High school, as the Stranger Things gang can attest, is no walk in the park (Upside Down or not). And in a sweet gesture paying homage to their artistic beginnings, co-creators of the Netflix phenomenon, the Duffer Brothers , chose to cast their high school drama teacher in a key role.

“Miss Harris is played by Hope Hynes Love,” Ross Duffer wrote on Instagram in a new post. “She was our high school drama teacher.”

“High school was rough for me and my brother,” the executive producer, director and writer continued. “But Hope saw something in us we didn’t see in ourselves — and she helped give us the confidence to not only survive those four years, but to move to LA and chase our dreams.”

Ross Duffer ended his message with a note about the importance of educators, specifically t

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