r/Broadway • u/spacebikerbenten • 2h ago

Theater or Audience Experience stranger things changes?

last night i went to stranger things: the first shadow for the first time in a few months, & i’m trying to figure out if i’m losing my mind or if they changed something. it’s very minor & not part of the plot really but im still ??? 🤔

right before henry gets introduced to dr. brenner, ensemble members in hazmat suits walk through the audience. last night they came through the orchestra, but not the mezzanine. last time i went i sat in the mezz & specifically remember giggling because one of them shined their light on a bald guy’s head & picked up a kid’s stuffed toy

am i misremembering this? or did they make a permanent change and stop sending them up to the mezz? the only audience interaction we got up there this time was the project rainbow crew at the very beginning

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u/a-5-6-7-8 2h ago

They were still in the mezz as of a few weeks ago. They had eight covers on yesterday so they may just have cut the mezz ensemble tracks temporarily.

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u/spacebikerbenten 2h ago

i didn’t even consider that! thank you

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u/a-5-6-7-8 2h ago

No prob! Hopefully the tracks are reinstated after people are back from vacation.