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Tiny Beautiful Things

Merrimack Repertory Theater directed by Jen Wineman
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​"Lori Prince’s performance imbues Sugar with plenty of wit and compassion, not to mention the toughness necessary to give people the sort of advice they ought to hear, knowing full well they won’t like the answer. She strikes an ideal emotional balance throughout, engaging with traumas and tragedies in a way that’s thorough and respectful without ever becoming mired in hopelessness." 

- Erik Nikander, Artsfuse 


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"Prince as Sugar is a discerning, yet mysterious soul.  Her gripping portrayal mixes lightheartedness, anguish, and humor into her raw, cynical, but nevertheless hopeful outlook at life.  Prince’s particular strength is her seamless ability to evoke a number of emotions in one line and her sound advice are words to live by."

​- The Sleepless Critic

An Entomologist's Love Story

San Francisco Playhouse directed by Giovanna Sardelli

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"Stage chemistry is a kind of love. It’s more than timing and understanding, more than openness and commitment. When scene partners have that special magic, it’s because, on some level, they seek out and rejoice in each other’s company almost as paramours do.

American Museum of Natural History entomologists Betty (Lori Prince) and Jeff (Lucas Verbrugghe) haven’t dated since college, but they still lust after rapport with one another. Rarely have two characters so longed to tease and be teased by one another, to razz each other for wearing “skidmarked boxers,” for trying eHarmony, for loving the music of Ani DiFranco.

Director Giovanna Sardelli makes the early scenes of Melissa Ross’ script dance: the way caster chairs sail back and forth across the pair’s creepy-crawly-bedecked lab ; the way a gibe from Prince’s Betty can make Verbrugghe’s Jeff launch into an air guitar solo; the way Prince’s voice both plumbs gravelly depths and ascends squeaky heights in effort to land on, for a particular moment’s needs, just the right register with which to lambaste Jeff’s adorable geekiness."

​- Lily 
Janiak, SF Chronicle

Clean Alternatives

The Kitchen Theatre directed by Margarett Perry

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"Most importantly, Lori Prince is guts, charm, and take-no-prisoners in the role of Jackie. A great cast."

​- Ross Haarstead, Ithaca Times

Detroit by Lisa D'Amour

Theatresquared directed by Aimee Hayes

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"The acting is also impressive. Prince and Teninty are able to reproduce prudish suburban awkwardness in a way that recalls one’s own real neighbors."

​- Lucas Coberly , Arkansas Traveler

Not Medea by Allison Gregory

B Street Theater directed by Gretchen Corbett

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"It’s a funny, sad disaster-in-the-making, which Prince pulls off with a bravura performance, tightrope-walking between self-indulgent pathos and emotional transparency."

​- Marcus Crowder,  Sacramento Bee

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"...this is a tour de force for actress Lori Prince in this not quite, but almost one-woman show. Prince adroitly slips back and forth between the role of the modern day Woman and the character of Medea..."

​- Bev Sykes, NewsReview


It's Only Kickball, Stupid by Caroline Prugh

​Hartley House directed by Adam Fitzgerald

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​"...two opposites-in-attraction protagonists worthy of a John Hughes film and a ferocious pair of actresses who carry them off. As playground newcomer Fiona, Lori Prince is brooding and tomboyish in jet-black ponytails, slouchy pants, and Doc Martens...Prince and Hurlbert turn in endearing, nuanced performances near the end to kick home a final winning run."

​- Molly Grogan, The Village Voice


The Awake by Ken Urban

59E59th directed by Adam Fitzgerald

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​"The production captures exquisitely the shifting logic of dreams, where people appear and melt away and metamorphose, and where minds connive to translate contemporary anxieties into primal fears of fire, flood and bloodthirsty beasts."

- Catherine Rampell, The New York Times


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"Fitzgerald has assembled an excellent company, led by three stellar performances. Lori Prince's Gabrielle is an extravagantly artificial creation, but she makes sure that we are always aware of the trouble brewing underneath her breezily charming exterior."

​- David Barbour, Lighting and Sound America

Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie

Arts Center of Coastal Carolina direct4ed by Russell Treyz

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​"A boatload of red herrings and just the right amount of whimsy...with each new character more Christiesque than the next…I promise you will be entertained through the two-act presentation."

​- Nancy Wellard , Island Packet

First Prize by Israela Margalit

kef theatrical productions directed by Margarett Perry

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​"The talented cast, under the direction of Margarett Perry, shuffles many roles with aplomb during the show's 100 intermissionless minutes; chief among them is Lori Prince, whose winning smile especially endears us to the central character, Adrianna Woodland.”

​- Chris Kompanek, Theatermania

Killing Women by Marisa Wegrzyn

kef theatrical productions directed by Adam Fitzgerald

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“Lori Prince dominates the proceedings as Abby, the kind of ultra-focused careerist lacking the slightest trace of sentimentality.”

