Eric Morris Actors Workshop

Contacts

Address:
5657 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Get directions

Website:
ericmorris.com

Phone number:
+1 323-466-9250

Categories:
Establishment   University  

Suggest update

Reviews about Eric Morris Actors Workshop

• Henry Morrison

  Mar, 07 2018
  ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
  If I could give this studio 0 stars I would. Eric Morris's studio in my opinion doesn't teach anything of practical use or value in the field of being a "professional actor" in film, tv or theater. The studio encourages and applauds emotional masturbation, self indulgence, emotional, physical and psychological breakdowns as well as completely unprofessional and unnessary preparations to really "experience" the role. Eric and Susana's "methods" will get the actor either fired, forever labled an "out of control method actor", or will cripple the actor for a long time. Eric calls the preliminary excersises "getting ready to get ready to act." In my experience his preparations and rhetoric lead to "never being ready to be ready to act".
  Money is another issue with this studio. The regular classes have a price of $300 dollars a month for once a week. Those classes are usually spent as 3-5 minute therapy sessions on stage under the guise of acting. Actual scenes and monologues are rarely worked on. Most of the students don't know how to "execute" Eric's system due to the overcomplication of it not to mention its uselessness all together. The playwrite/screenwriters's words are rarely used In their enitirety. Other obligations of material usually remain unaddressed other than "feelings".
  The jamborees (very seductive retreats to Lake Arrowhead) are 4-5 days $1,600 with the major summer jamboree (7 days) being $3,500 and the intensive by invite only is $9,000 for one weekend per month a year! And only one or two scenes are worked on for an entire year! Most of the time they are not even completed by that time. (Full performance) Not to mention privates being $150 per session or $6,000 for six months.
  This studio has produced very few working actors although they will make it seem like the Eric and Susana Morris's system is the best thing to ever happen to acting. There's an immensely strong cultish atmospeare which is very disturbing. The students idolize the personality of Eric and Susana and there is a massive group mind and elitism that is very off putting and creepy.
  The amount of money, time, and dedication invested into "the craft" doesn't seem to amount to any substantial or beneficial results in regards to actually having a career in the industry. If anything in my opinion, it will lead the student further away from having a career.

Photos and maps

Nearest companies

• Nathans Family Law, APC

  Establishment, Lawyer

  5670 Wilshire Boulevard #1400, Los Angeles, CA 90036

  +1 323-936-6700

  nathanslawoffice.com

  Closed now: Until 09:00am
• Black Dog Coffee

  Establishment, Food, Cafe

  5657 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

  +1 323-933-1976

  blackdogcoffee.com

  Closed now: Until 07:00am
• Stetson Power Inc

  Establishment, Electrician

  Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

  +1 323-360-0055

  stetsonpower.com

  Closed now: Until 07:00am
• Light Post Inc

  Establishment, Finance, Post office

  5657 Wilshire Boulevard # 290, Los Angeles, CA 90036

  +1 323-933-9539
• The Preston Miracle Mile Apartments

  Establishment, Real estate agency

  630 Masselin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

  +1 323-965-1253

  theprestonapts.com

  Closed now: Until 09:00am
• Dr. Pearl E. Grimes, MD

  Establishment, Health, Doctor

  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  2 reviews

  5670 Wilshire Boulevard #650, Los Angeles, CA 90036

  +1 323-467-4389

  pearlgrimesmd.com

  Closed now: Until 09:00am