It’s a curious thing to take on the role of Christopher Boone, the brilliant but emotionally isolated 15-year-old kid at the center of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” The character’s hypersensitive perceptions present physical, emotional and mental challenges — often at once.
“When the character focuses on something, it opens up doors to that thing,” says Harrison Bryan, the 25-year-old New York-based actor who is bringing to life the central character in Pioneer Theatre Company’s regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning play. “If you can imagine inside that answer is another thought, and inside that thought is another thought.