Senior year at Hawkins High, the theater department is putting on its biggest production yet. Will Byers is the lead. He didnât 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 heâs⌠good. Really good. The stage becomes the one place he feels seen without having to explain himself. Meanwhile, Mike Wheeler isnât on stage at all. Heâs backstage. Lights. Soundboard.