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Artistic Director
James Hansen Prince
James Hansen Prince is the Artistic Director of The Core Theatre in Richardson, Texas. He is a professional actor/director/writer with over 300 stage roles to his credit including, Talking Pictures, at Stages Theater in Houston, Fool for Love, at Stage West in Fort Worth, The Tavern, at Dallas Theatre Center, Traveling Lady, at Water Tower Theatre in Addison, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, at the Alley Theatre in Houston, to name a few. James has also been seen in multiple television productions including, Dallas! (pilot 2011), Friday Night Lights, Murder in the Heartland, A Mother's Gift, Bed of Lies, The Con, Simple Men, James Brady Story, Ned Blessing, Walker Texas Ranger, Hard Promises, A Promise to Carolyn, Dangerous Curves, Poncho Barnes, and Tall Dark and Deadly. James has become increasingly involved in writing plays, as well. Original works to his credit are: Mother, Middle America, and Men, Reason to Believe, A Debt That Led to Home, and Behind the Cotton Curtain: Remembering Medgar Evers. He has also composed productions that have included a variety of creative sketches. James took his original play, Inferno! Fire at the Cocoanut Grove: 1942 to Boston in 2016 and to New York City in 2018. James earned his B.A. in Theatre from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1985. He is represented by the Campbell Agency in Dallas.
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Stage Manager
Lisa Davoodi
Lisa began performing at the age of six in various school and church productions. She enjoyed being a part of the drama club in high school & won awards for her performances and Prose Reading in UIL competitions. She studied acting at Richland College and Brookhaven College in Dallas. She also studied voice-over acting at the Kim Dawson Conservatory in Dallas. After years of performing in productions all over the Dallas metroplex she volunteered at Morrow’s Performing Arts Center and The Stage Door for numerous productions. Working with Director and Writer Alexandra De Rossi (Touched by an Angel), she was Executive Producer for the films “Lindsay” in 2015 and “Ellie” in 2016. She is thrilled to be a part of The Core Theatre and is very grateful for the love and support of Dave, her husband of 33 years, and their two daughters, Kristen & Lauren.

 

All of the artistic works in this play were created by Jim Finger.  You can also see his work in our lobby.