More stranger things theater tech au headcanons cause I can't stop thinking about them
Dustin has named every single mic
Lucas and Will have a memorial wall for "props lost in battle"
Mike and Max argue about cue timing like it’s a life or death debate
Five minutes later they’re yelling at actors together like nothing happened
El compliments every single actor before opening night
Will designs little secret details into the sets that only the tech crew knows about
He gets so excited when someone finally notices
After every closing night they all sit on the empty stage no talking just finally taking a moment to breath
Joyce calls them her “theater kids” with so much pride not realizing that it lowkey embarrasses all of them
Mike has a sixth sense for when something is about to go wrong
Max will quietly move people into position before whatever Mike predicated even happens
Lucas has a favorite ladder, tape measure, impact driver, basically a favorite everything
Lucas can fix almost anything with duct tape
Will cries during emotional dress rehearsals
No one teases him about it because they probably did to they just won't admit it
El has a special box just for broken costume pieces
She says they "did their job and don't deserved to be throw away for that"
Dustin talks to the soundboard like it’s a teammate
Will gives sets little “farewell touches” on closing night
He has drawn little sketches of the actors on the backside of set pieces that the audience can't see
El treats costumes like they have feelings
She thanks them after performances
Will and El have stayed in the theater practically all night to organize the costume room
Joyce is absolutely the theater mom not just for techs but for actors too
They have a ritual before every show that has been called "cult like" by the very few actors who have seen it
If something breaks, everyone instantly looks at Lucas
If something goes wrong, everyone looks at Max
If something is lost, everyone looks at Mike
If someone panics, everyone looks at El
If there’s silence in the booth, something is wrong with Dustin
If the set looks extra beautiful, Will stayed late
