The Dream of the Burning Boy Extends Off-Broadway

David West Read’s The Dream of the Burning Boy has extended at off-Broadway’s Roundabout Underground. The new play, which officially opened on March 23, was originally scheduled to run through May 8 and will now run through May 15.

Evan Cabnet directs a cast featuring Reed Birney, Josh Caras, Matt Dellapina, Jake O’Connor, Jessica Rothenberg, Kristie Dale Sanders and Alexandra Socha.

In The Dream of the Burning Boy the sudden death of a high school overachiever exposes a secret that could destroy those left behind, or bring them closer together. Since the death of one of his favorite students, high school teacher Larry Morrow (Birney) has been falling asleep at his desk and dreaming. The school's guidance counselor is hanging inspirational posters designed to help everyone "process their emotions." The boy's sister and friends, disinterested by Dante, are more agitated and hormonal than usual, and as Larry's dreams intensify, the shocking secret comes out.