE, I KNOW, EVERYBODY’S TALKING I DON'T CARE; LOOK IT'S JUST ONE NIGHT THIS MIGHT MAKE CARRIE FEEL GOOD

AFTER ALL MAYBE NOW I CAN SET THINGS RIGHT

NO... I’M

WHAT WE DID WAS SHOCKING t

ME? REAL GOOD

II-2-2

OTHERS THIS IS ONE NIGHT I’LL NEVER FORGET

3 GIRLS WE'VE NEVER SEEN A SCANDAL AS GOOD AS THIS

3 GIRLS I WANNA SEE IF TOMMY AND CARRIE KISS

3 GIRLS I DON'T WANNA MISS I’LL BE THERE EARLY; OH

ONE SINGLE MOMENT OF BLISS f

ALL THE PROM!!!

GARDNER You've done the right thing, Sue

CHRIS What's the matter Trouble in paradise? >

TOMMY You sure you want-to go through with this?

*4 ci ' u SUE

Yes. O h

II-2-3

SUE (cont) I'M FINE LONG AS YOU'RE STILL MINE

(SHE kisses him on the lips; then gives him a gentle shove and HE /

Alone now):

SUE WHITE STAR WHY AREN'T YOU SHINING? YOU HANG ALL ALONE LIKE A TEAR IN THE SKY

NIGHT STAR COULD YOU BE PINING FOR SOME OTHER STAR YOU COULD DANCE WITH ON HIGH?

HEAVEN THERE'S HEARTACHE IN HEAVEN I GUESS HEAVEN KNOWS THAT MY LOVE IS SO FAR AWAY

BRIGHT STAR MY SILVER LINING I WISH YOU COULD BRING HIM BACK TO STAY

HOPES AND DREAMS CAN VANISH WITH THE DAWN YOU BLINK AND THEY'RE GONE IT'S THE CHANCE LOVERS TAKE

BABY BABY WE HAD IT ALL BUT ANGELS CAN FALL AND HEARTS CAN BREAK

HEAVEN YOU PROMISED ME HEAVEN HOW CAN MY LOVE FIND ME HERE WITH THE MOON SO DIM?

BRIGHT STAR PLEASE KEEP ON SHINING AND SHINE 'TIL I'M FINALLY BACK WITH HIM

ACT TWO

SCENE 3A: CARRIE’S ROOM

Prom Night. A nervous CARRIE stands in her slip, staring at herself in the mirror, trying to work up her courage:

CARRIE I’LL CLOSE MY EYES AND SUDDENLY HE’LL BE THERE HANDSOME AND WISE AND PROB’LY --

[she breaks off]

so scared Oh god, I'm so scared

SHE looks at [MUSIC resumes

WHAT COULD GO WRONG? I SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE WORST BUT WHAT IF I'M STRONG MY LOVELY BALLOON DOESN’T HAVE TO-BURST IF I CONCENTRATE I MIGHT FIND THAT THE ONLY DEMONS ARE ALL IN MY MIND

[PULSING TEMPO now as she fan tasizes] :

WAS IT HIS VOICE? WAS IT HIS SMILE? I HAVEN’T FELT SO WONDERFUL IN QUITE A WHILE

ALL OF THIS TIME THERE WAS JUST ME MAYBE HE'S A PREVIEW OF HOW GOOD MY-LIFE COULD BE

I’M NOT ALONE SOMEBODY'S FREED ME FROM THIS LONELY TOWER SOMEBODY’S BY MY SIDE AS I FACE THE UNKNOWN

I'M NOT ALONE SPEAKING HIS NAME I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE cuz I’M NOT ALONE ANYMORE

[As she continues, SHE begins to use her powers playfully. She

and her hairbrush comes Then her shoes

flexes her lip

stick reaches its peak, she makes her PROM DRESS rise and float in the

dance with her]

Finally, as the fantasy

air

II-3A-2

CARRIE (cont) WHERE THERE WAS ONE NOW THERE ARE TWO THAT'S THE KIND OF MAGIC ONLY LOVE CAN DO

THINKIN’ OF HIM THRILLS ME SO MUCH I COULD MOVE A MOUNTAIN NOW WITH JUST A SINGLE TOUCH

I'M NOT ALONE SOMEBODY’S FREED ME FROM THIS LONELY TOWER SOMEBODY’S BY MY SIDE AS I FACE THE UNKNOWN

I’M NOT ALONE SPEAKING HIS NAME I’VE NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE cuz I’M NOT ALONE ANYMORE

I KEEP FLOATING TWO FEET OFF THE GROUND I FORGET MY FEARS WHEN HE’S AROUND

HEARTACHES, HEARTBREAKS ' THEY DON’T BOTHER ME AS LONG AS THERE'S SOMEONE WHO CARES' THEN I’LL NEVER BE ALONE

• NO MORE LONELY TOWER SOMEBODY’S BY MY SIDE AS I FACE THE UNKNOWN

I’M NOT ALONE SPEAKING HIS NAME I'VE NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE

I’M NOT ALONE ANYMORE cu

ACT II

SCENE 3B - SAME

the DRESS (MARGARET enters - - falls to the floor)

MARGARET Give me

CARRIE No.

