 After growing up in Newfoundland, Magie Dominic moved to the United States, where she studied at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, New School University, Franklin Furnace, and Open Theatre.She was involved in the Off-Off-Broadway theatre movement in New York City at Joe Cino’s Caffe Cino, where she performed and directed.She curated "Caffe Cino - History of Off-Off Broadway" at Lincoln Centre in 1985.