Fina Strazza Praises Broadway Costar Sadie Sink: 'I Aspire to Conduct a Space the Way She Does'

Published: May 22, 2025

Fina Strazza, the 19-year-old actress, has opened up about her admiration for her costar Sadie Sink, saying she aspires to conduct herself with the same confidence and kindness as the Stranger Things star.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the 2025 Tony Awards 'Meet the Nominees' event, Strazza praised Sink, 23, saying she has "grounded confidence" that she doesn't have to advise on, but takes inspiration from.

"Sadie is a wonderful person to watch in the workplace," Strazza said. "She has this really grounded confidence that she doesn't have to advise me on it, but I think I take a lot of inspiration from her and aspire to conduct a space the way she does."

Fina Strazza and Sadie Sink

Strazza and Sink star together in the Broadway play John Proctor Is the Villain, a timely play that centers on a group of high school girls reckoning with power, patriarchy, and the lingering shadows of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

"It's been the most wonderful, heartwarming experience ever," Strazza said of being a part of the play, written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Danya Taymor. "I can't believe that our show is resonating so much with people."

The impact of the play is already being felt beyond the stage of the Booth Theatre in New York City. "It's kind of this grassroots movement of a show that everyone has a stake in," she said. "It feels like we're part of something bigger."

Sadie Sink and Fina Strazza (center) onstage in 'John Proctor Is the Villain

The cast, including Nihar Duvvuri, Maggie Kuntz, Hagan Oliveras, Morgan Scott, and Amalia Yoo, bonded quickly during rehearsals.

"We're a coven," Strazza said of their offstage rapport. "We like to work as a pack and travel as a pack. We just went on a little getaway to Connecticut, explored the woods, so the group chat is filled with a lot of little photos from our hikes, too. We've always got something new to chat about."

Despite having made her Broadway debut at just 8 years old in Matilda the Musical, returning to the stage as a young adult has felt entirely new.

"Back then I had a lot more energy and didn't realize the weight of what I was doing," she said, before reflecting on what she's been able to do with John Proctor Is the Villain. "Now it feels like it's my first time. It's really wonderful to create a show — to create a character — and see what it feels like to birth something in a way. It feels kind of spiritual in a way that I didn't expect."

Tickets for John Proctor Is the Villain are now on sale. The 2025 Tony Awards will air live from N.Y.C.'s Radio City Music Hall Sunday, June 8 on CBS.

Fina Strazza at the 78th annual Tony Awards 'Meet the Nominees' event