Carrie 2012

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CARRIE

Music by Michael GoreLyrics by Dean Pitchford

Book by Lawrence D. Cohen

Based on the novel by

Stephen King

Score © 1988 by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford

Book © 1988 by Lawrence D. Cohen

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THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL DRAFT

SCENE & MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

Overture

Prologue:

In Miss Gardner and Girls

Dear Lord Carrie White

Scene 1: The Locker Room

Dream On Girls and Carrie

Shower Room Scene Miss Gardner and Sue

Scene 2: The Street

Carrie Carrie

Scene 3: The White Home

Open Your Heart Margaret and Carrie

And Eve Was Weak Margaret and Carrie

Jesus Watches Carrie (Off-Stage)

Scene 4: Drive-In Movie Theater

Don’t Waste the Moon Sue, Chris, Tommy, Billy

The Teens


Evening Prayers Carrie and Margaret

Scene 6: Gym

Unsuspecting Hearts Miss Gardner and Carrie

Scene 7: The Cavalier

Do Me a Favor Sue, Chris, Tommy, Billy

The Teens


Act One Finale Carrie and Margaret

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ACT II

Scene 1: Pig Farm

Crackerjack, Out for Blood Chris, Billy and Boys

Scene 2: Gym

Dream On – Reprise Girls and Sue

White Star* Sue

(*Alternate Song:

It Hurts to Be Strong)


I’m Not Alone Carrie

Carrie (reprise) Margaret

When There’s No One Margaret

Scene 4: The Prom

Wotta Night Students

Unsuspecting Hearts Miss Gardner and Carrie

Heaven Tommy and Full Company

Alma Mater Full Company

The Destruction Carrie

Epilogue: The White Home

Finale: Carrie Margaret

NOTE: Any lyrics in brackets [] and italicized are

alternate lyrics that are up to you to decide.

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ACT ONE:

PROLOGUE: THE GYMNASIUM

PERCUSSIVE RHYTHMS surround us, building

into the OVERTURE. The MUSIC builds --

with intensity. The black CURTAIN rises

and the LIGHTS reveal the stage full of

GIRLS in the middle of an arduous

workout with MISS GARDNER:

GIRLS

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!

GARDNER

ALL RIGHT LADIES, I WANNA SEE SWEAT!

I KEEP A‟ LOOKIN‟ BUT I AIN‟T SEEN IT YET! THE MORE YOU SUFFER THE TOUGHER YOU GET!

SO C‟MON LADIES! WORK! WORK! WORK! WORK!

GIRLS

EVERY DAY,

I JUST PRAYEVERY MOVE I MAKE IS RIGHT

WHO I KNOW,

WHERE I GO

HOW I WEAR MY HAIR COME SATURDAY NIGHT

AND I WORRY,

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WHAT IF ALL MY ENDS SHOULD SPLIT

I WORRY,

WHAT CAN I POSSIBLY DO

TO FIT IN!

GIRLS (CONT.)

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

IN! OUT!

SCREAM AND SHOUT!

KEEP THOSE BUNS IN SHAPE!

GRUNT! GROAN!

PANT AND MOAN!

THERE IS NO ESCAPE!

GARDNER

I‟M NOT SCREAMING TO HEAR MY OWN VOICE! DON‟T TRY TO FIGHT ME CUZ YOU AIN‟T GOTTA CHOICE! YOU EITHER BURN OFF OR YOU TURN OFF THE BOYS!

SO C‟MON LADIES! BURN! BURN! BURN! BURN!

GIRLS

BOUGHT THE CLOTHES,

DID MY NOSE

GOD I‟VE FOLLOWED EVERY RULE

I‟M ON TRIAL,ALL THE WHILE

THERE‟S TOO MUCH AT STAKETO THINK ABOUT SCHOOL

I GO CRAZY!

NOBODY CARES WHAT IT DOES TO ME!

IT‟S CRAZY!I WOULD GO OUT OF MY MIND!

TO FIT IN! (IN!)

SMACK! (SMACK! )RIGHT ON TRACK

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WHAT COMES CLOSE TO THAT?

UNTIL YOU‟VE BEEN (BEEN) IN (IN)

YOU AIN‟T WHERE IT‟S AT (YOU GOTTA KNOW WHERE IT‟S AT) CUZ WHEN YOU‟RE OUT (OUT)IT‟S (IT‟S) JUST THE PITS

GIRLS (CONT.)

YOU CAN NEVER WIN

THERE‟S NO DOUBT (DOUBT) THAT (THAT)LIFE JUST DOESN‟T BEGIN (DOESN‟T BEGIN) UNTIL YOU‟RE IN!

(Dance sequence – sport in musical formfollows. Then):

GARDNER GIRLS

I WANT YOU TO PULL IT ALL IN LADIES! IN! OUT!

DON‟T LEAVE ANYTHING OUT! GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT!

KEEP IT TIGHT! KEEP IT TIGHT! LEFT! RIGHT!

KEEP IT TIGHT!

KEEP THOSE MUSCLES HOT! HOT! HOT!

SHAME ON YOU! SHAME ON YOU! ONE! TWO!

OVERWEIGHT‟S A SIN! SIN! SIN!

MAKE IT SORE! THREE FOUR!

MAKE IT SORE!

KEEP THOSE BODIES THIN! THIN! THIN! THIN!

KEEP THOSE BODIES! IN!


KEEP THOSE BODIES THIN! IN!KEEP THOSE BODIES! IN!


KEEP THOSE BODIES THIN!

GIRLS GARDNER

SOMEDAY! SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY!

IF I DON‟T STAND OUT ONE BIT! I‟M TRYING TO SHOW YOU THE WAY OH SOMEDAY! SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY!

I MAY BE NORMAL ENOUGH! THIS IS IT!

TO FIT IN! IN!

SMACK! (SMACK!) RIGHT ON TRACK SMACK! ON TRACK! THERE

WHAT COMES CLOSE TO THAT? AIN‟T NOTHING COMES CLOSE TO THAUNTIL YOU‟VE BEEN (BEEN) IN (IN) UNTIL YOU‟VE BEEN! IN!

YOU AIN‟T WHERE IT‟S AT YOU GOTTA KNOW WHERE IT‟S AT! CUZ WHEN YOU‟RE OUT OUT!

IT‟S JUST THE PITS IT‟S! JUST THE PITS! YOU CAN NEVER WIN YOU ONLY WIN WHEN YOU‟RE THIN!

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THERE‟S NO DOUBT THAT DOUBT! THAT!

LIFE JUST DOESN‟T BEGIN

GARDNER

OH, LIFE DOESN‟T BEGIN! LIFE JUST DOESN‟T BEGIN!

GARDNER (cont.)

NO LIFE! NO! NO! (The GIRLS form a HUMAN PYRAMID

IN! IN! IN! FAST!)

ALL

UNTIL YOU‟RE IN!

(Then it COLLAPSES, scattering the GIRLS

in slow-motion.):

GIRLS

(Screaming, overlapping, and echoing)

Carrie! CARRIE!!! CARRIE!!!

(CARRIE WHITE 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 METAKE ME AWAY FROM

ALL OF THIS AGONY

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 LOSTWHAT WENT WRONG?

CAN’T YOU COME HOLD ME?

MAKE ME STRONG?

ISN’T THERE SOMEWHERE

I CAN BELONG?

MOMMA,

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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 HARGENSON

Carrie White eats shit!

(The class bell RINGS – an end to theperiod and a return to reality. As the

GIRLS pick themselves up and move away,

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… Pain in the ass!

Late for class!

Everything she does is wrong!

Just doesn‟t belong! Never has --

And never will!

(And so on -- tapering off, fading now

as the GIRLS exit, heading for the

Showers. After all the GIRLS have gone,

CARRIE slowly follows the path of theGIRLS, making her way towards the

showers as well.)

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ACT ONE

SCENE 1: SHOWERS, LOCKER ROOM

The GIRLS undress and enter the

showers. From behind the glass

partitions, they sing of their hopes,

aspirations, secret thoughts, dreams:

GIRLS

(SUE) SILVER LACE WITH A BLUE GRAY BODICE

(CHRIS) BROKE HIS HEART AND I‟M GLAD I DID [CALL ME BACK BUT HE NEVER DID ]

(MADDY) ALMOST THREE IN THE MORNING

(SHELLY) DON‟T YOU HATE WHEN YOU HATE YOUR BODY (JAMIE) TREATING ME LIKE I‟M STILL A KID (CATH) TOUCHING ME WITH OUT WARNING

(MARY ANN)FIXING ME UP CUZ HE‟S GOT THIS FRIEND (ROSE) PROMISED ME, MAYBE HE‟S TAKING ME TO THE PROM

(ALL) DREAM ON

DREAM ON

DREAM ON

DREAM ON

(NORMA) TOLD HIM „NO‟, BUT HE KEPT INSISTINGI SAID „NO‟, BUT HE DOESN‟T HEAR

(KELLY/FRIEDA) I DON‟T KNOW WHY HE TRIES (SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME

(MICHELLE) YOU COULD DIE FROM HIS EYES

(MARY ANN)I SAID „YES‟, BUT HE KEPT RESISTING SO I GO, „DO YOU WANNA BEER?‟

(MADDY) WITH YOUR PARENTS AT HOME?

