Sandra Marquez (Harriet, through Dec 15) is a Chicago-based actor, director, and educator. A longtime ensemble member at Teatro Vista she served as the Associate Artistic Director alongside Artistic Director Edward Torres for many years.  Ms. Marquez was the first self-identified Latine ensemble member at Steppenwolf Theater Company. She directed the first all-Latina cast at Steppenwolf in the world premiere of La Ruta by Isaac Gomez as well as the world premiere of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter which was adapted from Erika Sanchez’s best-selling book. She recently co-directed (with Alice DaCunha) Teatro Vista’s production of The Dream King by Marvin Quijada which received 8 Jeff Awards including Best Production.

Selected acting credits: Seagull, A Doll’s House Part 2, The Roommate, The Doppelgänger (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Electricidad, The Happiest Song Plays Last, Mariela in the Desert (Goodman Theatre); Massacre, The Sins of Sor Juana, Another Part of the House (Teatro Vista); Clytemnestra in Iphigenia in Aulis, Agamemnon, and Electra (Court Theatre); Mojada and Anna in the Tropics (Victory Gardens Theatre); Breakfast Lunch and Dinner at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Mala Hierba at Second Stage Theatre, New York. Selected Film/TV credits: national commercials, Prison Break, Chicago Justice, Boss, Timer, and Night Sky.

Ms. Marquez is a recipient of a Sor Juana Award from the National Museum of Mexican Art, for her contribution to the Arts and Latinx Community; a Jeff Award for Best Supporting Actress at Teatro Vista; the Clarence Simon Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring at Northwestern University; and several ALTA Awards (Alliance of Latinx Theater Artists) including a Migdalia Cruz Mentorship Award. She is an Associate Professor of Acting and Directing for the M.F.A. in Acting Program at Northwestern University. 

Finding and helping to create an artistic home at Teatro Vista has made everything else possible.