Photo Flash: DREAM BOY Premiere at Celebration Theatre at the Lex

Celebration Theatre at the Lex presents its second play in its new home, under the artistic direction of Michael Matthews & Michael A. Shepperd, the Los Angeles premiere of DREAM BOY by Eric Rosen, based on the novel by Jim Grimsley and directed by Ovation Award-winner Michael Matthews (The Color Purple, Failure: A Love Story). Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the premiere!

Comments Celebration Theatre's Executive Director Michael C. Kricfalusi, "Continuing our 33rd season and first in our new home, we're very excited to present this L.A. Premiere of Eric Rosen's play DREAM BOY. This play is genuinely affecting and will give our audience a gut-wrenching feeling that will have them talking about the play for days after they've seen it." DREAM BOY began previews on Friday, January 22 at 8pm; opened on Friday, January 29 at 8pm and will perform through Sunday, March 20 at the Celebration Theatre's new home, the Lex Theatre, 6760 Lexington Ave. in Los Angeles.

Poetic and erotic, DREAM BOY tells the story of Nathan and Roy's unlikely high school romance against the backdrop of repression and religion in 1970s North Carolina. At times haunting and harrowing, Rosen and Grimsley weave the sweet, raw passion and adventure of youth with the stark danger of an abusive and intolerant society to create a transcendent Southern gothic tale of love and redemption.