(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME

(CHRIS) DREAM ON

(CATH) I WAS HIS FIRST (ROSE) HE TOLD ME THAT TOO

I‟VE GOT HIS RING (ROSE) WELL, HE‟S TAKING ME TO THE PROM

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(SHELLY) BUT HE SAYS IF I STOP

EATING I CAN LOSE 20 POUNDS BY JUNE

(ALL) DREAM ON

DREAM ON

DREAM ON

DREAM ON

(We highlight CARRIE in the shower.)

CARRIE

IN MY DREAMS NO ONE EVER HATES ME

IN MY DREAMS I HAVE LOTS OF FRIENDS

JUST ONE FRIEND WOULD BE LOVELY

MOMMA‟S THERE AND HER SONG AWAITS ME MOMMA‟S THERE WHEN THE NIGHTMARE ENDS MOMMA SAYS THAT SHE LOVES ME

SOMETIMES I DREAM THAT I COULD BE STRONG

MAYBE I‟M WRONG BUT SOMETIMES I DREAM I BELONG

[WHY’D THEY LAUGH, WHEN THEY KNOW I’M TRYING

MOMMA SAYS ‘EVERYBODY SINS’

SAINTS AND ANGELS ABOVE ME

I WOULD DIE IF THEY CAUGHT ME CRYING

I WOULD LOVE IF I HAD A TWIN

SOMEONE TELL ME THEY LOVE ME

SOMETHING IN PINK WITH ORCHIDS TO WEAR

SOMEONE TO CARE AND MAYBE I’D FINALLY BELONG ]

GIRLS

DREAM ON (DREAM ON)

DREAM ON (DREAM ON)

(SUE) SILVER LACE WITH A BLUE GRAY BODICE

(CHRIS) SO I TOLD HIM HE DOESN‟T DESERVE ME (MADDY) BRACES SUCK, BUT I‟M ALMOST DONE

(CATH) I‟VE GOT DRESSES TO BURN (3 GIRLS) WHY ME?

(4 GIRLS) BILLY NOLAN IS SO HOT!

(MICHELLE) HE‟S GOT SO MUCH TO LEARN! (SUE/CHRIS) SO WHAT?

(KELLY) SIX FOOT THREE – (MARY ANN) AND HE‟S IN HIS FORTIES (JAMIE) HE CALLED ME – (NORMA) GET A JOB

(FRIEDA) BUT IT‟S NEVER FUN (VARIOUS GIRLS) ... FUN! FUN! FUN!

(SUE) TOMMY TOLD ME HE LOVES ME

(3 GIRLS) LOVES ME!

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(3 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 GIRLS) HE TURNED ME DOWN

BUT HE‟LL COME AROUND

(ALL) DREAM ON (DREAM ON)

DREAM ON (DREAM ON)

(CARRIE looks down at her hand: it‟sfull of blood. She screams. The GIRLS

come over to see what‟s wrong.)

CHRIS

What‟s wrong?

JAMIE

Who is it?

SUE

It‟s Carrie!

CARRIE

Help me! Please help me!

CATH

What did she do now?

FRIEDAShe‟s hurt!

SHELLY

Jesus!

ROSE

Somebody help!

CARRIE

I‟m bleeding!

KELLY

Look!

MADDY

It‟s blood!

MICHELLE

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(CARRIE runs from one to the other --

her bloody hand outstretched for help.

The GIRLS are a choreographed mob:

treating it as a joke, forming a chain,

pushing her back, chanting):

GIRLS

CARRIE!

(Tossing her back)

CARRIE!

(One final lunge)

CARRIE!

(The chain breaks, revealing GARDNER.

Hysterical, CARRIE reaches up and

clutches her white shorts -- leaving a

bloody handprint.)

CARRIE

Help me!

GARDNER

Damn it!

(To calm her, GARDNER slaps CARRIE. At

that same instant, there is a BRIGHT

FLASH OVERHEAD as a NEO LIGHT sizzles

and explodes like a FLASH OF LIGHTNING

-- SPARKS FLYING DOWN from above. A

long beat -- everyone freezes as itsizzles out. Then):

GARDNER

Carrie?

NORMA

Gawd…

MARY ANN

Didja see that?!

MADDY

What the hell?

SHELLY

Jesus!

ROSE

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Omigod…

CARRIE

I‟m bleeding.

GARDNER

Stand up and take care of yourself.

CARRIE

It … hurts.

GARDNER

C‟mon, now, Carrie, it‟s just your period. CARRIE

My period?

GARDNER

Don‟t you know?(realizing she doesn‟t know)

Oh, Carrie...

CARRIE

My period?

GARDNER

Yes. Yes.

(a beat)

You‟re okay. You‟re safe.

KELLY

What‟s the matter?

SUE

Didn‟t her mother tell her?

JAMIE

Not a clue.

FRIEDA

Looking so dumb

NORMA

Look at her

CHRIS

Just her period.

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GARDNER

Don‟t you all have a class?

(The GIRLS start to move off -- just

CHRIS and SUE remain.)

CHRIS

Do you believe that stupid bitch never knew?!

GARDNER

Okay! That‟s enough! Class dismissed!

CHRIS

She never knew!

GARDNER

Chris!

SUE

But Chris is right, Miss Gardner.

GARDNER

Sue, I‟m surprised at you.

SUE

Well, her mother should have told her.

(MISS GARDNER, SUE, CHRIS and CARRIE

remain: each in their separate world,

lost in her private thoughts. Onlyoccasionally do they address each other

directly.)

GARDNER

I CAN‟T BELIEVE SHE NEVER LEARNED

SHE‟S SO NAÏVE AND SO AFRAID

CHRIS

Do you believe her? Bleeding like that? Ha! What a joke! She got what

she deserved.

SUE

HER MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

CHRIS

What that holy-roller mother of hers?

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GARDNER

SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

CHRIS

Always ranting how everyone is going straight to hell. Except her and

her previous little Carrie!

SUE

MY GOD WHAT HAVE WE DONE HERE?

I‟D NEVER TRY TO HURT HER

CHRIS

Remember the time she got down on her knees? Praying in the

cafeteria? On her goddam knees!

GARDNER

THE GIRLS WENT WILD

I WAS SHOCKED THE WAY THEIR FACES BURNED

CHRIS I‟D EXPECT BUT NEVER SUE

CHRIS

Goddam, prayin‟ Carrie.

SUE

SHE CRIED LIKE SHE WAS BROKEN

CHRIS

And that light bulb breaking – it was perfect!

SUE & GARDNER

SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TOLD HER

CHRIS

(addressing Sue)

Oh, she was squealing like a stuck pig!

SUE

Chris!

CHRISWell she was! She was!

SUE

You know, you‟re my best friend but sometimes I don‟t understand you!

CHRIS

What‟s to understand? She‟s a pig.

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SUE

C‟mon, think of Carrie.

CHRIS

Oh, my heart bleeds for her.

GARDNER

Carrie, go home for the rest of the day.

SUE

Why do we always pick on her?

CHRIS

Because she‟s different? I don‟t know!

SUE

Well maybe she needs help!

CHRIS

You can say that again!

SUE

Chris, you‟ve got Billy. I‟ve got Tommy. Carrie has no one.

CHRIS

Sure she does, she‟s got her mother.

SUEWell maybe we could try helping her.

(As SUE begins exiting, CHRIS calls out

after her):

CHRIS

You know what Shelly calls her?

SUE

Chris, please.

GARDNER

It‟ll be alright, Carrie...

CHRIS

Shelly calls her Scary White! I just call her stupid bitch!

SUE

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(leaving)

That‟s enough Chris!

GARDNER

You‟ll see, trust me...

CHRIS

Scary White! Do you love it!

GARDNER

(leaving too)

I‟ll make it right, I promise.

CHRIS

Scary White! Scary White!

(And now on tape, pure CACOPHONY

surrounds CARRIE as a catalog of fears

and nightmares, the Girls‟ chants andcalls – and through them all, Chris‟svoice.)

CHRIS

Scary White! Scary White! Scary White!

CARRIE

That‟s not my name! That‟s not my name! (singing)

THAT‟S NOT MY NAME!

DOESN‟T ANYBODY EVER GET IT RIGHT?CARRIE!

WHY DON‟T THEY REMEMBER I AM CARRIE WHITE?CARRIE!

IS IT ANY HARDER TO SAY THEN

GODDAM TOAD AND CRAZY

AND WEIRDO AND DUMB BITCH

AND DOESN‟T ANYBODY THINK THAT I CAN HEAR? I HEAR!

ESPECIALLY WHEN I GOT THEM SCREAMING IN MY EARI HEAR!

WHEN DID EVERYBODY DECIDE I‟MTHE ONE WHO‟S THE FLOP? IF I HAD A WISH, GOD I‟D WISH THEY‟D STOP!

I WISH THEY‟D STOP. HOW I WISHED THEY‟D STOP.

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(Light change now, taking us to:)

ACT ONE

SCENE 2: THE STREET

She continues:

CARRIE

I WILL NOT CRY, I‟M OKAY I TRY SO HARD TO PLAY IT THERE WAY

WHY DO THEY FIND IT SO HARD TO SAY

CARRIE

WHY DO THEY ALWAYS TREAT ME SO BADTHEY ALL KNOW MY NAME

IT‟S 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 CONTROLGOD HOW THEY HURT 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

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CARRIE! CARRIE!

