The Core
D-Davis
Creative Artistic Director
A playwright, dramaturg and producer, Diane founded ETC with Cassandra to build a collaborative environment where theater artists come together to create cutting edge stories. Her plays have been developed or produced by New Ohio, Eden Theater, NYTW, AMIOS, Primary Stages, the Barrow Group, Goddard College, HB Studios and Columbia University. Diane studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sandy Meisner, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She earned a BA in theater from Bennington College, an MA in History from CUNY, and MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. She is a member of the Dramatist Guild, Honor Roll, and the Actors Studio PDU, She also works as the Literary Associate for The Tent Theater Company. www.d-davis.com.
Cassandra Paras
Creative Producing Director
A performer, stage and film art director, and writer, Cassandra is excited to help facilitate bringing artists together to create both traditional and experimental theater with Eden Theater Company. She currently oversees the aesthetic direction of Eden Theater Company productions. Cassandra also acts in a variety of off-Broadway plays and films, Alice in Clinch, produced by Vertigo Theater Company, or as Arianne, in Lizzie Vieh's The Loneliest Number, along with a variety of other credits. Cassandra continues to make short films, most notably Sketch, City on Angels, and How to Break Up with Your Mother. She works as a freelance Producing Art Director for illustration photography, commercials and music videos with her company ETC-ART. https://cassandraconart.com