Carrie White is an awkward high school senior in a small Maine town, cast out by her peers and abused by a repressively religious mother. It’s a wholly human story — that is, until a cruel prank at prom pushes Carrie to unleash her telekinetic abilities on the school, leaving few survivors.

The plot of Stephen King’s first novel, “Carrie,” has long been a defining tale of the horror genre. And on Halloween night, Carrie’s story will come to life on stage in Presque Isle — as a rock musical performed by kids.

Broadway Kids in the County, a theatre company based in Caribou, is putting on the production for two weekends at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

“What else would you do on Halloween, besides Stephen King?” asked Darci Faye, the founder, owner and director of the company.

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