CARRIE…

I WISH I WAS BLESSED

WITH SOMEONE WHO IS NOT LIKE THE REST

I‟D CLOSE MY EYESAND SUDDENLY HE‟D BE THERE HANDSOME AND WISE

AND PROBABLY A PRINCE WHO COULD DANCE ON AIR

AND HE‟D ASK ME OUT EVERY NIGHTI‟D SAY ALL RIGHT

AFTER A WHILE, HE‟D ASK ME TO WEAR HIS RING MOMMA WOULD SMILE

AND GIVE US HER BLESSINGS FOR EVERYTHING

AND THE WORLD WOULD SEE THIS IS LOVE

AND THEN EVERYONE WOULD BE JEALOUS OF CARRIE!

CARRIE (cont.)

THEN ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO SCREAM NIGHT AND DAY

„POOR PRAYING CARRIE‟ THEY‟D SEE ME WITH HIM AND THEY MIGHT EVEN SAY „LOOK IT‟S CARRIE‟ IT‟S CARRIE!

AND FINALLY

I‟D HEAR THAT WORD SOUNDING SO SWEET THOUSANDS FO VOICE FOREVER REPEATING

CARRIE! CARRIE!

CARRIE! I AM THE SOUND OF DISTANT THUNDER!

THE COLOR OR FLAME! I‟M CARRIE! I AM A SONG OF ENDLESS WONDER

THAT NO ONE WILL CLAIM

BUT SOMEDAY, OH MY SOMEDAY

SOMEONE WILL KNOW MY NAME!!!

(TOMMY ROSS and the BOYS enter playing

basketball, and discussing the plan for

the night. CARRIE, caught in themiddle, watches them.)

GARY

Hey, Tommy. You coming to the drive in, tonight?

TOMMY

Wouldn‟t miss it!

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ACT ONE

SCENE 3: THE WHITE BUNGALOW

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

And then we find MARGARET WHITE. She

sings with the purity, ecstasy and

reverie-like devotion of a truebeliever.

MARGARET

OPEN YOUR HEART

LET JESUS IN

OPEN YOUR HEART

LET JESUS IN

LORD, YOU HAVE FOUND ME A-WONDERING IN THE DARKNESS

LIGHT MY WAY WITH YOUR TRUE FAITH

AND I‟LL SING WITH JOY OF MY NEW FAITH

LORD TAKE ME GENTLY AND LEAD ME TO YOUR PASTURES

TO YOUR HANDS I SURRENDER

IN THE HOPE OF LOVE EVER TENDER

(CARRIE enters, watches MARGARET)

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SHOW ME THE WAY

I KNOW THE JOURNEY IS FRAUGHT WITH PAIN AND DANGER

I SUSTAIN PERSECUTION IN THE HOPE OF YOUR ABSOLUTION

JESUS POSSESS ME: SWEET SAVIOR BE MY SHEPARD

BLESS EACH ENDEAVOR

TILL I FINALLY JOIN YOU FOREVER

CARRIE

Hello, Momma.

MARGARET

Carietta, come pray with me.

CARRIE

(quietly)

OPEN YOUR HEART

MARGARET

Lift up your voice, Carietta.

LET JESUS IN

CARRIE

OPEN YOUR HEART

BOTH (counterpart)

LET JESUS IN

LORD I WILL SEE CHOIRS OF SAINTS AND ANGELS SINGING

FINALLY FREE FROM TEMPTATIONAND THE FLAMES 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

THE FIRE OF FINAL SALVATION

CARRIE

I love you, Momma.

MARGARET

I love you, Carietta.

CARRIE

(slowly, tentatively)

Something happened at school today, Momma. Something terrible.

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MARGARET

Terrible things are the Lord‟s way of testing us, Carrie.

CARRIE

I know. But the other girls --

MARGARET

You‟re not like the other girls.

CARRIE

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

MARGARET

No, you‟re not, Carrie. You are special.

CARRIE

You‟re not listening to me, Momma.

MARGARET

I‟ve heard all I want to hear.

CARRIE

Momma, in the showers, the other girls --

MARGARET

You are forbidden to shower with the other girls.

CARRIEI know but, Momma --

MARGARET

(softly, implacable)

Forbidden!

CARRIE

I started to bleed!

MARGARET

(A long beat, then)What...?

CARRIE

I started to bleed and the others girls laughed at me. And they

called me names and they pushed me and I fell and –

MARGARET

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What else?

CARRIE

Miss Gardner, Miss Gardner came in and she slapped me.

MARGARET

What else?

CARRIE

And there was a flash and a bang and a light bulb broke. They got me

dressed and then --

(FULL STOP. Silence. Then):

MARGARET

God! Oh God!

CARRIE

Momma, what is it?

(No answer)

Why are you looking at me like that?

(Still no reply)

Momma, you‟re frightening me. MARGARET

The Curse of Blood! The Curse of Power!

CARRIE

Momma?

MARGARET

Bow your head and pray. „And God made Eve from the rib of Adam. AndEve was weak and loosed the raven on the world.‟

CARRIE

Momma, don‟t shut me out!

MARGARET

„And the raven was called Sin. And the first Sin was the Sin of Lust.The Lord visited Eve with a Curse, and the Curse, was the Curse of

Blood.‟

(MARGARET begins to sing while CARRIE

entreats her.)

MARGARET CARRIE

AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM‟S RIB AND EVE WAS WEAK Momma, how could I know?

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AND EVE WAS WEAK Why didn‟t you tell me? AND EVE WAS WEAK

AND GOD MADE EVE TO BEAR THE CURSE It‟s not a curse, Momma! THE CURSE OF BLOOD It‟s something all girlsTHE CURSE OF BLOOD go through.

THE CURSE OF BLOOD You should have told me!

(MARGARET‟s hand flashes down andstrikes CARRIE; the MUSIC kicks in, the

VAMP plays through, she instructs

CARRIE.)

MARGARET

Get to the cellar and pray, woman! Pray to Heaven for your wicked

soul!

CARRIE

Momma! I‟m changing!

MARGARET CARRIE

THE RAVEN CAME TO PLAGUE THE WORLD

ITS NAME WAS SIN IT‟S NOT A SIN MARGARET (cont.) CARRIE (cont.)

ITS NAME WAS SIN OH, MOMMA

ITS NAME WAS SIN, BEGIN! IT‟S NOT A SIN!

AND LUST WAS HOW THE SIN BEGANTHE SIN WAS MAN I DON‟T UNDERSTAND Well understand! NO!

THE SIN WAS MAN WHAT HAVE I DONE

GOD HAS SEEN YOUR SINNING!

JUST BEGINNING!

PRAY FOR YOUR SALVATION!

FROM DAMNATION!

PRAY OR

HE WILL BURN YOU!

HE WILL BURN YOU!

THE SEED CONVEYS THE POWER MOMMA,

AND IT‟S COME AGAIN WHAT IS THIS SEED?

IT‟S COME AGAIN DON‟T YOU CARE IT‟S COME AGAIN! THAT I STARTED TO BLEED

UNTIL THE SEED IS CRUSHED

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THE POWER NEVER ENDS

IT NEVER ENDS

IT NEVER ENDS

MOMMA, I WAS SO SCARED

AND THEY ALL STARED

I THOUGHT I WAS DYING!

I STARTED CRYING!

MOMMA!

YOU‟LL BECOME SATAN‟S BRIDE PLEASE DON‟T HURT ME! PRAY FOR MERCY, GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES

YOU‟VE GOT JEZEBEL‟S PRIDE PLEASE DON‟T HURT ME! AND YOUR SOUL IS A WHOLE OF DISEASE

I CAN SEE YOU INSIDE DON‟T BELIEVE WITH YOUR EYES I CAN SEE HOW YOU LIED BUT I NEVER TOLD LIES!

THAT‟S HOW LUCIFER FELL! MOMMA HOW COULD I KNOW!

AND YOU‟RE HEADED FOR HELL

I WON‟T LET YOU GO!!! MOMMA LET ME GO!!!

(MARGARET opens the cellar door and

drags CARRIE toward and down into the

trap door.)

MARGARET CARRIE

HEAVEN HATES A SINNER! I‟M NOT A SINNER [SATAN LOVES A SINNER!]

HATES [LOVES ] NOT A SINNER!

SAVE YOUR SOUL FROM BURNING! MOMMA, STOP, THAT‟S BURNING! GOD SHE‟S BURNING! STOP IT‟S BURNING! PRAY OR MOMMA!

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

HE WILL BURN YOU NO! PLEASE! MOMMA! 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 begins to bleed. Then):

MARGARET

AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM‟S RIB AND EVE WAS WEAK

AND EVE WAS WEAK

AND I WAS WEAK

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I PRAYED THIS DAY WOULD NEVER COME

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

NOW I‟M ALONE I‟M SO AFRAID

OH, LORD I‟VE SEE THIS POWER BEFORE! THE FLESH IS WEAK AND I IMPLORE!

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!!!!!!!!

