Powerhouse actors Cecily Strong and Andrea Syglowski provide insights into their acting careers, and how they navigated life’s complexities throughout their journey. The two talk about the show they currently co-star in,“Brooklyn Laundry”, their admiration for playwright John Patrick Shanley, and the play’s portrayal of women. Cecily opens up about how she relates to the play’s themes, reflecting on her own experiences of loss and self-discovery, particularly the loss of her cousin to brain cancer and the impact it had on her outlook on life and love. This loss inspired her to write her memoir, "This Will All Be Over Soon". She recalls her time on SNL, and what made her shift from comedy to “serious acting”. Andrea shares her love for teaching acting, how she deals with uncertainties. Both recall their motivations for pursuing careers in the theater, highlighting the joy of storytelling and the opportunity to connect with audiences, and perseverance. Andrea Syglowski is an actress who was last seen in “DIG” at Primary Stages. Her additional stage credits include Broadway's “Passover”, off-Broadway’s “Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven” and “queens”. Her TV credits include “Evil”, “New Amsterdam”, “Blue Bloods”, “Elementary”, “The Good Wife”, and “How to Get Away with Murder”. Cecily Strong is best known for her work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2022, which garnered her multiple Emmy Award nominations. She was most recently seen on Apple TV's hit musical series, “Schmigadoon!”, in addition to film credits that include “The Female Brain”, the recent “Ghostbusters” reboot, as well as Melissa McCarthy's “The Boss”, “The Bronze”, and “The Meddler”. She made her New York stage debut in 2021 and hasn't looked back since. Together, Andrea and Cecily are 50% of the four-member cast of “Brooklyn Laundry”, a world premiere play written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, John Patrick Shanley. Connect with Cecily and Andrea: Instagram: @justcaseylikes Twitter: @justcaseylikes TikTok: @justcaseylikes Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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