As a theatrical director Eric studied directing with Lee Strasberg and Jose Quintero, and he has been directing theater at many of the best houses in Los Angeles. He directed AMERICA'S FINEST by Burke Byrnes at the Wallenboyd and Back Alley Theaters in LA, THE SLATER BROTHERS at the Powerhouse and Olio Theaters, and the Drama-Logue and LA Weekly award winning comedies WARHIT and MORE WARHIT at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Eric is currently an Assistant Professor at both USC's Schools of Theater and Cinema-TV, two of the top ranked schools in the country. He has been a Creative Writing Instructor for CSSSA at Cal Arts and a member of the Performing Arts faculty at UCLA Extension.