#which sidenote is why all the overanalyzing and speculating doesn't usually pan out

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the cast for the play has been announced ! you've probably seen the main players on twitter/instagram, but the rest of the cast and crew has been credited on the st on stage website

the list of characters is as follows: chief hopper, sue anderson (sinclair), lonnie byers, bob newby, charles sinclair, ted wheeler, karen childress (wheeler), allen munson, victor creel, james hopper, jr., henry creel, joyce maldonado (byers), father newby, walter henderson, claudia henderson, dr. brenner, virginia creel, and patty newby, as well as a number of ensemble cast members

#so. hopper's dad/lucas and erica's parents/bob/lonnie/ted and karen/eddie's father/victor/hopper/henry/joyce/bob's father/dustin's uncle? #dustin's mother/brenner/virginia/bob's sister #interesting #the first shadow #the first shadow spoilers #spoilers #not really ? but #twitter #lex talks #i still don't know how canon this will be #like i know they've said it could hold the key to the end or whatever but #they're obviously going to be taking some liberties #i don't know how much it's all going to fit with the version of the show that we have now #and also if it isn't available to every person that watches the show i don't think it should be considered fully canon anyway tbh #like i have zero doubts that there are fans of this show out there rn that still don't even know this is a thing #which sidenote is why all the overanalyzing and speculating doesn't usually pan out #bc everything is 100% geared more toward/written for the general audience #than people like us who spend a certain amount of time daily thinking about this show #you know #anyway