The Real Deal on Roundabout Underground's The Dream of the Burning Boy
It's no secret that high school can be a traumatic time, and David West Read’s play The Dream of the Burning Boy, now running at the Roundabout Underground, mines that trauma on a literal level. Set in a high school, the piece explores the aftermath that follows a popular student’s sudden death. New York theater vet Reed Birney stars as English teacher Larry Morrow, and leads an excellent ensemble cas…