Senior year at Hawkins High, the theater department is putting on its biggest production yet. Will Byers is the lead. He didn’t plan to be. But somewhere between moving back from California, trying to figure out who he is, and needing somewhere to exist without feeling wrong, he ended up auditioning. And he’s… good. Really good. The stage becomes the one place he feels seen without having to explain himself. Meanwhile, Mike Wheeler isn’t on stage at all. He’s backstage. Lights. Soundboard.