1204 Running Crew Practicum I
3202 Dynamics II
3402 Act 2: Scene Study
3410 Acting for the Camera
4400W Senior Rehearsal & Performance
7724X Theater Practicum
Patrick Sabongui, actor, director, producer and educator, is an Assistant Professor of Theater at Brooklyn College and Head of the BFA Acting Program. He is most recognized for his acting work on The Flash (CW), Homeland (Showtime), Shameless (Showtime), 300 (WB), Firefly Lane* (Netflix, *Leo Award, 2022) and over 150 other significant film/TV projects. Also known for the Canadian Premiere of Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning play, Disgraced, originator of the role of Foster Bryant in Jason Rothery’s Inside the Seed* (*Jessie Award, 2015) and as the director/creator of Felony* (Best Site-Specific Play, Van Fringe, 2017). As President and co-founder of Life Force Films Inc, a production company dedicated to amplifying the voices of women and BIPOC filmmakers, he has produced, directed and executive-produced several award-winning short films including Chained, The Prince, Ariel Unraveling, Spirit Glitch, An International Girl, Letter Carrier, Cyanopsia (2021) and Losing It (202
D.E.C (Diploma of Collegiate Studies), Vanier College (Communications/Theatre), 1997
B.F.A, Concordia University, Montreal (Drama for Human Development), 2000
Certificate, National Theatre Conservatory, Denver, CO. (Acting Intensive), 2001
M.F.A, University of California, Irvine (Acting), 2005
Role of PETER in "Old Friends at Christmas". Hallmark Network television movie.
Role of RAMI in "Black Adam". Warner Brothers major motion picture.
Role of SHAKIR URGESSA in "Departure". Peacock Network (NBC). Television series.
Theater director, educational production of "The Motherfucker with the Hat" ny Stephen Adly Guirgis. Brooklyn College Department of Theater, New Workshop Theater.
Role of CHAD WILEY in "Firefly Lane". Netflix series.
Role of LUKE FLETCHER in "Christmas Sail". Hallmark Network television movie.
Role of TODD MASRY in "Virgin River". Netflix series.
Role of DAVID SINGH in "The Flash" (over 40 episodes). CW Network television series. 2014-present
Leo Award: Best Supporting Performance (male) for the role of CHAD WILEY in "Firefly Lane" (Netflix) television series.
Panelist on Diversity and Inclusion, CUNY Theatre Festival.
Faculty Council, CUNY: Brooklyn College. 2020-present
President's Special Council on Faculty Advising.
Creation of www.BrooklynBackstage.com - a free online collaboration hub for Brooklyn College students facilitating unprecedented collaboration between Theater, Film/TV/Radio, Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, Music etc...
Creation of www.BrooklynShowcase.com - an online talent showcase site used to market our graduating seniors to industry professionals.
Founding member, Dean's Antiracism Task Force, CUNY: Brooklyn College, School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts. 2020-present
Decolonized THEA 3405 - Shakespeare curriculum. This course focuses on the works of William Shakespeare - the most influential playwright of all time who's plays are notoriously racist and misogynist. This course is now co-taught by a diverse team of instructors who can offer non-male, non-White, non-Eurocentric perspectives and approaches to the work that are more inclusive and allow actors to bring themselves to the roles rather than contort themselves into outdated and harmful ideals of beauty and behaviour.
Decolonization of BFA Theater curricula. Guiding and supervising all faculty in the BFA Acting Program to dismantle historical systems of bias and oppression in their syllabi and approach to instruction. 2020-present
Introduced the practice of "Self-Tape Auditions" to the Season Development process enabling the department to collect remote auditions from students during and after pandemic lockdowns.