Erin Elizabeth Burns
Actress, Singer, Coach
Need Meisner Training? Audition Coaching? I got you!Grab my newsletter & get a Free Self-Tape Training!
"Erin is the best! Besides being a chameleon on screen, nobody prepares harder or cares more about their character than she does. As a director, I was fortunate to show up everyday and know that Erin had my back and would certainly deliver a stellar performance."- Eddie Mensore, Director Mine 9
Coaching & Classes
Audition Coaching
30 min
45 min
1 hour
1.5 hoursSelf-Tape Review
The Audition Posse - Recorded if you cannot attend live
Starts: 1st Thursday each month
Time: 5:30 pm/EST, 2:30 pm/PST
Duration: 2 Hours
Cost: $25/month-to-month
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1. Send in a Self-Tape for feedback or
2. Bring in sides you just got for an audition or
3. Sign-up 3 days ahead & I'll send you sides to tapeNo commitment! Come when you can.*This is a no-judgement zone! I want to encourage + empower you to become an Audition Master in a safe environment.. dare I say we have fun in our classes!Erin is a 4th generation Meisner Technique Instructor & learned all she knows from Maggie Flanigan, a great Meisner teacher out of NYC. Check out Erin's work, here.See What Actors are Saying
Meisner Unhinged SOLD OUT
Starts: Monday, Feb 12th
Time: 5:30 pm/EST, 2:30 pm/PST
Cost: $160/month
Duration: 3 Months
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3 Months of trusting your Impulses with no prep outside of class. We will focus on Scenes, Monologues, & Self-Tapes. No prep outside of class (until the last 2 weeks), no rehearsals. All materials will be provided. Auditions come last minute, often with little prep time. Let's learn to make choices on the spot, with no preparation, using the skills we learned in the beginning Meisner courses.
Meisner Your Auditions
1st Tuesday of every month
Time: 12 pm/EST, 9 am/PST
Cost: $35
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Cold Read meets Meisner: Erin pulls audition sides & sends them the night before class.We incorporate the Meisner exercises that you already know into the Audition work i.e. Emotional Preparation, Paraphrase, Repetition, 4 Temperaments, Impediments, etc.Structure: Sign in & # yourself in the order you want to go. 1st come, 1st served style. Come & go if you have a tight schedule or stay & learn from from your fellow actors!
About
Welcome friend! I'm a Singer/Actress/Acting coach from working actors to celebrities.I did my undergrad in classical Voice & later studied at the Maggie Flanigan Meisner Studio in NYC, the Upright Citizens Brigade Improv, & the Michael Chekov Studio.I teach Meisner Technique & coach Auditions exclusively online.If you wanna catch me on screen, you'll find me opposite John Cusack & Samuel L. Jackson in Stephen King’s Cell, Funny or Die’s Officer Wanker: Worst Responder, The Divergent Series: Allegiant, IFC’s Stan Against Evil, along with Netflix's Ozark, AMC's Lodge 49, NBC's Found & the coal mine disaster film, Mine 9.
"Erin is one of the finest actresses I have worked with. She is one of the few that brings great creativity to any project while still honoring the writing and the directors vision. She is a pleasure to direct, but even more a pleasure to watch her work!"~Brian Beegle, Casting Director