(Blackout. LIGHTS come up slowly to

reveal SUE, waiting for TOMMY. While

she waits, MISS GARDNER passes by.)

SUE

Miss Gardner. About what happened with Carrie.

GARDNER

Yes?

SUE

I just wanted you to know I didn‟t mean anything by it.

GARDNER

That doesn‟t make it right, Sue. Not with me and not with Carrie.Have you ever stop to think that maybe Carrie White has feelings?

Have any of us ever stopped to think?

(GARDNER exits, leaving SUE alone. In

an eerie echo, we hear CARRIE

offstage.)

CARRIE (O.S.)

JESUS WATCHES FROM THE WALLBUT HIS FACE IS COLD AS STONE

IF HE LOVES ME

WHY DO I FEEL SO ALL ALONE?

(And then, TOMMY‟s voice.)

TOMMY (O.S.)

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C‟mon, Sue! We‟re gonna be late for the drive-in!

SUE

I‟m coming!

(She runs off.)

ACT ONE

SCENE 4: THE DRIVE-IN MOVIE

The latest teen horror film is being

projected to an audience of what at

first appears to be empty cars – theKIDS in them, making out like crazy, in

various stages of undress. Then, an

angry BILLY NOLAN shoots into view.

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

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THAT‟S RIGHT, THAT‟S RIGHT!

CHRIS

SURE, SCREW ROMANCE!

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

SEE? BOYS LIKE YOU

YOU DON‟T EVEN CARE FOR LOVE

BILLY

ME?! THAT‟S NOT TRUE I NEVER GET ENOUGH

(TOMMY and SUE pop up into view in the

next car):

SUETOMMY WON‟T YOU TAKE ME HOME I THINK THAT I WOULD RATHER BE ALONE

I‟VE STILL GOT HOMEWORK AND IT‟S TEN O‟CLOCK

TOMMY

OH GREAT!

SUE

IT‟S LATE!

TOMMYNOW 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?

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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

OH 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.

TOMMY

Praying Carrie?

SUE

Don‟t call her that. TOMMY

That thing in the shower, teasing Carrie White?

SUE

We were hurting her.

TOMMY

Oh, c‟mon it was a joke.

SUE

It wasn‟t and I was apart of it.

TOMMY

Well if you are gonna be sorry, why don‟t you show me how sorry youreally are.

SUE

Tommy!

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(CHRIS and BILLY reappear.)

CHRIS

That goddam 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 CAN LEND A HAND

CHRIS

THAT‟S SMART!

BILLY

MY HEART

CHRIS

DON‟T START! SEE! BOYS LIKE YOU!

WHAM AND BAM! AND THANK YOU MA‟AM

BILLY

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

SO BABY DON‟T WASTE THE MOON NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS!

OH, DON‟T BABY DON‟T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS

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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! BE THAT WAY!GOOD GIRLS GO TO HEAVEN SO THEY SAY

BUT BAD GIRLS, THEY GO EVERYWHERE

GIRLS

NO FAIR!

BOYS

SO THERE!

GIRLS

I SWEAR!

SEE, BOYS LIKE YOU!

YOU DON‟T EVEN CARE FOR LOVE!

BOYSME? THAT‟S NOT TRUE I NEVER GET ENOUGH!

GIRLS BOYS

SEE! BOYS LIKE YOU! DON‟T WASTE THE MOON YOU CAN BARK BUT YOU WON‟T BITE NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS

ME! I‟LL COME THROUGH OH, DON‟T, BABY DON‟T IF YOU JUST TREAT ME RIGHT WASTE THE MOON AND HE STARS

ALL

(A cappella)DON‟T WASTE THE MOON!

NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS!

OH DON‟T, BABY DON‟T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS!

(Music in)

DON‟T WASTE THE MOON! NOW THAT THE NIGHT IS OURS!

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OH, DON‟T, BABY DON‟T WASTE THE MOON AND THE STARS!

(The song comes to an end. As the scene

shifts, the KIDS sing the final verse

of “Don‟t Waste the Moon” as they danceoffstage. Then):

ACT ONE


Absolute stillness – just candlesilluminating the crucifix of Jesus;

CARRIE is in the small cellar spacewhere MARGARET has locked her.

CARRIE

JESUS WATCHES FROM THE WALL

BUT HIS FACE IS COLD AS STONE

IF HE LOVES ME

WHY DO I FEEL SO ALL

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ALONE?

BABY SAVIOR 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

FATHER ALMIGHTY, SHE‟S ONLY A CHILD 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 THE TO HELP MINE

CARRIE

MOMMA SEES INSIDE MY SOUL

BUT HER FACE IS COLD AS STONE

IF SHE LOVES MEWHY DO I FEEL SO ALL

ALONE?

MARGARET

You can go to bed now, Carietta.

CARRIE

Yes, Momma.

MARGARET

You must forget what happened today.

CARRIE

Yes, Momma.

MARGARET

The Lord will protect us.

CARRIE

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Yes, Momma.

MARGARET

God will forgive us.

CARRIE

Yes, Momma.

MARGARET

Say your prayers.

(CARRIE moves over to MARGARET and

kneels to pray.)

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

(She stands to leave, but MARGARET

grabs her hand.)

MARGARET

I NEVER WANTED TO CAUSE YOU SUCH PAIN

BUT THERE ARE TIMES

WHEN MY LIFE IS SO FRIGHTENING

MAYBE I DO THINGS THAT I CAN‟T EXPLAIN

BUT MY FEELINGS FOR YOU NEVER CHANGE[I DO THE BEST I CAN UNDER THIS STRAIN

BUT I’M LEARNING AS I GO ALONG ]

YOU ARE STILL MY PRECIOUS ONE

CAN YOU FORGIVE

WHAT I‟VE DONE?

===============================BOTH TOGETHER============================

MARGARET

I WAS WRONG

AND, IT HURTS ME TO HAVE TO HURT YOUI‟D RATHER DIE THAN SEE YOU SUFFER ONE DAY YOU‟LL BLESS ME FOR LIGHTING THE WAY CAN YOU LOOK INSIDE YOUR HEART?

THAT‟S WHERE FORGIVENESS MUST STARAFTER ALL

WE HAVE NO ONE EXCEPT EACH OTHER

THE WORLD OUTSIDE CAN‟T UNDERSTAND YOU

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ERIC

What else is new?

KENNY

What about Chris?

JOEY

She hasn‟t decided yet.

MARK

She can take her pick.

CHRIS

I heard she‟s taking Billy Nolan to the prom.

SCOTT

Her father must‟ve croaked.

GARY

Billy Nolan?

KEVIN

To the prom?

DAVID

Jesus.

(The BOYS exit, BILLY follows behindthem, hearing everything they said.

Even he himself feels almost like an

outcast among his peers. Then):

ACT ONE

SCENE 6: THE GYMNASIUM

Same as ACT I, Scene 1: GIRLS in their

gym outfits, GARDNER striding in front

of them.

GARDNER

You‟re going to tell Carrie White you‟re sorry.

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GIRLS

What?!?!

GARDNER

Each and every one of you is going to tell Carrie you‟re sorry forwhat you did. If you don‟t, you‟re out of the prom.

CHRIS

You‟re joking.

GARDNER

Try me.

(She exits to get CARRIE.)

CHRIS

Oh, that goddam Carrie!

SUE

Let it go, Chris!

CHRIS

Like hell I will!

SUE

What did she do to you?

CHRISHey, hey -- tell me if I‟m wrong, but who was that in there with therest of us?

SUE

Me. Me. But I‟m sorry.

CHRIS

Oh, you‟re sorry.

SUE

Yeah.

CHRIS

Hey, everyone, Sue‟s sorry. (Chant.)

SUSIE‟S SORRY! SUSIE‟S SORRY! SUSIE‟S SORRY!

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JAMIE

Sorry, Carrie…

CATH

Carrie, sorry…

MICHELLE

Sorry, okay?

MARY ANN

Sorry.

KELLY

Sorry, Carrie.

ROSE

I‟m very sorry, Carrie.

(Long beat. Then):

GARDNER

Chris.

(Chris says nothing)

CHRIS.

CARRIE

Please, it‟s okay.

GARDNER

We‟re waiting, Chris. (Chris mutters something unintelligible)

What?! Speak up!

CHRIS

Carrie, I –

CARRIE

You don‟t have to.

GARDNER

We‟re still waiting.

CHRIS

Carrie White eats shits!

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(The GIRLS, except SUE, react with

giggles and nervous laughter. Over

which):

GARDNER

That‟s it, Chris! You‟re out of the prom!

CHRIS

What the hell did you say?

GARDNER

You heard me. You are out of the prom.

CHRIS

You can‟t get away with this, you bitch!

(GARDNER throws CHRIS to the floor,

hard.)

CHRIS

I‟ll talk to my Daddy and he‟ll get you fired for this!

GARDNER

Class. Dismissed. Move it!

CHRIS

Hey! She can‟t get away with this! If we stick together --(They‟re all leaving)

Norma...? Frieda...? Jamie? Sue?

SUE

Shut up, Chris. Just shut up.

CHRIS

You‟re going to be sorry. (Striding past Gardner;

Past Carrie as well)

They‟re gonna be sorry.

(CHRIS runs off. Just GARDNER andCARRIE now.)

