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. As we learn more about Strayed through the course of the piece, Prince’s composure becomes increasingly admirable; we appreciate what her character has gone through in order to reach this level of emotional stability."

Erik Nikander, Artsfuse 

The only identity that never changes is Sugar, portrayed with toughness and warmth by Lori Prince.  A woman who has a habit of accepting strange offers, 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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"...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

"...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

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The Awake by Ken Urban
59E59th directed by Adam Fitzgerald

"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

"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

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The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina directed by Russell Treyz

"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 

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First Prize by Israela Margalit
kef theatrical productions directed by Margaret Perry

“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 Price, whose winning smile especially endears us to the central character, Adrianna Woodland.”
-Chris Kompanek, Theatermania

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Killing Women by Marisa Wegrzyn
Beckett Theater directed by Adam Fitzgerald

“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.” -Jo Ann Rosen, NYTheater.com

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Educating Rita by Willy Russell
Triad Stage directed by Eleanor Holdridge

 “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

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Lyric is Waiting by Michael Puzzo
Irish Repertory Theater directed by Adam Fitzgerald

“…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 

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Pride and Prejudice by Jon Jory
Denver Center Theater Company directed by Bruce Sevy

“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 
 
“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 ½ Stars)

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Sarah, Sarah by Daniel Goldfarb
Manhattan Theater Club directed by Mark Nelson

“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 

 “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                            

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Lobby Hero by Kenneth Lonergan
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater directed by Sam Weisman

“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

 

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival directed by Michael Walling

“…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

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Rocket City by Mark Saltzman
Alabama Shakespeare Festival directed by David Ellenstein

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 Theater

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Geva Theater directed by Mark Cuddy

“Lori Prince’s adorable Ophelia…play(s) generally naturally with good dramatic results.”
-Herbert M. Simpson, City Newspaper

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The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Playmakers Repertory directed by Gene Saks

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

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Key West by Dan O’Brien
Geva Theater directed by Skip Greer

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

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A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller
Theaterfest directed by Dennis Delaney

“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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