Versatile Theatre Artist & Screenwriter Mentor

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ERIC C. JONES

**********@*****.*** 346-***-**** Houston TX

Creative and accomplished teaching artist with a strong background in theatre, screenwriting, and musical development. Passionate about guiding students and emerging artists toward self-expression and excellence through performance, storytelling, and collaboration.

Acting

Directing

Script Writing

Script Coverage

Curriculum Design

Songwriting

Musical Book Writing

Multimedia Integration

Line Producing

Budgeting

Project Management

Payroll Oversight

PowerPoint

Microsoft Office Suite

Email Marketing

Social Media Strategy

Tobias Literary Agency

Literary Manager

08/2021 - Current

Represent 20 screenwriters in film, television, and digital media. Negotiate option agreements and development deals with production companies.

Provide script coverage, dramaturgical notes, and career strategy. Three represented writers have received option deals from recognized production companies.

Act as liaison between creatives and producers to shepherd work into production.

Hastings High School Houston, TX

Associate Theatre Teacher

08/2023 - 08/2025

Trained high school actors in stage performance, text analysis, and ensemble collaboration.

Directed three theatrical productions across two school years. Led the school to its first-ever Bi-District UIL One Act Play Competition in 2024.

Won the 2025 Houston Hamilton Music Video Project, competing against over 40 area schools.

Developed curriculum integrating performance with media, music, and historical context.

Mentored student writers and actors in devising original performance pieces.

Houston Symphony

Patron Services Representative

03/2018 - 06/2021

Sold concert subscriptions and provided customer service. Represented the Symphony at public events and donor functions. Ensemble Theatre Houston, TX Workshopped original musical Three Crosses as part of the Creative Summary

Skills

Experience

Artist in Residence

02/2019 - 02/2019

Journey Arts Series.

Collaborated with Houston-based theatre professionals in script development and staging.

Queensbury Theatre Houston, TX

Artist in Residence

09/2017 - 11/2017

Developed and produced original musical Liberators. Oversaw creative development, budgeting, and payroll. Facilitated talkbacks and educational sessions with student groups. Houston Midtown Pharmacy

Pharmacist in Charge

07/2013 - 10/2017

Managed a Class A community pharmacy and supervised personnel. Balanced healthcare expertise with community engagement. Houston Christian University

MFA in Screenwriting

05/2022

University of California, Los Angeles

Professional Certificate in Producing

08/2020

Texas Southern University

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

05/1993

www.morningstarmediagroup.org

Acting & Directing for Stage, Script Writing & Script Coverage, Curriculum Design for Theatre, Songwriting & Musical Book Writing, Multimedia Integration in Performance, Line Producing & Budgeting, Project Management & Payroll Oversight, PowerPoint & Microsoft Office Suite, Email Marketing & Social Media Strategy Available for Guest Workshops, Freelance Writing, Theatre Residencies, Literary Manager at Tobias Literary Agency, U.S. Citizen, Valid Driver's License, Fluent in English Title: Teaching Artist Playwright Screenwriter Literary Manager Winner, 15-Minute Musical Challenge, NAMT, 2020

Winner, Best Short Screenplay, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2020 2nd Runner Up, Best Screenplay, Beverly Hills Film Festival, 2016 Ensemble Theatre - Artist in Residence, Houston, TX, 02/01/19, Workshopped original musical Three Crosses as part of the Creative Journey Arts Series., Collaborated with Houston-based theatre professionals in script development and Education and Training

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staging.

Queensbury Theatre - Artist in Residence, Houston, TX, 09/01/17, 11/01/17, Developed and produced original musical Liberators., Oversaw creative development, budgeting, and payroll., Facilitated talkbacks and educational sessions with student groups.

Literary Manager, Tobias Literary Agency, 08/01/21, Present, Represent 20 screenwriters in film, television, and digital media., Negotiate option agreements and development deals with production companies., Provide script coverage, dramaturgical notes, and career strategy., Three represented writers have received option deals from recognized production companies., Act as liaison between creatives and producers to shepherd work into production. Industry Agency Experience

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