"Honestly a really good bookend": Sadie Sink shares her feelings about transitioning from Stranger Things to live theater shortly before final season 

Sadie Sink, the actress popularly known for her portrayal of Max Mayfield in Netflix's Stranger Things, recently opened up on transitioning from the show to live theater shortly before the final season. She expressed that the return to the theater is a really 'good bookend,' marking a full circle moment for her.

Sadie had started with theater before the show happened, and now that the epic saga of Hawkins is coming to a close, she is happy to join the stage again.

Sadie Sink talks about transitioning from Stranger Things to start a new phase in her career

When the interviewer from Glamour asked Sadie how she feels about walking the theater stage once again, she expressed that,

“It was honestly a really good bookend, if that makes sense, because I started out in theater, then left to do Stranger Things. Stranger Things ended, and I went back to theater. It was nice to have gone through the entire journey of Stranger Things and end right where it all started for me.”

Sadie Sink's statement reveals how deeply Max Mayfield of Stranger Things is tied to her identity. Sink was only 14 years old when she joined the cast as one of the core members of 'The Party.' She fondly remembered the role not just as a job, but as a chapter that defined her formative years.

This sentiment has been echoed by many co-stars from the show. Her addressing the theater returns a good 'bookend,' hinting at a kind of emotional symmetry.

She will close the saga in the place where it all began. It also marks a readiness to move forward. She further added,

“Ending Stranger Things was so emotional. I was thinking about it yesterday because I was on the phone with my mom, and we were talking about the last day on set. It was brutal.”

Even in its narrative, the show has delivered some of the saddest farewells to beloved characters, but the show's coming to an end hits hard and different even for the cast. Sadie Sink termed the last day on set 'brutal,' reflecting on how the goodbye felt really personal.

The emotional moment popped up in a conversation with her mom, which speaks to the weight of farewell carried by many cast members, including Sadie Sink.

Sadie also added,

“To go from that and then straight into rehearsals for something new was exactly what I needed. I needed to numb myself with something different and scary and a new challenge. It was nice to have that distraction. And now that we’re doing press for Stranger Things, I’m getting sad again.”

For Sadie, returning to a familiar medium for artistic expression means more than a new opportunity: it means renewal and an escape. Broadway and theater are important stepping stones for her acting career.

Her entry into the world of acting happened with the title role in the musical Annie, followed by young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway.

She needed to distract herself and, at the same time, give herself a new kind of push towards a new direction. As Sadie Sink ventures into a new journey and theater brilliance, Stranger Things Season 5 is set to knock on our doors on November 26, 2025.

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Stranger Things is available for streaming on Netflix.

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