GARDNER

Shh...Carrie, shh, it‟s okay.

CARRIE

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They laughed at me. They‟ve always laughed at me. Why do they alwayslaugh?

GARDNER

Carrie, I‟m sorry. I didn‟t think Chris would go this far.

CARRIE

Oh, Miss Gardner, you can‟t. You just can‟t!

GARDNER

Don‟t worry, Carrie, she won‟t hurt you.

CARRIE

No, you don‟t understand. You‟ve just got to let her go. You‟ve justgot to.

GARDNER

What do you mean?

CARRIE

The prom. It‟s very important to Chris.

GARDNER

And what‟s right is important to me.

CARRIE

But the prom – the Prom is everything.(halting, then)

It‟s the one night everyone gets all dressed up and they lookbeautiful...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

Oh, me? I‟m not going.

GARDNER

Sure you are. You just said everyone‟s going to be there.

CARRIE

I‟m different.

GARDNER

Not that different.

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SO MANY YEARS

YOU CRIED YOUR TEARS ALONE

FRIGHTENED THAT LIFE MIGHT PASS YOU BY

THEN 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 [LET YOURSELF GO ]

GIVE SOMEONE HALF A CHANCE

MAYBE HE‟S WAITING JUST FOR YOU

ONCE YOU BEGIN [YOU NEVER KNOW ]

IT CAN BE PARADISE

MAYBE YOUR DREAMS JUST MIGHT COME TRUE

BUT YOU‟LL NEVER KNOW HOW LOVE MIGHT GROWONCE YOU‟VE SHARED YOUR FIRST HELLO THAT‟S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

CARRIE

Oh, I don‟t think so, Miss Gardner.

GARDNER

But you‟ll never know if you don‟t take the chance. Listen to me. Youhave beautiful eyes.

CARRIE

Me?

GARDNER

Yes, you, silly, you! And your lips, with the right shade of

lipstick…

CARRIE

Lipstick? But my mother…

GARDNER

Shh…if you fix your hair up and with the right dress, oh, Carrie, itcould be wonderful!

GARDNER (CONT.)

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IN A WORLD WHERE NOTHING‟S SUREAND NOTHING‟S EVER GUARANTEED YOU SHOULD TRUST THE WAY YOU FEEL

THAT‟S THE ONLY THING THAT‟S REAL IT‟S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRITS SOARS ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS

THAT‟S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS!

(DANCE BREAK -- as GARDNER moves CARRIE

into the spell. Then back into):

GARDNER

IN A WORLD WHERE NOTHING‟S SUREAND NOTHING‟S EVER GUARANTEED YOU SHOULD TRUST THE WAY YOU FEEL

THAT‟S THE ONLY THING THAT‟S REAL

IT‟S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRITS SOARS ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS


CARRIE

IT‟S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRITS SOARS

BOTH

ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS

GARDNERTHAT‟S HOW IT STARTS

CARRIE

THAT‟S HOW IT STARTS

GARDNER & CARRIE

TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS!

(Blackout and the scene changes.)

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TOMMY

C‟MON! NOTHING‟S TOO GOOD FOR MY GIRL SUE WHAT‟S WRONG? ASK ME FOR ANYTHING I‟LL DOMY BEST! I‟VE BEEN SO WORRIED CUZ YOU‟RE TOO DEPRESSED I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOU

SUE TOMMY

DO ME A FAVOR YOU KNOW,

I ONLY WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE

DO ME A FAVOR LET GO,

I CAN ASSURE YOU IT‟LL BE NO SWEAT DO ME A FAVOR ANYTHING YOU

CAN WANT FROM ME YOU‟LL GET DO ME A FAVOR YOU SAY

THE WORD AND I‟LL AGREE

GIRLS BOYS

DO ME A FAVOR, OH BABY WHAT NOW?

DO ME A FAVOR, SAY MAYBE WHAT‟S ON YOUR MIND? DO ME A FAVOR, OBEY ME SO NOW YOU NEED ME?

DO ME A FAVOR, UH-HUH ... UH-HUH

CHRIS

THERE‟S SOMETHING THAT CARRIE WHITE WILL JUST HAVE TO LEARN IF SHE PLAYS WITH FIRE THEN SHE‟S GONNA GET BURNED I WANT HER TO PAY UP FOR ALL THAT SHE‟S COST ME AND MAKE HER GOOD AND SORRY THAT SHE EVERY CROSSED ME

YOU‟VE GOT TO HELP ME!!

SUE

IF YOU HELP ME

I COULD EVEN UP THIS DEBT

AND WE CAN ALL GIVE CARRIE WHITE

A NIGHT SHE WON‟T FORGET

BILLY

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 YOU‟RE MY INSPIRATIONJUST MAKE SURE YOU SHOW ME YOUR APPRECIATION

CHRIS & SUE BILLY & TOMMY

ONLY YOU CAN DO IT YOU KNOW I CAN DO IT

ONLY YOU CAN REALLY

GET DOWN TO IT LET‟S GET DOWN TO IT

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THIS GIRL IS DESPERATE YEAH… C‟MON AND SAVE HER YEAH…

CHRIS & SUE (cont.) BILLY & TOMMY

BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY,

BABY, BABY, DO ME A FAVOR BABY, BABY,

SUE

I‟VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HAPPY SHE WOULD BE IF ONLY YOU‟D TAKE CARRIE TO THE PROM INSTEAD ON ME

TOMMY

DO WHAT? WHO DO YOU WANT TO INVITE?

I THOUGHT YOU‟D BE WITH ME ON FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WHOA, I KNOW YOU‟RE TRYING TO DO WHAT‟S RIGHTBUT NO, I WON‟T BE TAKING CARRIE WHITE, NO GO!

SUE TOMMY KIDS

THINK OF CARRIE DO ME A FAVOR!

CARRIE‟S REALLY HAD IT ROUGH I KNOW

I TOLD HER I WAS SORRY I MAY DO ME A FAVOR!

BUT THAT‟S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH OKAY! OKAY! OKAY!

===============================ALL TOGETHER=============================

SUE

IF YOU HELP ME,

I CAN EVEN UP THIS DEBT

AND WE CAN ALL GIVE CARRIE WHITE

A NIGHT SHE WON‟T FORGET

TOMMY

YOU KNOW, I ONLY WANT YOU TO FEEL FREE

LET GO, I CAN ASSURE YOU IT‟LL BE NO SWEAT ANYTHING YOU CAN WANT FROM ME YOU‟LL GET YOU SAY THE WORD AND I‟LL AGREE

CHRIS

THERE‟S SOMETHING THAT CARRIE WHITE WILL JUST HAVE TO LEARN IF SHE PLAYS WITH FIRE THEN SHE‟S GONNA GET BURNED

I WANT HER TO PAY UP FOR ALL THAT SHE‟S COST ME AND MAKE HER GOOD AND SORRY THAT SHE EVERY CROSSED ME

YOU‟VE GOT TO HELP ME!!

BILLY

ONLY I CAN DO IT!

ONLY I CAN REALLY GET DOWN TO IT

I‟LL BE YOUR WHITE KNIGHT

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I‟LL BE YOUR SAVIOR BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY

I‟LL DO YOU YOUR FAVOR KIDS

DO ME A FAVOR!

DO ME A FAVOR!

DO ME A FAVOR!

===============================END TOGETHER=============================

CHRIS

If Carrie is going to the prom and I‟m not, you know what I want, Billy

BILLY

What, Chris? What?

CHRIS

Pig‟s blood for a pig, Billy! Pig‟s blood for a pig!

BILLY

Pig‟s blood?

CHRIS

Yeah! Blood! Blood! Blood! Blood!

ALL

FAVORS ARE PROMISES YOU DON‟T WANT TO BREAK! DON‟T TURN YOUR BACK WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH AT STAKE!

[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! IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME WELL, THEN BABY! BABY!

PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! -------

(Suspending, holding as we envelope into

the next scene, going right into theInvitation. TOMMY addresses CARRIE.)

TOMMY

...I know this is last notice but if you don‟t have a date for theProm, would you like to go with me?

CARRIE (astonished)

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What? What?

TOMMY

To the prom? It‟s next Friday and --KIDS (softly)

DO ME A FAVOR...

CARRIE (softly)

Why me? I don‟t like to be tricked. I know who you go around with.

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

SUE

Just try...

TOMMY

Look, Carrie, I‟m asking you.

KIDS

DO ME A FAVOR...

CARRIE

Why are you doing this?

SUE

Do it for me...

KIDS

DO ME A FAVOR…

TOMMY

I don‟t know. Just say yes.

SUE

Make her say yes...

CHRIS

Do me a favor...

TOMMYSay yes.

MARGARET

Carrie?

TOMMY

Say yes. Do it for me.

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SUE

Do it for me...

CHRIS

Do me a favor...

MARGARET

Carietta?

KIDS (whispered)

DO ME A FAVOR!

CARRIE (she decides)

Yes.

(LIGHTNING and THUNDERCLAP)

SUE

Thank you.

CHRIS

Thank you.

CARRIE

Thank you.

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ACT ONE


CARRIE joins MARGARET. Outside, the

storm worsens – LIGHTNING, claps ofTHUNDER.

CARRIE

Momma?