- Sandy MacDonald, Theatermania

“Killing Women, with its quirky script, stellar cast, and crisp direction, is a pretty darn funny perspective on the corporate world…Lori Prince is commanding as Abby. She curses like she was born to it, and convincing—you wouldn't want to bump into her in a crowded subway.”

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​ - Jo Ann Rosen, NYTheater.com

Educating Rita by Willy Russell

​Triad Stage directed by Eleanor Holdridge

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​"Triad Stage’s Educating Rita will wow bibliophiles and biblio-phobes alike. It’s a classy, comfy evening of witty repartee generously seasoned with the dry rub, or perhaps more accurately, the frothy head, of British life...

The luminous Lori Prince, in her Triad Stage debut…Her Cockney twang is appropriately loud and nasal …she’s amazing at waltzing into a scene.
 
​- Lynn Jessup, CVNC

Lyric is Waiting by Michael Puzzo

kef theatrical productions directed by Adam Fitzgerald

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“…this odd, effective play by Michael Puzzo is no comedy. It’s an unsettling dissection of a dysfunctional relationship, with a striking performance by Lori Prince as Lyric, the damaged woman at the center of it.”

​ - Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

​​Denver Center Theater Company directed by Bruce Sevy

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​“Elizabeth's younger sisters, particularly Lori Prince as Lydia, are giddy, shallow girls, 200-year old incarnations of The Office's Kelly Kapoor.”

- Lisa Boornstein, Rocky Mountain News 

 
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“delightly thoughtful and entertaining… the two spoiled, impetuous younger sisters, Kitty and Lydia, get animated treatment from Jennifer le Blanc and Lori Prince”

​- Bob Bows, Denver Post  (3 Stars)

Sarah, Sarah by Daniel Goldfarb

​Manhattan Theater Club directed by Mark Nelson

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"Prince is a revelation: Her Rochelle goes from comic  to near-tragic in the shortest time, lifting our spirits even as she rends our hearts”. 

-  John Simon, New York Magazine



“… the real surprise is Prince.  This young actress brings unexpected layers to the role of Rochelle… Prince succeeds where so few ingénue performances fail: She is ingenuous."

-  Eric Grode, Broadway.com 


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 “Both Katz and Prince deliver diverse performances: as the ardent young lovers in the first act and as a yuppified couple after intermission."  

​- Michael Kuchwara, AP ​ 

Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater directed by Sam Weisman

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​“Prince is touching as a would-be tough cookie who's only human. The doll-like impression she conveys initially is tempered by an authoritative voice and no-nonsense demeanor. That's her public persona. After Jeff, just making conversation, blabs about Bill's covert agenda in visiting the apartment upstairs, Prince shows us Dawn's vulnerable, volatile private side.”
 
​- Sandy MacDonald, Boston Globe

Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival directed by Michael Walling

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​“…the performances by the principals, especially Lori Prince as Hermia and Brad Standley as Lysander, were lovingly done. It took a great deal of humor to risk turning the characters into goth kids. The change jives well with the couple's rebellious spirit, especially when they run away after her father insists that she marry another.”

- Merrie Leininger, Reno Gazette Journal



“The more compelling elements of Walling's cast are his two sets of young lovers. Lori Prince and Brad Stanley as black-clad goth punks Hermia and Lysander…”

​- Marcus Crowder, Sacramento Bee

Rocket City by Mark Saltzman

Alabama Shakespeare Festival directed by David Ellenstein

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"Lori Prince (sweet but tough) has come from the Bronx to wed Alabaman Jed Kessler (always amiable, romantic Daniel Talbott)."
​ 3 1/2 out of 4 stars


​- Marie J. Kilker, Total Theatre

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Geva Theater Center directed by Mark Cuddy

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“Lori Prince’s adorable Ophelia…play(s) generally naturally with good dramatic results.”

​- Herbert M. Simpson, City Newspaper


The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur

Playmakers Repertory directed by Gene Saks

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“Lori Prince impresses with her dual roles of Johnson’s stylish, demanding girlfriend Peggy and scrubwoman Jennie.”
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​- Roy C Dicks, The News & Observer

Key West by Dan O'Brien

Geva Theater Center directed by Skip Greer

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​"In what is the climax of the plot, a shocking twist worthy of a good M. Night Shyamalan reveal, the actors deliver performances that stun the audience into silence --- proof that they're capable of portraying the truth of emotional pain."

​-Erin Morrison-Fortunato, City Newspaper

A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller

Theaterfest directed by Dennis Delany

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​“Prince - initially giggly and affectionate, then increasingly distraught in the face of Eddie’s irrational actions – is perfect in the role.”
 
​- Naomi Siegel, Herald News
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