Eric Modyman
Actor • Director • Photographer
Orange County, Los Angeles and Inland Empire
SAG-AFTRA | AEA | SDC
Eric Modyman - Directing Reviews
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Cabrillo Playhouse (2025)
“Eric Modyman’s Midsummer feels like an inspired blend of Monty Python, New Orleans flair, and Shakespearean chaos — a mix you didn’t know you needed. His loose, comedic direction thrives here, turning the classic into a fun, fast-paced romp that’s equal parts clever and charming. It’s a fresh, crowd-pleasing take that works beautifully from start to finish.”
-Patrick Chavis, Orange Curtain Review
"Director Eric Modyman’s vision infuses the play with jazz, charm, and energy, making the familiar story feel fresh and full of whimsy. A playful and magical experience with sharp comedic timing and an imaginative spirit that lingers long after the curtain falls.”
-R.C. Samo, Fanboy Nation
Much Ado About Nothing
Cabrillo Garden Cabaret (2024)
"Comedically sound and very funny, this zany rendition is quite fun if you’re not trying to take the material too seriously.
Watching director Eric Modyman’s version of Much Ado About Nothing was akin to watching a fun cosplay of the material. The change in scenery, which is supposed to be the 1920’s Gatsby era, is fashion. What stands out about this take is not the era or the fashion but the slapstick – improvisational – comedic freedom Modyman gives his actors. The cast is wild and fancy-free, with almost cartoonish expressions and flourishes."
-Patrick Chavis, Orange Curtain Review
Puffs: 7 Years at a School of Magic
Cabrillo Playhouse (2023)
"Both the set and costumes for this show are great. With limited space, they made the environment enjoyable, attractive and an obvious reference to the source material.
The actors are strong and confident, while the script is casually funny sufficiently so that even when a certain performer breaks character to laugh at their scene, it’s campy enough that nothing is ruined."
-Alina Mae Wilson, Orange Curtain Review
Doubt: A Parable
Newport Theatre Arts Center (2022)
"Modyman's outstanding cast leaves us no "doubt" that in writing his play, Shanley hit upon something profound. Modyman's skilled direction clearly sketches the onerous weight pressing down on its three main characters.
"Doubt" is a play of concepts and ideas, yet one that stores our emotions - a theatrical rarity. Be sure to catch it while you can, because - without a "doubt" - you'll be debating its issues long after the final curtain call."
-Eric Machese, Newport Beach Independent Review
Tom Jones
Whittier Center Theatre (2016)
"Director Eric Modyman has pulled out all the stops to make this oddly minted melodrama as silly as possible. The main characters are played with conviction and even glee by a solid group of performers, and with a cleverly mobile set and costuming which evokes the correct time period, it has much humor to recommend it."
-Frances Baum Nicholson, Stage Struck Review
"The Eric Modyman directed version of “Tom Jones” is a prime example of immediacy at its finest. In terms of theatrical experiences, it’s a blast from start to finish."
-Diego Crespo, El Paisano Rio Hondo Review
As You Like It
La Habra Depot (2015)
"Director Eric Modyman succeeds in pulling out quality performances from his actors. He brought along his The Importance of Being Earnest castmates Chelsea Caracoza and Hailey Buck. All three give groovy performances. As You Like It is a lot of fun. It has good characters, a good action moment or two, and some great lines."
-Daniella Litvak, Orange County Review
Importance of Being Earnest
Cabrillo Playhouse (2015)
"Cabrillo Playhouse knocked this show out of the park. It delivers everything you want from an Oscar Wilde play –something fun, vivacious, and intensely quotable. The first act goes by so fast not because it’s relatively short but because I was immediately drawn in and already feeling a bellyache from laughing so hard. This was intelligent and exuberant entertainment at its best."
-Daniella Litvak, Orange Curtain Review
Comedy of Errors
Mysterium Theatre (2013)
"Director Eric Modyman has amassed a talented troupe with a clear understanding of the tale they are telling. While Mysterium's production of Comedy Of errors does not reinvent the theatrical wheel or add profound nuances to one of Shakespeare's lighter works it consistently entertains and provides an accessible narrative for all audience types. It's a gun slingin' good time."
-Mark Rosier, OC Theatre Reviews