As “The Outsiders” builds to a final gang ... Darry isn’t dislike or spite but love. The discovery Ponyboy makes about Darry is a realization that all teenagers, if they are fortunate ...

(Like Sodapop, Ponyboy is not a nickname). Most of "The Outsiders" follows Ponyboy and Johnny on the run, when Johnny accidentally kills a member of the rival upper-class gang, the Socs.

The Outsiders will hold an open casting call for the roles of Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade this month. The call is for the ...