Magie Dominic

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Magie Dominic (born 1944) is a Canadian poet, author, and artist who was born in

Corner Brook, Newfoundland
.

Her first memoir, The Queen of Peace Room, from

Newfoundland in the 1950s, but ranges over a 70-year period involving the same protagonist and her family.[2]

Life

After growing up in Newfoundland, Magie Dominic moved to the United States, where she studied at

She was involved in the

Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in 2011, establishing The Magie Dominic Caffé Cino Archives.[5]

Dominic was also involved with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club during the late 1960s, performing in and stage managing multiple productions.[6] Performance credits include Saul Paul Sirag's There's The Wrong Number Of Teeth (1966),[7] Charles L. Mee Jr.'s God Bless Us, Everyone (1967),[8] and a Tom O'Horgan directed production of Changes (1968).[9] She stage managed plays such as Tom Eyen's Miss Nefertiti Regrets (1966),[10] as well as directed lighting and performed other technical work for various productions.

Dominic also had a solo exhibition at La MaMa Galleria, December 10–20, 1998, titled "Stations of the Cross/Female Face of Christ".[6]

Other works

Dominic is a past contributor to

commondreams.org.[1]

Her work has been featured in numerous anthologies, including Outrage (1994), Belles Lettres/Beautiful Letters (1994), Pushing the Limits (1996), and Countering the Myths (1996).[1]

Bibliography

  • Dominic, Magie (2002). The Queen of Peace room ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Waterloo, Ont.: . Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  • Dominic, Magie (2014). Street angel. Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier Univ Press. . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  • Dominic, Magie; Smith, Michael, eds. (2010). H.M. Koutoukas, 1937-2010, remembered by his friends. Silverton, Or.: Fast Books. .

See also

References

  1. ^
    The League of Canadian Poets. Archived from the original
    on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ "On Writing, with Magie Dominic". Open Book Ontario. July 17, 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ Patrick, Robert (January 1942). "Caffe Cino Pictures". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. ^ McElroy, Steven (December 7, 2011). "Portal to Off Off Broadway's Early Days". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ "The Story of Caffé Cino". Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Individual: Magie Dominic". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: There's The Wrong Number Of Teeth (1966)". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: God Bless Us, Everyone (1967)". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Changes (1968)". Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  10. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Miss Nefertiti Regrets (1966b)". Retrieved 28 September 2018.