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Regina Aquino is an actress from Washington, DC.[1][2][3]
Aquino is the first Filipino American actress to receive a Helen Hayes Award (2019). She was nominated and received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play.[1][4][5][6] In her acceptance speech, she highlighted the significance of winning during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and expressed pride in being from D.C.[3] That same year, Washingtonian Magazine included her in a list of D.C.'s 10 biggest theater stars.[7].
Aquino began performing at a young age, participating in her first play in second grade[3]. She graduated from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she studied theatre[3]. In addition to acting on stage, Aquino has also worked as producer, writer, and director of the documentary film Faith Healers.[8]
Aquino has consistently delivered compelling performances across various productions[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Throughout her career, she has also been a vocal advocate for diversity and representation in theater, challenging stereotypes and emphasizing the importance of authentic storytelling.[3][6]
Credits
[edit]Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Playwright(s) | Company | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Polaroid Stories | Eurydice | Naomi Iizuka | Studio Theatre | Studio Theatre |
| 2006 | Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead | Lucy | Bert V. Royal | Studio Theatre | Studio Theatre |
| Red Light Winter | Christina | Adam Rapp | Studio Theatre | Studio Theatre | |
| 2007 | A Christmas Carol | Christmas Past | N/A | Synetic Theater | Rosslyn Spectrum |
| 2016 | Where Words Once Were | Alli/Eila | Finegan Kruckemeyer | Lincoln Center & Kennedy Center TYA | The Kennedy Center |
| Brownsville Song (B-side for Trey) | Merrell | Kimber Lee | Theater Alliance | The Westerly | |
| 2017 | The Arsonists | Anna | Max Frisch | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company |
| 2018 | Vietgone | Tong | Qui Nguyen | Studio Theatre | Studio Theatre |
| The Events | Claire | David Greig | Theater Alliance | The Anacostia Playhouse | |
| 2019 | Nell Gwynn | Lady Castlemaine & Louise de Keroualle | Jessica Swale | Folger Theatre | Folger Theatre |
| Describe the Night | Yevgenia | Rajiv Joseph | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company | Woolly Mammoth Theater Company | |
| Tiger Style! | Jennifer | Mike Lew | Olney Theatre Center | Olney Theatre Center | |
| Eureka Day | Meiko | Jonathan Spector | Mosaic Theater Company | Atlas Performing Arts Center | |
| 2020 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | Mistress Page | William Shakespeare | Folger Theatre | Folger Theatre |
| 2021 | We're Gonna Die | Singer | Young Jean Lee | Round House Theatre | Round House Theatre |
| Birds of North America | Caitlyn | Anna Ouyang Moench | Mosaic Theater Company | Atlas Performing Arts Center | |
| 2022 | Holiday | Susan Potter | Philip Barry | Arena Stage | Fichandler Stage, Arena Stage |
| 2023 | The Mortification of Fovea Munson | Mom/Grandma Van | Mary Winn Heider | The Kennedy Center | Family Theater, The Kennedy Center |
| Our Verse in Time to Come | Joan Chen | Devin E. Haqq, Karen Ann Daniels, Malik Work | Folger Theatre | Folger Theatre | |
| 2024 | Nancy | Joan/Ensemble | Rhiana Yazzie | Mosaic Theater Company | Atlas Performing Arts Center |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Faith Healers | Producer, Writer, Director | Documentary |
Awards & Nominations
[edit]Helen Hayes Awards
[edit]| Year | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Production | Dog Sees God | Nomination |
| 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress | The Events | Won |
| 2020 | Outstanding Ensemble in a Play | Nell Gwynn | Nomination |
| Outstanding Production in a Play | Nell Gwynn | Nomination |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nuevo, Renee (March 27, 2020). "Fascinating Women: Theatre Actress Regina Aquino". Metro.Style. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Floyd, Thomas (2021-06-21). "How actress Regina Aquino would spend a perfect day in D.C." Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e "A Day In The Life With Regina Aquino". District Fray - Making Fun Possible. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Team, The Good News Pilipinas (2019-02-27). "Regina Aquino is Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for portraying powerful women on DC stage". GoodNewsPilipinas.com. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Regina Aquino". Outer Voice. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ a b Duncan, Thembi (2020-07-24). "For BIPOC women in theater who have had enuf: A roundtable on resistance". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "Meet 10 of DC's Biggest Theater Stars - Washingtonian". 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ nrueda (2025-01-29). "Manila International Film Festival set for March, donates to LA fire aid". INQUIRER.net USA. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Treanor, Tim (September 13, 2017). "An inflammatory Arsonists at Woolly Mammoth (review)". dctheatrescene.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Stoltenberg, John (2018-05-01). "Review: 'Vietgone' at Studio Theatre". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Loayza, Beatrice (2019-06-02). "Review: 'Describe the Night' at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ "At Woolly Mammoth, 'Describe The Night' Weaves A Complicated Russian Tapestry Spanning Nearly A Century". DCist. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Pressley, Nelson (June 3, 2019). "This Putin learns the power of lies in 'Describe the Night'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Pressley, Nelson (July 24, 2019). "'Tiger Style!' roars about stereotypes in Mike Lew's comedy". The Washington Post.
- ^ Stoltenberg, John (2019-12-16). "At Mosaic's 'Eureka Day,' a class in laughs and spats is in session". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Floyd, Thomas (December 16, 2019). "Mosaic Theater's 'Eureka Day' slyly takes aim at self-righteous liberalism". The Washington Post.
- ^ Marks, Peter (January 21, 2020). "'The Merry Wives of Windsor' as a sitcom? Call it 'The Bardy Bunch.'". The Washington Post.
- ^ Brown, Sara Dudley (2020-01-22). "Folger Theatre's Rollicking The Merry Wives of Windsor". The Zebra--Good News in Alexandria. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Johnson, Mary Ann (2021-06-17). "Theatre Review: 'We're Gonna Die' presented by Round House Theatre". Maryland Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Folliard, Patrick (2021-06-18). "'We're Gonna Die' includes themes of grief, death, depression". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey (October 27, 2021). "Mosaic Theater tackles climate change, with a play that spans nine consecutive autumns". The Washington Post.
- ^ Folliard, Patrick (2021-11-07). "Exploring a complicated father-daughter relationship". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Wren, Celia (October 17, 2022). "This 1928 drawing-room comedy comes across as a musty museum piece". The Washington Post.
- ^ Velz, KJ Moran (2023-03-07). "Creepy musical 'Mortification of Fovea Munson' premieres at Kennedy Center". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Parks, Jillian (2024-04-03). "A First Lady and first people face off in hilarious 'Nancy' at Mosaic Theater". DC Theater Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-11.
- ^ Wren, Celia (April 9, 2024). "A satire of Nancy Reagan and astrology, among other things". The Washington Post.
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