Sabina Zúñiga Varela

Westminster College (SLC, Utah)

* Panel Participant for "Art & Activism" 

* Keynote Speaker for Diversity Summit

* Social Justice Theatre Workshops 

Certified Language Arts/ Special Education Teacher

Albuquerque Public Schools

Regular Education Teacher (Washington Middle School)

·Drama Elective classes 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grades.

· After school Hip-Hop Culture and Latin dance programs.

Special Education Teacher (Washington Middle School)

·Language Arts 6^th grade

·Inclusion Science and Humanities 6^th Grade

· Girls Middle School Basketball Coach

Special Education Teacher (Washington Middle School)

·Emotional and Behavior Disabilities

·Self-Contained 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grades

·Language Arts, Math, Science, Humanities

Unusual Suspects

www.theunusualsuspects.org/ 

Teaching Artist/Staging Coordinator

* 6 week program at San Fernando High School culminating in a performance of DRAMA CAFE and mix of original spoken word, monologues and scenes.

*Students explored movement, spoken word, monologues, playbuilding, improvisation and performance skills.

 Foothill Arts Collective

http://foothillartscollective.org/ 

   Summer Theatre Program Artistic Director

*2 Week program focused on Ensemble Building and Playbuilding.

* 2 week program focused on full production of The Short Tree and the Bird who Could not Sing.

2 week master class on Shakespeare, scene study from "As You LIke It," along with movement and Juggling.

 Richard Allen Theatre Guils (RATC)

* Master Class: Ensemble Building, Voice Support and Playbuilding.

* Master Class: The Audition Process: Scene work and Audition Techniques.

Youth Impact Program

      Summer Camp Mentor/Football Coach

·       5 week academic sports camp for 7^th and 8^th grade boys

·       Student Athletes took classes in AM and practiced full contact Football in the afternoons.

     Summer Drama Camp Director

·       4 week long Drama camp for East Mountain residents ages 5-15.

·       Students explored theatre games, exercises and skills while developing an original play for a final production for the community.

 Outpost Arts Space

Saturday Classes Teacher

·       High School Poetry

·       Story Book Theatre for ages 5-10

Words Afire Theatre Festival/UNM

·       Director/Producer for original short/full length plays by UNM BA/MFA playwrights.

·       Directed 2 plays that received “Best Hispanic New Play” by the American College Theatre festival.

Teatro Nuevo Mexico

·       Founder/Former Board Member Outreach Coordinator/Actress/Director/Producer (www.teatronuevomexico.com) Creator of Noche De Cuentos: A Family Centered Storytelling Night/Book Exchange.

Las Meganenas Theatre Troup

Director/Actress/Fundraiser/Script Development (www.comadrenetwork.org)

El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos     

Workshop Facilitator in theatre based exercises used to provoke dialogue about social rights and injustices from immigrant women from Latin America.

Young Women United