MARGARET We’ll burn it together.

CARRIE

No. Momma.

MARGARET He's not coming.

CARRIE He is coming. Momma..

■ MARGARET don't you understand. He musn't come

CARRIE want to fight with you. Momma.

MARGARET

I don U

My mother... she had the power...

CARRIE

Go away, Momma.

MARGARET

The Devil's power...

CARRIE •

I don't want to hear it. Momma.

MARGARET

Sin...

CARRIE it's fun. Look It's not sin. Momma

(SHE flexes mirror

levitates the hand whirls it in a pattern) 3

MARGARET

The Lord is not mocked! God forgive her!

CARRIE

Fun. Momma. Fun .

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MARGARET You're a witch.

CARRIE I'm Carrie. Momma.

TOMMY'S VOICE (o.s.) Carrie!

MARGARET you can stay here with me. It's not too late

CARRIE I don't want to stay here with you. I want to go to the Prom.

MARGARET I'll say you're sick! I’ll say you changed your mind!

. (CARRIE flexes MARGARET -- pinning~her against the wall)

CARRIE You'll say nothing. Momma.

MARGARET I should never have had you.

CARRIE Why did you. Momma?

MARGARET I should never have let you live.

CARRIE Why did you. Momma?

TOMMY (o.s.) Carrie?

(CARRIE releases MARGARET; then):

CARRIE I love you. Momma.

(SHE exits with the dress MARGARET alone).

leaving

MARGARET LOVE CAN BE UNKIND DREAMS CAN FALL APART ONCE I LOVED A BOY WHO BROKE MY HEART I WAS SO NAIVE ALL MY LIFE I'D SPENT ALONE SUDDENLY THIS MAN APPEARS AND SPEAKS OF THINGS I'D NEVER KNOWN

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MARGARET .(cont) HE HAD A TOUCH LIKE FIRE I ONLY PRAYED I COULD RESIST AND, WRONG OR RIGHT, I SWALLOWED ALL OF HIS LIES AND THEN, ONE NIGHT, I LOST MYSELF IN HIS EYES AND I LIKED IT! I LIKED IT!

ONCE THE DEED WAS DONE ONCE YOUR FATHER HAD HIS WAY NOTHING I COULD DO WOULD MAKE HIM STAY

STILL I FELT HIS HANDS IN MY DREAMS I CALLED HIS NAME IN MY WOMB I CARRIED STILL THE FRUIT OF EVERLASTING SHAME

YOU WERE MY ONLY CRIME ALL OF THE WORLD COULD SEE MY SIN I FEARED SO LONG THE EVIL MIGHT COME AGAIN IF I'D BEEN STRONG, I MIGHT HAVE ENDED IT THEN BUT I LOVED YOU! (GOD HELP ME) I LOVED YOU!

NOW-I’VE SEEN THE SIGNS PRAYER HAS FINALLY- MADE ME WISE I MUST CLEANSE YOUR SOUL IN PARADISE OR THE SIN NEVER DIES

(FADE OUT on MARGARET as we go to):

ACT II

SCENE 4: THE GYMNASIUM

Transformed now into "Heaven. We come in on a spectacular DANCE NUMBER (instrumental) which leads into the KIDS performing WOTTA NIGHT:

It

KIDS AWRIGHT! W WOTTA NIGHT! DONCHA FEEL THE SKY TURNING?

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■ OH, CHILfi: DRIVE ME WIL9- en DONCHA SEE THE STARS BURNING?

AWRIGHT! WOTTA NIGHT! CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEART TICKING?

OH, LA YO MA MA I’M ALIVE AND I’M KICKING TONIGHT

(The MOTTO resumes the VERSES and hand-clapping CHORUS which builds to):

then back into

..OH, LA YO MA MA I'M ALIVE AND I’M KICKING TONIGHT \

(Everyone freezes as CARRIE -- a breathtaking vision in her prom dress -- and TOMMY enter)

CARRIE Am I all right?

TOMMY You're beautiful.

