Ep315- Cecily Strong & Andrea Syglowski: Airing Out Their “Brooklyn Laundry”

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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 adchoicesClick here to visit this podcast episode