Sebastian Zuniga is a Brooklyn-based actor, director, and arts educator. Sebastian holds a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute, Experimental Theatre Wing, and the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam. During his time at NYU, he was in two Tisch Drama Stage Productions of Urinetown and Fun Home. He also directed and acted in his original play: Baked. Other directing credits include: Pajama Talks (Chain Theatre) and That Big Voice Inside My Head (Hudson Guild Theatre). As an actor, he has performed at The Tank, New York Theatre Festival, INTAR, Working Theater, Sol Project, Bayview Music Festival, and Dixon Place. He also collaborated with the Voting Project Ensemble, Pop-Up Players, and The Latinx Artists’ Collective to create virtual theater during the pandemic.
Sebastian has worked as an educator in Puerto Rico and NYC. In 2022, he created an English Exploratory Theater Intensive in partnership with the renowned Escuela Nueva Pedagogia in Caguas, Puerto Rico. In 2023, he returned to Puerto Rico to teach 1st-11th Grade Drama and ESL at ENP. Sebastian is currently Lead Drama Teacher at Success Academy Rockaway Park Middle School. He is so excited to return home to LSTFI. Pa’lante!