MARGARET

Yes?

CARRIE

MOMMA DON‟T YOU THINK IT‟S TIME 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.

CARRIEI DON‟T HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS I WISH I COULD FIT RIGHT IN

MARGARET

Being different is the Lord‟s blessing, Carrie. It is written „He whohears my voice alone shall be saved.‟

CARRIE

MOMMA CAN‟T WE STOP AND TALK THERE‟S THIS BOY NAMED TOMMY ROSS

MARGARET

CARIETTA!

CARRIE

I‟VE BEEN INVITED TO THE PROM

MARGARET

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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

CARRIE (Cont.)

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 BUT WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN HE TAKES MY HAND?

THIS IS ALL I DREAMED IT COULD BE

MOMMA, WHAT IF HE FALLS IN LOVE WITH ME?

(MARGARET leaves CARRIE – turns her backon her.)

CARRIE

His name is Tommy Ross and he‟s a very nice boy... He‟s promised tostop 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, as if entering a trance)

I REMEMBER HOW THOSE BOYS COULD DANCE,PRESSING CLOSE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.

THEY COULD SWEEP ME AWAY.

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

You‟ll like this boy Momma. He‟s not like the others. He‟s so sweetand polite. He‟s nice, Momma. You‟ll like him, really you will.

(silence from Margaret)

Everyone isn‟t bad, Momma. Everything‟s not a sin.

MARGARET

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SATAN MADE YOU FATHER SIN! SOMETIMES I WISH YOU WERE DEAD!

CARRIE

I said yes, Momma! I said yes!

MARGARET

You‟ll say no! Come and pray!

CARRIE

Momma, please stop!

MARGARET

You‟re not going.

CARRIE

I‟ve already said yes, Momma!

MARGARET

Then say no! Say no or you‟ll never go back to that school again!

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 – only forCARRIE to flex: it slams shut.)

CARRIE

No more praying, Momma! No more!

MARGARET

(coming toward her threateningly)

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Spawn of the devil! Satan‟s Child!

CARRIE

NO! (Flexes – grabs Margaret)NO! (Forces her into a chair)

NO! (Fire spurs from the stage)

NO! (Everything freezes)

(With another whoosh of power, she

levitates MARGARET in the chair into the

air – high over the apron of the stage.)

MARGARET (hissing)

Witch!

(louder, a blood-curdling shriek)

WITCH!!!

(Flames burst from CARRIE‟s hands. Then):

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

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ACT TWO

SCENE 1: HENTY‟S PIG FARM

Later that same night. The STORM rages

– RAIN, THUNDER, LIGHTING. BILLY‟S GOONSQUAD tumbles out of the darkness,

followed by BILLY and finally CHRIS.

CHRIS

I BELIEVE IN GETTING EVEN

THAT‟S WHAT I BELIEVE BUT I JUST DON‟T FORGIVE AND FORGET

I DON‟T TAKE NO ATTITUDEWHEN I KNOW I‟VE BEEN SCREWED CARRIE WHITE‟S GOT A LOT TO REGRET

BILLY

Shit! Look at all these pigs!

GOONS

Heey, piggies!

-Yo, porkers!

Piggie-wiggie!

-Soo-ee! Soo-ee! Soo-ee!!!

CHRIS

SWEET REVENGE REQUIRES PLANNING

I‟VE DONE ALL I CAN

NOW IT‟S YOUR CHANCE TO PROVE YOU‟RE A STUD! [BUT NOW I NEED A MAN WITH YOUR SKILL]

IT‟S A SIMPLE LITTLE GIG! YOU HELP ME KILL A PIG!

AND THEN I‟VE GOT SOME PLANS FOR THE BLOOD!

[YOU’VE GOT ALL THE BASICS DOWN

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SO NOW WE CAN GO TO TOWN

AND 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!

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

TILL 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

GOONS

KILL THE PIG, BILLY! KILL THE PIG NOW!

KILL THE PIG, BILLY! KILL THE PIG NOW!

CHRIS

Please, Billy, now. Do it now!

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BILLY

Says who?

CHRIS

Says me!! Says me!

THERE‟S A STORM INSIDE MY BRAIN A RAGING HURRICANE

BUT I BET YOU CAN HANDLE THE FLOOD!

YOU KNOW ME THERE‟S HELL TO PAY IF I DON‟T GET MY WAY

CHRIS (cont.)

AND I‟M NOT OUT FOR KICKS I‟M OUT FOR BLOOD!

GOONS

CHOP! KILL THE PIG! PIG, PIG!

KILL, KILL! KILL, KILL!

WE'LL MAKE 'EM BLEED.

HERE'S HIS BLOOD! BLOOD, BLOOD! OOOH! BLOOD!

KILL THE PIG! MAKE HIM BLEED!

LET'S GET THE BLOOD, THAT'S ALL WE NEED!

CRACKERJACK!

OOH, WE GOTTA KILL THE PIG, MAKE HIM BLEED!

LET'S GET THE BLOOD, THAT'S ALL WE NEED!

CRACKERJACK, OUT FOR BLOOD!

BILLY

WHAT DO I, WHAT DO I, WHAT DO I GET?TOO DAMN LONG I LET YOU PUSH ME TO THE WALL

IF YOU WANT WHAT I CAN OFFER NOW,

YOU‟RE GONNA HAVE TO CRAWL WE‟LL DO THIS MY WAY, WHEN I SAY YOU‟VE GOT YOUR PLAN PERFECTED! BUT WHAT ABOUT THE UNEXPECTED?

BILLY & GOONS

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU‟RE GONNA FIND WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE DARK AND DIRTY

CORNERS OF YOUR MINDYOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? NOT ME!

THE WAY YOU‟RE HEADED NOW IS EASY TO TELL! YOU‟RE GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL! STRAIGHT TO HELL!

CHRIS

Please, Billy. I‟ll do anything. Anything. Do it now!

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(BILLY raises the sledgehammer over his

head – the sound of the pigs squealingbelow. 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

on the BLACKOUT.)

ACT TWO

SCENE 2: GYMNASIUM

Out of the darkness that was the storm,

comes a giant star carried by members

of the Prom Decoration Committee. As

it‟s hoisted up to become part of“Heaven,” we find SUE at the center of

gossip among the GIRLS.

GIRLS

(KELLY) DID YOU HEAR? ALL THE RUMORS FLYING?

(FRIEDA) COULD YOU DIE? (JAMIE) TOMMY AND WHO?

(MADDY) SUE‟S IN TEARS (ROSE) TOMMY SAID „SO LONG!‟ (SHELLY) MADE HER CRY (MICHELLE) WHAT WILL CARRIE W

[FINALLY WASHING HER HA

(NORMA) I HEARD CHRIS MIGHT SURPRISE US!

(MARY ANN) YOU THINK SHE‟LL BE THERE?

(FRIEDA) GARDNER‟S MAD CUZ SHE THINKS SUE‟S LYING (MADDY) THREW A FIT (ROSE) WAS THERE A FIGHT?

(KELLY) SUE MIGHT SMILE BUT THERE‟S SOMETHING WRONG (MARY ANN) WHAT A TWIT! OTHERS: WRONG

WRONGOTHERS: SOMETHING‟S GOT TO BE WRO

(NORMA) CHRIS IS GREAT AT DISGUISES

(SHELLY) NO SHIT!

SUE

TOMMY STILL LOVES ME...WHAT CAN I SAY?

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I ONLY PRAY THAT CARRIE HAS FUN AT THE PROM

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 WHAT WE DID WAS SHOCKING

MAYBE NOW I CAN SET THINGS RIGHT

GIRLS

YOU?

SUE

ME? I‟M REAL GOOD

GIRLS

THIS IS ONE NIGHT I‟LL NEVER FORGET WE‟VE NEVER SEEN A SCANDAL AS GOOD AS THIS I WANNA SEE IF TOMMY AND CARRIE KISS

I‟LL BE THERE EARLY, OH I DON‟T WANNA MISS ONE SINGLE MOMENT OF BLISS

THE PROM!!

NORMA

Just a second, Sue.

FRIEDA

Hold it right there.

JAMIE

We want to talk to you.

MADDY

How do you plead, Sue?

SHELLY

Guilty or innocent? What‟s it to be?

SUE

What are you talking about? I‟m not on trial.

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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

(Blackout.)

*Alternate Song Choice: “It Hurts to Be Strong”

SUE

I USED TO THINK I KNEW THAT

WE WERE AS CLOSE AS PEOPLE COULD BE

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THEM?

BETTER YET, WHAT‟S HAPPENED TO ME?

DID I CROSS SOME LINE BY SPEAKING MY MIND?

IN MY HEART, I KNOW I‟M NOT WRONG

I JUST NEVER KNEWIT HURTS TO BE STRONG

I HAD A PERFECT CHILDHOOD

I ALWAYS FELT AT HOME IN A CROWD

I DID THE THINGS A CHILD WOULD

I SANG ALONG BUT NEVER TOO LOUD

THEN I MADE A CHOICE BY RAISING MY VOICE

NOW I‟M ALL ALONE IN MY SONGYOU KNOW HOW THAT FEELS?

