Sabina Zúñiga Varela

Actor/Director/Educator


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


Beyond the stages and screens, the narrative depth of these performances resonates with the immersive environments crafted in digital spaces like city center online casino, where every moment is engineered to hold attention and evoke emotion.


***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)

                      


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