since penny was obsessed with spring awakening and wicked, i feel like she probably would've tried to meet him and maybe there are stage door pics of them from way back when? i'm sure if they ran into each other later on (stranger things and nocturnal animals were nominated in the same award season so that's an option if he was around?) she still would've had no chill about it like, "hiwe'vemetbeforebutyouprobablydon'tremember!!!!" she's also good friends with sam wilkie who was his costar then and in the batman, which could be a connection too depending on what you guys figure out!