IT HURTS TO BE STRONG

I KNOW TWO PLUS TWO

I KNOW FALSE FROM TRUE

I JUST DON‟T KNOW WHAT TO DOWHEN BRIDGES BURN

I GUESS YOU‟VE GOTTA LEARNSO I‟LL LEARN

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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 NEVER FELT SUCH POWER BEFORE

I‟M NOT ALONE ANYMORE

(As she continues, she begins to use her

powers playfully. She flexes and her

hairbrush come to life. Then her shoes, he

lipstick.)

CARRIE

WHERE THERE WAS ONE

NOW THERE ARE TWO

THAT‟S THE KIND OF MAGIC

ONLY LOVE CAN DO

CARRIE (CONT.)

THINKING 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




(Finally as the fantasy reaches its peak,

she makes her PROM DRESS rise and float in

the air. She dances with it.)

I KEEP FLOATING

TWO FEET OFF THE GROUNDI FORGET MY FEARS

WHEN HE‟S AROUND

HEARTACHES, HEARTBREAKS

THEY DON‟T BOTHER ME AS LONG AS THERE‟S SOMEONE WHO CARESTHEN I‟LL NEVER BE

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ALONE

NO MORE LONELY TOWER




(MARGARET enters. The dress falls to the

floor.)

MARGARET

Give me the dress.

CARRIE

No.

MARGARET

Give me the dress. We‟ll burn it together. CARRIE

No, Momma.

MARGARET

I won‟t let you go!

CARRIE

Leave me alone!

MARGARET

He‟s not coming.

CARRIE

He is coming, Momma.

MARGARET

He‟s not.

CARRIEHe is!

MARGARET

He mustn‟t come! Don‟t you understand?

CARRIE

I don‟t want to fight with you, Momma.

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MARGARET

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

CARRIE

Go away, Momma.

MARGARET

This is Satan‟s power.

CARRIE

It‟s not Satan. It‟s me.

MARGARET

It is evil.

CARRIE

It‟s not evil. I don‟t want to hear it, Momma.

MARGARET

Sin...

CARRIE

It‟s not sin, Momma. It‟s fun. Look –

(She flexes levitates the hand mirror and

whirls it in a pattern.)

MARGARETGod forgive her! The Lord will not be mocked, Carietta!

CARRIE

It‟s fun, Momma.

MARGARET

It‟s danger, sin. There will be judgment! This power will destroy you!

CARRIE

NO!

(CARRIE flexes and pushes her mother into

the wall.)

MARGARET

You are stronger than I am.

CARRIE

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Yes, Momma.

MARGARET

Why are you punishing me?

CARRIE

Because you make me.

MARGARET

So will they! Will you punish them like you punished me? Will you hurt

them like you hurt me?

CARRIE

No.

MARGARET

Will you?

CARRIE

No.

MARGARET

Will you?

CARRIE

No.

MARGARET

Will you?!

CARRIE

NO!

(CARRIE flexes again and MARGARET is pushe

to the floor.)

MARGARET

You are a witch.

CARRIE

I‟m not a witch. I‟m not. I‟m Carrie. Momma, I thought of all people, ywould understand. Don‟t you see who I am?

MARGARET

You‟re my child.

CARRIE

I have to get ready.

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MARGARET

STAY HERE INSTEAD

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU‟D LIKE TO DO WE‟LL TALK AND WE‟LL LAUGH AND I‟LL SING TO YOU AND I PROMISE YOU WE WON‟T FIGHT DON‟T LEAVE TONIGHT

CARRIE

MOMMA, I‟M LATE

MARGARET

THE BOY DOESN‟T CARE NOT AT ALL!

CARRIE

HE‟LL BE HERE AT EIGHT

MARGARET

HE‟LL BUILD YOU UP ONLY TO WATCH YOU FALL CARRIE,

YOU DON‟T KNOW THESE PEOPLE THEY‟RE NOT YOUR FRIENDS

MARGARET (cont.)

CARRIE

THEY‟RE ONLY WAITING TO TEAR YOU IN TWO

CARRIEWHAT IF THEY LIKE ME?

MARGARET

JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER,

THEY‟LL LEAVE WHEN THEY‟RE THROUGH

CARRIE

THEY MIGHT LIKE ME

THEY‟LL LIKE ME

MARGARETYOU‟RE SUCH A FOOL!AREN‟T YOU AWARE HOW PEOPLE DECEIVE THEY‟LL TAKE AND THEY‟LL BREAK YOU AND THEN THEY WILL LEAVE YOU

CARRIE … CARRIE CARRIE

YOU WERE THE LOVED I WAS BETRAYED FOR

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MY PRIDE AND MY SHAME

CARRIE

CARRIE, WE‟RE ONE AND THE SAME OH, CARRIE

CARRIE

MOMMA I LOVE YOU

MARGARET

CARRIE

CARRIE

MOMMA I NEED YOU

MARGARET

DON‟T GO!

TOMMY (O.S.)

Carrie!

MARGARET

DON‟T GO.

TOMMY (O.S.)

Carrie!

MARGARET

It‟s not too late. You can stay here with me.

CARRIE

I don‟t want to sat here. I want to go to the Prom.

MARGARET

I‟ll say you‟re sick. I‟ll say you‟ve changed your mind.

(CARRIE flexes MARGARET, pinning her again

the wall.)

CARRIE

You‟ll say nothing, Momma.

MARGARET

I should never have had you.

CARRIE

Why did you, Momma.

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WHEN THERE‟S NO ONE WHEN THE SMILES I USED TO SEE

ARE NOT FOR ME

WHAT WILL I DO?

NOBODY‟S TOLD ME WHO WILL HOLD ME

THERE IS NO SUN

WHEN THERE‟S NO ONE

(FADE OUT on MARGARET; we go to):

ACT TWO

SCENE 4: THE GYMNASIUM – PROM

Transformed now in “Heaven”, we come inon a spectacular DANCE NUMBER

(Instrumental), which leads into the

KIDS performing WOTTA NIGHT:

ALL

ALL RIGHT!

WOTTA NIGHT!

DON‟T YOU FEEL THE SKY TURNING!

OH, CHILD!

DRIVE ME WILD!

DON‟T YOU SEE THE STARS BURNING!

ALL RIGHT!

WOTTA NIGHT!

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CAN‟T YOU HEAR MY HEART TICKING?

OH, LA

YO MA MA

I‟M ALIVE AND I‟M KICKING TONIGHT!

(The MOTTO resumes -- then back into the

VERSES and handclapping CHORUS which build

to a reprise of the lyrics.)

ALL (Cont.)

ALL RIGHT!

WOTTA NIGHT!

DON‟T YOU FEEL THE SKY TURNING!

OH, CHILD!

DRIVE ME WILD!

DON‟T YOU SEE THE STARS BURNING!

ALL RIGHT!

WOTTA NIGHT!

CAN‟T YOU HEAR MY HEART TICKING?

OH, LA

YO MA MA

I‟M ALIVE AND I‟M KICKING TONIGHT!

(Everyone freezes as CARRIE – a breathtakivision in her prom dress – and TOMMY enter

CARRIE

Am I all right?

TOMMY

You‟re beautiful.

(And the number culminates):

ALLWOTTA NIGHT!

(The GIRLS converge around CARRIE, the BOY

around TOMMY, separating them. CRISS-CROSS

their buzzing -- TOMMY and CARRIE so taken

with each other that they hear none of it.

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NORMA

Carrie???

GARY

Hey, Tommy!

FRIEDA

God, Carrie!

DAVID

Is that Carrie?

JAMIE

You look great!

JOEY

Looking good!

MADDY

Love your dress, Carrie!

KEVIN

Who‟d have thought…?

SHELLY

Where‟d you buy it?

ERIC

How‟d you get so lucky? MARY ANN

Made it?

MATTHEW

Just look at her!

MICHELLE

It‟s really --

MARK

She‟s really --

TOMMY

-- Beautiful.

(He pins on the corsage that he bought her

MUSIC of “Unsuspecting Hearts” begins, and

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as the KIDS move off to dance, they‟re aloagain.)

CARRIE

I feel so strange. Everyone‟s so nice.

TOMMY

I told you they‟d like you.

CARRIE

I still can‟t believe I‟m here.

TOMMY

Believe it. You belong here.

CARRIE

Do I really belong?

TOMMY

You saw the way they treated you. They all think so and so do I.

CARRIE

Tommy, why am I here? Why did you ask me?

TOMMY

Because I wanted to. Will you dance?

CARRIE

Please, not yet.

TOMMY

At least you didn‟t say no.

(He goes off. CARRIE, very much in awe,

looks around, taking it all in. Behind her

GARDNER appears, a gentle reminder in her

ear):

GARDNERSO 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

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LOVE CAN FIND YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT

FUNNY HOW TWO LIVES CONNECT

THAT‟S HOW IT STARTS TWO UNSUSPECTING HEARTS

CARRIE

Oh, Miss Gardner, you look so pretty.

GARDNER

You, too, Carrie. You look beautiful.

CARRIE

I don‟t... not really... but thank you, anyway.

GARDNER

It‟s true. (a beat)

So, is it everything you dreamed?

