Gloria Gifford denies the claims of a toxic conservatory, saying her critics are waging a spiteful attack on “a school run by a Black senior citizen and all the Black and Latino students.” (Half of those who spoke to THR are people of color)
, she portrays these former conservatory members as a tiny number of stalled actors, led by “white privileged entitled girls,” waging a spiteful attack on “a school run by a Black senior citizen and all the Black and Latino students who are carving out their paths.”
Gifford, who is divorced after a marriage earlier in her career and has an adult son, rejects the notion that, wittingly or not, she’s running a high-control group, calling it a “good hook” and reasoning that “you go home every night. People who are in cults, they live there.
Adds teacher John Ruskin, who was once apprentice to the legendary practitioner Sanford Meisner: “There is a level of trust earned by the teacher, and if the teacher is authentic they will never use that trust to manipulate or abuse the student like a Svengali. Great actors allow themselves to experience a deep vulnerability in front of their audience. As a teacher of acting, it is such an honor to be a witness to that, and to abuse that privilege is unethical.
Jones recalls that Gifford’s deal-closing was key. “She leads with this warmth,” she says. “She sits you down and asks about your life: your relationships, your career desires, your fears that she can help you work through. It’s only later that you realize it’s transactional. Once you’re in the class, it’s not about you at all.” Explains Justin Truesdale, who departed in 2018 after six years: “A lot of the people had parental issues and saw her as a surrogate mother. You’re brainwashed.
Benito Paje, a current student who has studied with Gifford for 12 years and considers her a mentor, said in a statement: “Gloria helped me financially during my mother’s later years, and when she passed. She paid for several flights to Washington, D.C., just so I could see her and spend time with her and take care of her.”
Classes cost $250 to $500 per month — on par with other L.A. acting seminars — although members foot additional bills for private coaching and to put on the group’s regular showcases; multiple individuals tellthey’ve paid Gifford more than $100,000 over their tenures. Conservatory members vie to assume menial tasks in the hope of winning her favor. “I became the ‘ice guy’ for two years — it was my thing to make sure her Perrier was how she wanted it,” explains Roccucci.
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