Sabina Zuniga Varela
TELEVISION
Madame Secretary Season 6 Episodes 5-8 and 10
Snowfall Season 3&4 (Nuvia) FX/Erin Feeley& Ben Younger
American Crime Season 3 (Teresa) Episode 3/ABC/Vic Mahoney
THEATRE
Mojada by Luis Alfaro (Medea)/ The Public Theatre/ Chay Yew
Bordertown Now by Culture Clash/ Pasadena Playhouse/ Diane Rodriguez
Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Medea)/Oregon Shakespeare Festival & Portland Center Stage/Juliette Carillo
You Never Can Tell (Gloria)/Cal Shakes/Lisa Peterson
Native Gardens (Tanya Del Valle)/Cincinnati Playhouse/Blake Robison
***Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Medea)/The Getty Villa/Jessica Kubzansky
**Chavez Ravine by Culture Clash/CTG's Kirk Douglas Theatre/Lisa Peterson
A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Past) Dallas Theater Center/Lee Trull
Water By The Spoonful (Yaz) Theatre Works/Leslie Martinson
Oedipus El Rey (Jocasta) Dallas Theater Center/Kevin Moriarty
The Tenth Muse (Tomasita) Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Laurie Woolery
The Heart of Robin Hood (Lady Lebrun) Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Joel Sass
Bruja (Medea) The Magic Theatre/Loretta Greco
El Nogalar (Dunia) Fountain Theater/Laurie Woolery
Forget My Name (Nina/Giselle) Scene Dock/David Bridel
12th Night (Feste/Antonio) Scene Dock/Andrew J. Robinson
Three Sisters (Masha) Scene Dock/Kate Burton
The Merchant Of Venice (Nerissa/Old Gobbo)
Massman Theatre/Charlotte Cornwell
Scapino (Zerbinette) McClintock Theatre/Matt Walker
The Triangle Factory Fire Project (Mrs. Belmont/Mary Alter)
Bing Theatre/Jack Row
Tales from Ovid (Multiple) Scene Dock/Andy Robinson
Electricidad (Electricidad) NHCC/Asae Dean
*Still Life (Frida Kahlo) NHCC/Linda Lopez McCalister
*The Magdalena Cantata (Dolores Magdalena) NHCC/Jose Garcia-Davis
Sueño (Rosaura) Kimo Theatre/Michael D. Blum
Steel Magnolias (Annelle) The Adobe Theatre/Gil Kehati
The House of Bernarda Alba (Martirio)
The Vortex/Sheila Devitt
FILM
Dulce (Cookie) LunaMar Productions
The Purloined Package (Susan: Lead) UNM Student Production
The Backroad (Rita:Lead) Duke City Shootout
Grains of Paradise (Nena) CNM Student Production
Breached (Conchita) NYU Graduate Thesis
Zen & the Asteroid (Lisa Lao-Tsu) Northern NM Digital Video
Training and Education:
MFA in Acting USC 2011
- Acting: Andrew J. Robinson, Charlotte Cornwell, Mary Joan Negro, Michael Keenan, Luis Alfaro
- Voice/Dialect: Natsuko Ohama
- Movement: David Bridel, Stephanie Shroyer
- Acting for Camera: Andrei Belgrader, Joseph Hacker, Ntare Mwine
-Text Analysis: Jack Rowe, Charlotte Cornwell
-Stage Combat/Weaponry: Edgar Landa
-Clowning & Improvisation: Matt Walker, David Bridel
Workshops
- Robert Woodruff (Greek Tragedy)
- Ann Bogart (Actor Movement & Ensemble Awareness)
- Bread & Puppet (Puppet Making & Full Production)
- Louis Colaianni (Phonetic Pillow & Dialect)
- David Warshofsky (Shakespeare & Text Study)
Bachelor's Degree in University Studies/University of New Mexico: Sum Cum-Laude (Creative Drama and Cultural Communication)
Specialties
Spanish speaker, Mexican/Latin, Southern, Russian and British accents, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Cha-Cha, and Tango Dancer,
Yoga, Sword Play, Western Style Riding, Basketball Player, Acoustic Guitar (lefty/steel string), Singer(Alto)/Songwriter, Juggling,
Clowning
***2015 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Winner for
Lead Performance in Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles
** 2015 Ovation Award for Best Production "Chavez Ravine" by Culture Clash
* 2007 New Mexico Hispano Entertainer’s Association: Female Performer of the Year (For Roles in Magdalena Cantata and Still Life)
