Eric Jones
Executive Producer, Co-Founder of MorningStar Media Group, LLC
Eric Jones (Executive Producer, Co-Founder of MorningStar Media Group, LLC ) is a Medford, Massachusetts born, Minnesota & Texas raised artist. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Texas Southern University; B.S. Pharmacy.
He has been involved with the Christian theater circuit since 1995 as a writer, actor, director and composer. Writing credits includes: Children of the Passage, Three Crosses, Postcard Journeys though Christmas, Hallelujah Follies, Sweet Freedom, American Skin Freedom Quilt, Liberators and Fired! The Musical, American Rifle at the Fade to Black Theater Festival, & Audition at the Fragmentation IV;
Acting credits include:
- The Elder in Children of the Passage,
- Rev. Tuck in Three Crosses,
- Seward in Winter Garden,
- Mr. Gable in Postcard Journeys though Christmas.
Film Credits include:
- Mortal Love for the 48 Hour Film Project Houston 2011 (Screenwriter & Actor),
- Curveball for the 48 Hour Film Project 2012(Story Writer, Actor & Producer)
- winner of 5 awards for Best of Film ceremony Dreamland Murders (Story & Co-Scriptwriter, Actor & Producer);
- winner of 6 Awards for Best of Film including Best Screenplay Nomination.
- Dreamland Murders also won the 2015 Silver REMI Award at the 2015 World Fest Houston Film Festival for Best Dark Comedy.
He also won a 2017 Platinum Remi for producing We Are All Made of Stars at World Fest Houston Film & won a third place Screenplay Award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. 2020 National Black Film Festival Short Screenplay winner for The Knowledge Men and 2020 NAMT 15 Minute Musical Challenge winner for White Man’s Burden.
Directing credits include:
- Children of the Passage,
- Miracle at Nativity Park.
- Emancipation won Best Short Play at the Atlanta Black Theater Festival 2013.
His musical Liberators made its Chicago debut at the 2018 Chicago Music Theatre Festival in February 2018 and this fall his new musical Fired! will make it’s Dallas premiere in 2022. “I would like to thank God, my family, WRCF church, the Ensemble Theater, Queensbury Theatre & Underscore Theater for their support.