Dominique Aguayo-White

Dominique Marie Aguayo-White is a Mexican American performing artist based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Bilingual at the insistence of her parents, she was raised in a household where music, language, culture, and artistic expression were inseparable. With a retired opera singer for a father, her early years were shaped through music and performance. She began singing and dance training at the age of three and quickly discovered a lifelong home in the art of storytelling. 

Formal theatre journey began when she joined a production at her local community theatre in Rocklin, California—an experience that sparked dedication to the craft that has continued to advance ever since she was seven. Prior to high school, her family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, to be closer to relatives in Mexico and deepen a connection to her cultural heritage. In Phoenix she attended the preeminent performing arts school, Arizona School for the Arts (ASA), where her passion for acting intensified.

She fell in love with Shakespeare and classical text at ASA, finding both rigor and freedom in the language and emotional stakes of the work. Her commitment to the Bard earned her recognition in the ESU (English Speaking Union) Shakespeare Competition, where she was twice a regional finalist. In 2022, her training moved abroad at the British American Drama Academy’s (BADA) Midsummer Conservatory at St. John’s College, Oxford—an experience that strengthened her technique and sharpened her artistic voice.

After returning from her English summer in Oxford, she earned her BFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). There she broadened her range through creative experimentation, immersing herself in contemporary performance practices, experimental, and devised theatre. The continual advancing exploration led to her first professional production in Santa Monica, California, where she performed in Faustpilled with Misfit Toys Collective at Highways. Alongside her stage work, she leapt into on-camera acting, collaborating in film and independent projects—often with fellow Latine filmmakers—while developing a grounded, truthful on-screen presence.

Dominique, known for her openness, adaptability, experimentation, and professionalism, continues her investment in bold, curious, and culturally connected storytelling across both the stage and screen. She is currently a company member at ROAD Theatre in North Hollywood, continuing to train, perform, and build new work.