R-L Front Row: Ian Moore, Kenneth Martin, Angela Lewis, Graham Cooper, Nigel Clarke, James Q. Mitchell, & Valerie Shaw
More Information About the '79 CDS Under the Cut:
Christine Edwards
Also known as Chrissy or Tina
Has a Liverpool/Scouse accent (very Beatles-esque)
The Femme Fatale of CDS '79.
Married to Alan, but in some sort of relationship with him and Nigel that the whole cast knows about but doesn't ask about.
Took the idea of Free Love and Flower Power to heart
Alan Edwards
The Stage Manager of CDS '79
London accent, but not a posh BBC-type one
Married to Chrissy, but in some sort of relationship with her and Nigel that the whole cast knows about but doesn't ask about.
Great at carpentry, though sometimes his doors have been known to get stuck in the frame on the random occasion.
Ian Moore
The Director of CDS '79
Father of three children and has a loving wife. All four are very supportive of his directing ambitions.
He ran the Cornley Youth Drama Society, and was a mentor figure of sorts to Chris when he was growing up.
Kenneth Martin
Also known as Ken or Kenny, but the latter is used only by Angel and Val
The newest member of CDS '79
More a side character and character actor than a lead role
Has a tendency to forget that he's on-stage as well, and gets lost watching the cast until everyone's staring at him
Has a terrier named Therese who has an entire tiny wardrobe of clothes and sweaters and bows
Angela Lewis
Also known as Ange or Angel
The Sweetheart Golden Girl of CDS '79
Can sing and dance like nobody's business
Her speaking voice is soft, with a wispy near-posh accent
She is shy when not on-stage, but can drink anyone in the cast or crew under the table
Graham Cooper
The Bad Boy of CDS '79
He gets cast in roles where the character is either morally grey or just a straight antagonist to the rest of them
He is very intense on- and off-stage, and takes his roles extremely seriously
Enjoys the roles where he can show off his guitar skills, and the one thing he'll bend his rules for is somehow shoehorning into the role the fact his character can play guitar. Regardless of it being plot relevant.
Nigel Clark
Also known as Nige, Lover Boy to Chrissy, and Baby to Alan
The Romantic Leading Man of CDS '79
Is in some sort of relationship with Chrissy and Alan that everyone knows about, but doesn't say anything about
Good at remembering his lines, but sometimes fumbles his props or stage directions
Cannot dance to save his life, but loves The Who
Has a Geordie accent naturally (I'm picturing something like Chris Ramsey's in Taskmaster), but can do a wide range of other English and European accents well, too.
James Q. Mitchell
Also known as Jaylad, Quince, or Quincy
The Non-Romantic Leading Man of CDS '79
Comes from an upper-middleclass family, and does have that BBC broadcaster type of accent
Enjoys the more serious plays they do, but can really be a hoot in comedies
Cannot sing to save anyone's life, but can do many ballroom dances quite effortlessly
Has a good cadence in delivering lines
Valerie Shaw
Also known as Val or Frankie Vallie
The Non-Romantic Leading Lady of CDS '79
Northern accent
Excells in Shakespearean roles
Can sing and dance decently
Deathly afraid of reptiles and amphibians
Called Frankie Vallie because of how much she listens to The Four Seasons
Gareth Emerson and Graham Cooper are twin brothers from Hawkins, IN. Although, despite sharing a face, the boys often argue over their conflicting lifestyles. (They were affectionately dubbed ‘The Emergency Twins’ by me and @sugarpoppss2 due to a spelling error on my end, but it’s fitting coz these boys are regular visitors to the ER.)
ℍ𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕠𝕟𝕤:
Gareth was born first out of the two twins. Their birthday is August 16th making them both Leos
They have different last names due to a custody battle with their father following the loss of their mother
Gareth’s punk rock aesthetic clashes too hard with his indie film maker brother. So, at school he avoids him like the plague until the end of the day when they have to go home in Gareth’s Station wagon
Gareth introduces his SO to Graham as “Me, but if I were annoying and never listened to Motörhead.” While Graham introduces Gareth as “Me if I was found in a Goodwill donation box”
Never miss an opportunity to pick a fight with each other, always shooting snarky comments back and forth to cause the other to snap until they either start yelling or physically wrestling
They live with their grandma and younger sisters, Mary and Emily (also twins), who have the unfortunate privilege to live with the constant bickering
Despite their near constant feud, no one else is allowed to mess with the other’s brother.
Gareth has anger issues so if he sees someone putting hands on his brother thats the end of it. He jumps in and immediately begins a beatdown. Even if he (usually) loses.
Graham is not as abrasive and confrontational as his brother, but he WILL help his brother. Even if it means they are both silently sitting in the Principals Office waiting room with grins on their faces
“You are fucking stupid.”
“Oh yea? Well, you’re crazy so that makes you worse.”
“Moron.”
“Prick”
And they just laugh and fist bump until they inevitably meeting the consequences of their actions in the form of Principal Higgins.
Me on my way to bother @master-of-munsons at all hours of the day to talk about the emergency twins (the AU where Graham from Banned in Boise and Gareth from stranger things are twins bc we’re in it over GLW)
Hi! I just wanted to say I really love the dynamic of Gareth/Graham as twins in your newest fic. The way you wrote Gareth's flashback into their counseling session gave me chills. I hope we'll get more of them sometime, and thank you for sharing your work! :)
ASGSJDH I’m so glad you guys like it. Me and @sugarpopss have been building their lore for a year and I love these boys sm and Im already working on Ch. 2 😭 I also can’t wait to introduce the rest of the family like Grandma and the two little sisters (Not so much Dale)
Graham is the less confrontational twin but still very manic (as seen in Banned in Boise)
And Gareth is of course the brawn because I know that boy has anger issues the Duffers told me at 3am in an Arby’s parking lot