(And the number culminates):

KIDS WOTTA NIGHT!!!

(The GIRLS converge around CARRIE the BOYS around TOMMY ing them. zing with each other that they hear none of it):

separat- CRISS-CROSS their buz-

CARRIE and TOMMY so taken

GIRLS BOYS Hey, Tommy — -Is that Carrie? Lookin1 good... -Whofd have thought..? Howfd you get so lucky? -Just look at her — She's- really —

-God, Carrie You look great; -Love your dress Where'd you buy it? -Made it? It's really

TOMMY ... beautiful.

i

(HE pinion the corsage he brought her. MUSIC of "Unsuspecting Hearts begins, and as the other KIDS move off to dance, they’re alone again).

TOMMY

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Will you dance?

CARRIE Not yet.

TOMMY Do you realize that's the first time you haven't said no?

(HE goes off. CARRIE awe around.

very much in taking in everything, looks

Behind her, GARDNER appears; a gentle reminder in her ear):

GARDNER SO MANY YEARS YOU CRIED- YOUR TEARS ALONE FRIGHTENED THAT LIFE MIGHT PASS YOU BY

NOW HE APPEARS SOMEONE WHO CARES FOR YOU THIS IS NO TIME TO QUESTION WHY

LOVE CAN FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT “ FUNNY HOW TWO LIVES CONNECT THAT'S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

LET SOMEONE IN GIVE SOMEONE HALF A CHANCE MAYBE HE'S WAITED JUST FOR YOU

ONCE YOU BEGIN IT COULD BE PARADISE MAYBE YOUR DREAMS JUST MIGHT COME TRUE

Kt v . 10 UQII. / uu

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GARDNER AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LOVE MIGHT GROW ONCE YOU SHARE YOUR FIRST HELLO THAT'S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

CARRIE you look so pretty. Oh. Miss Gardner

GARDNER You, too, Carrie. You look beautiful.

CARRIE I don't., not really., but thank you, anyway.

GARDNER It's true.

(a beat) is it everything you dreamed? So

CARRIE EVERYTIME THAT TOMMY SPEAKS TO ME I HAVE TO CATCH MY BREATH NOW THERE'S FIREWORKS IN MY HEAD IT'S ALL HAPP'NING LIKE YOU SAID

GARDNER '& CARRIE IT'S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRIT SOARS ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS THAT'S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

(MUSICAL FANFARE; then)

ANNOUNCER ladies and gentlemen -

Everyone, please

Ladies and gentlemen vote for the King and Queen, you all to cast your notes.

it's time to - we'd like

("Heaven" now..as TOMMY returns back by her side)

TOMMY C'mon, we're going to dance.

CARRIE I can't I'd feel out of place.

TOMMY One dance. Not with.me, you won't.

CARRIE I've never

TOMMY I’ll show you it's easy.

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CARRIE I can't

(but he's already got her out there)

Tommy, I can't

TOMMY TWO HANDS JOINING IN ONE DANCE WE DON'T FEEL THE FLOOR CUZ WE FLOAT LIKE A STAR

TWO FEET MOVING TO ONE BEAT WE DON'T TRAVEL FAR AND YET LOOK WHERE WE ARE

HEAVEN IT'S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN . I'M HERE WITH THE MOON AND THE NIGHT AND I'M HERE WITH YOU

TWO HEARTS THAT'S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO

SOMETIMES FEELINGS CATCH US UNAWARE YOU BLINK AND THEY'RE THERE* AT LEAST THAT'S HOW IT FEELS

YO i l I VE BEWITCHED ME I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT RIGHT HERE AND NOW

HEAD OVER HEELS IN

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HEAVEN IT'S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN I NEVER DREAMED I COULD FEEL WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU

TWO HEARTS

THAT'S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS' IT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY I DO

. ANNOUNCER ladies and gentlemenl Ladies and gentlemen

in the history of the prom, we've got a tie! Majors and Laurie Tyler and Tommy Ross and Carrie White!

For the first time It's between Dave

(Si 1ence and then APPLAUSE CHRIS-and BILLY: then):

shocked then buzzing; as we see

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CARRIE They're not applauding for us. It can't be for us.

TOMMY It isn't. It's for you.

ANNOUNCER We're going to have a run-off ballot, favorite couple for King and Queen.

Please vote for your

SUE WHITE STAR WHY AREN'T YOU SHINING? YOU HANG ALL ALONE LIKE A TEAR IN THE SKY

NIGHT STAR COULD YOU BE PINING FOR SOME OTHER STAR YOU COULD DANCE WITH ON HIGH?