CARRIE

EVERY TIME THAT TOMMY SPEAKS TO ME

I HAVE TO CATCH MY BREATH

NOW THERE‟S FIREWORKS IN MY HEAD IT‟S ALL HAPPENING LIKE YOU SAID

GARDNER & CARRIE

IT‟S LIKE MAGIC HOW YOUR SPIRITS SOARS

ONCE YOU FEEL HIS HAND IN YOURS


(MUSICAL FANFARE; then):

ANNOUNCER

Ladies and gentlemen – ladies and gentlemen – it‟s time to vote for theKing and Queen. Everyone please – we‟d like you all to cast your votes.

(“Heaven” now as TOMMY returns, back to he

side.)

TOMMY

Hi, Miss Gardner.

(to Carrie)

C‟mon, we‟re going to dance.

CARRIE

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TWO HEARTS,

THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTSIT STARTS WHEN YOU FEEL THE WAY

I DO

(The MUSIC continues as the ANNOUNCER

approaches.)

ANNOUNCER

Ladies and gentlemen – ladies and gentlemen! For the first time in the

history of the prom, we‟ve got a tie! Between Dave Majors and LaurieTyler. Tommy Ross and Carrie White!

(Silence – shocked, then buzzing; and thenapplause – as we see CHRIS and BILLY, then

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. Please vote for your favorite coupfor King and Queen.

(Then SUE appears.)

SUE

TWO HANDS JOINING IN ONE DANCE

I HOPE SHE ENJOYS ALL HIS SMILES AND HIS CHARMS

TWO FEET MOVING TO ONE BEAT

I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE LOST IN HIS ARMS

SUE (alternate verse)

[WHITE STAR,

WHY AREN’T YOU SHINING?

YOU HANG ALL ALONE LIKE A TEAR IN THE SKY

NIGHT SKYCOULD YOU BE PINING

FOR SOME OTHER STAR YOU COULD DANCE WITH ON HIGH ]

(And now, MARGARET appears.)

MARGARET

CARRIE, YOU WERE ALL I HAD

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AND ALL I EVER LOVED

TOMMY

HEAVEN, IT‟S ALMOST LIKE HEAVEN I‟M HERE WITH THE MOON AND THE NIGHT AND I‟M HERE WITH YOU

GARDNER

TWO HEARTS, THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN HE FEELS THE WAY YOU DO

(As the ballot is handed to TOMMY):

CARRIE

Don‟t.

TOMMY

What?

CARRIE

Don‟t vote for us.

TOMMY

Why not?

CARRIE

Just don‟t.

TOMMY CARRIEWE SHOULD VOTE FOR OURSELVES WE SHOULDN‟T WE SHOULD BUT THEY‟RE ALL SO PRETTY BUT CARRIE,

YOU‟RE SO PRETTY TOO

DON‟T SAY THAT IT‟S TRUE! NO!

TOMMY (cont.) CARRIE (cont.)

YES! WELL WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

I SAY WHAT THE HELL? TOMMY?

C‟MON

WHAT THE HELL? WHAT THE HELL?

SUE

WHAT‟S HE SAYING? DOES HE LIKE HER?

I MISS HIM MORE THAN I KNEW

TOMMY WHAT HAVE I DONE?

I‟M THE ONE WHO SHOULD DANCE WITH YOU

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(TOMMY and CARRIE dance together, until

they share one passionate kiss on the

lips. Out of the dark, CHRIS and BILLY

also appear.)

CHRIS BILLY

IS THE BLOOD IN ITS PLACE? IT‟LL FALL WHERE YOU SHOWED MEOH, THIS IS GREAT WHY CAN‟T WE WAIT?I HATE THAT SHE‟S SMILING WAIT!

I HATE THAT SHE‟S HAPPY AT ALL YOU ONLY THINK OF YOU!

LET THE BLOOD FALL!

MARGARET

CARRIE, I MUST HEED MY LORD

I MUST WIELD HIS SWORD

CHRIS BILLY

I‟M READY TO VOTE! DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU‟RE DOING? I‟LL GET MY KICKS! THIS IS SO SICK!

I‟M SICK AND I‟M TIRED SICK!

I‟M READY TO RIP LIKE A FLOOD YOU‟LL GET WHAT YOU DESERVE I‟M OUT FOR BLOOD!

GARDNER (with Chris & Billy)

TWO HEARTS

THAT‟S HOW TRUE LOVE STARTS IT STARTS WHEN HE FEELS

THE WAY YOU DO

GARDNER ENSEMBLE

WATCH THEM DANCING

HOW HE HOLDS HER EVERY

I CAN‟T BELIEVE WHAT I SEE HEARTBEAT

CARRIE DON‟T YOU FORGET LIFTS US

EVERYTHING YOU LEARNED FROM ME HIGHER

SUE

(overlapping with Gardner)

WATCH THEM DANCING

HOW HE HOLDS HERI CAN‟T BELIEVE WHAT I SEE TOMMY DID YOU FORGET

EVERYTHING YOU PROMISED ME? CARRIE (overlapping)

HOPES AND DREAMS

CAN VANISH OVER NIGHT

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I‟M SCARED THAT THEY MIGHT

TOMMY (overlapping)

NO I‟M GONNA STAY

CARRIE (overlapping)

TOMMY HOLD ME

TELL ME IT‟S SO

BOTH (overlapping)

I WON‟T LET YOU GO CUZ WE‟RE ON OUR WAY TO--

===============================ALL TOGETHER=============================

TOMMY/CARRIE

HEAVEN!

FINALLY 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 ...

CHRIS/BILLY

GIVE HER HELL!

WATCH ME GIVE HER HELL!I‟LL MAKE HER PAY

THEY‟LL GET A REAL SCARE A NIGHTMARE, I‟LL BE THERE ON CUE

THIS QUEEN WILL BE BLOODY

NOBODY DOES THE WAY ...

SUE

YOU TOLD ME

YOU LOVE MEWHAT ABOUT FOREVER?

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE PLANS WE MADE

WHAT HAPPENS TO ME?

WILL YOU BE RETURNING?

AND WILL THERE BE

A DAY WHERE WE FINALLY SAY ...

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MARGARET

CARRIE,

YOU WERE

ALL I HAD

AND ALL I EVER LOVED

CARRIE

I DO

LOVE YOU ...

GARDNER

HEAVEN!

HEAVEN!

OH WOTTA NIGHT!

TWO HEARTS

LOVE STARTS

I FEEL IT TOO

NOBODY EVER FELT THE MAGIC ...

ENSEMBLE

HEAVEN! HEAVEN!

OH WOTTA NIGHT!

WHO‟S THE KING? WHO COULD BE THE QUEEN?

WISH I KNEW

LOOK AROUND!

THIS IS WONDERLAND COMING TRUENOBODY EVER FELT THE MAGIC ...

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ENTIRE COMPANY

..I DO!

HEAVEN!

HEAVEN!

OH WOTTA NIGHT!

(MARGARET exits as The ANNOUNCER

approaches.)

ANNOUNCER

Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you the King and Queen of this year‟ssenior prom: Tommy Ross and Carrie White!

(A beat of silence. Then the KIDS and

GARDNER break into the school song as

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Plug it up!

CARRIE

AND GOD MADE EVE FROM ADAM‟S RIB AND EVE WAS WEAK “His name‟s Tommy Ross, he‟s a very nice boy.”

HOPES AND DREAMS CAN VANISH WITH THE DAWN

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

“He‟s not like the other boys!” THE CURSE OF BLOOD!

GIRLS

Prayin‟ Carrie! Prayin‟ Carrie! . . . Carrie!!!

(BILLY grabs CARRIE from behind and

spins her around, throwing her to the

floor.)

CARRIE

THEY‟LL MAKE FUN OF YOU THEN THEY‟LL BREAK YOUR HEART THEN THEY‟LL LAUGH AT YOU WATCHING YOU FALL APART

(BILLY grabs CARRIE again and brings

her to Center Stage. A BRIGHT FLASH and

CARRIE begins to rise on the hydraulic

lift. Smoke rises over the stage.)

CARRIE

DOESN‟T ANYBODY EVER GET IT RIGHT? DOESN‟T ANYBODY THINK THAT I HEAR? GOD HAS SEEN YOUR SINNING,

JUST BEGINNING!

PRAY FOR YOUR SALVATION

FROM DAMNATION

PRAY OR

HE WILL BURN YOU!

HE WILL BURN YOU!(She opens her eyes wide and they‟reglowing, literally glowing in the

darkness. And extending her arms out,

she flexes and LASERS fly out, letting

us know that she is using all her

strength to give her revenge. A glass

partition drops on the stage trapping

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happens. MARGARET at the top. She

descends toward CARRIE, at first

singing a cappella:

MARGARET

BABY, DON‟T CRY NOW NO MORE TEARS

MOMMA WILL SAVE YOU

FROM ALL YOUR FEARS

LOO LULLABY 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, SLEEP

CARRIE

I love you, Momma.

MARGARET

I love you, Carrie.

BABY, DON‟T CRY NOW... (stabbing her)

LOO LULLABY NOW (quieter)

BABY, DON‟T CRY... (just a whisper)

CARRIE

(Gently)I‟m sorry, Momma.

(She reaches up and touches MARGARET.

Flexes one last time -- and in a

combination of love and destruction,

kills her. An indelible, incandescent

image.

8/12/2019 Carrie 2012


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