MARGARET CARRIE, YOU WERE ALL I HAD AND ALL I EVER LOVED

GARDNER TWO HEARTS THAT'S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN HE FEELS THE WAY YOU DO •

(As a ballot is handed to TOMMY):

CARRIE Don't.. .

TOMMY What?

CARRIE Don't vote for us.

TOMMY Why not?

CARRIE Just don't.

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CARRIE We shouldn't!

TOMMY We should vote for ourselves

SUE

But they're all so pretty! We should!

But Carrie, you're so pretty too

Don’t say that! No! It's true!

Yes! Well... what should we do? .. I say what the hell! C'mon!

Torrcny! WHAT THE HELL! (BOTH)

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Does he I miss

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him more than I knew [ dene? hasve vra i omm v

:ce with you!! the one who should V vJ w ■ m

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Hopes and dreams can vanish overnight

I'm scared that they might

Watch them dancing

How he holds her

No, I’m gonna stay

Totmry, hold me, tell me it’s so

can't believe wh3t I see!

Tommy, did you forget

Everythin? that vou promised me? Cuz we're on our way to

I won't let you go

Cuz we're on our way to

I won’t let you go

Who's the King? Who could be the Queen? That’s how true love starts Look around It starts when he feels This is Wonderland coming true The way you do

Watch them dancing

How he holds her

Carrie, don't you forget Everything that you learned

from me

Lifts us Higher

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Oh ? Why can't we wait? Wait

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I hate hat she's happy You only think of you! u at ail.

Let the blood

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I'll show her who's boss Do you know what you're doing?

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I'll gee my kicks'

I’m sick and I'm cired and I'm ready co-rip like a flood

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TOMMY SUE CARRIE

HEAVEN You told me You loved me What about forever?

HEAVEN I »

FINALLY HEAVEN FINALLY HEAVEN I

I NEVER DREAMED I COULD

FEEL WHAT 1 FEEL FOR YOU What about all the plans we made? 1 NEVER DREAMED I COULD

FEEL WHAT I FEEL FOR YOU

Two hearts What happens to me? Two hearts

That’s how true love starts

It starts when you feel the way I do!

That's how true love starts Will you be returning?

It starts when you feel the way I do!

And will there be a day A day we finally say I do?

HEAVEN

HEAVEN OH, WOTTA NIGHT

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

OH, WOTTA NIGHTi

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

OH, WOTTA NIGHTJ

CERIS BILLY MAP.GAFET

a Give er hell!

;ch me give ’er hell!

I'll make her

0 Cive er hell!

Watch me give

I'll make her pay!

Carrie, you were

t er hell! all I had < pay: And all I ever loved

■hey'11 gee a real scare, a nightmare, so be there on cue

They'll get a real scare nightmare. I'll be there on cue

Carrie 1 do Love you

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rhlB queen will be bloody Nobody does It the way l do!

queen will be bloody Nobody does it the way 1 do!

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I do!

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

CH, WOTTA NIGHT!

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

OH, WOTTA NIGHT!

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

OH, WOTTA NIGHT!

ACT II

SCENE 5: THE WHITE HOME

An enormous white staircase. MAR GARET at the top. She descends

.toward CARRIE a capella:

at first singing 9

MARGARET BABY NO MORE TEARS MOMMA WILL SAVE YOU FROM ALL YOUR FEARS

DON’T CRY NOW

LOO LULLABYE NOW MOMMA IS HERE

(MUSIC joining)

CARRIE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU MY LOVE IS SO DEEP MY CARRIE SMILE AT THE ANGELS UP ABOVE YOU AND SLEEP. BABY. SLEEP

TENDER AND WARM NOW SWEET AND MILD NOTHING'S SO PERFECT AS MOMMA'S CHILD

SAFE FROM THE STORM NOW DREAM AWHILE

CARRIE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU MY LOVE IS SO DEEP MY CARRIE SMILE AT THE ANGELS UP ABOVE YOU AND SLEEP. BABY

CARRIE I love you, Momma.

MARGARET 3 love you, Carrie.

BABY. DON’T CRY NOW (stabbing her)

(quieter)

(just a whisper) LOO LULLABYE NOW...

BABY. DON’T CRY...

CARRIE - (gently) • ...»

Momma...

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(SHE reaches up and touches MARGARET. and in a

combination of love and destruction kills her. An indelible, incandes cent image.

Flexes one last time *

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Dying, CARRIE crawls her way toward us down the stairs. SHE reaches SUE who gathers her up in her lap, try ing to comfort and soothe her as best she can. And on this final', image, as CARRIE reaches out toward us with her hand

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CURTAIN

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