John Robert Powers Talent Agency - Modeling And Acting School Montreal Quebec

Who are these people who respond to this report? I'm pretty sure its a bunch of employees passing off as parents. JRP is a legal scam. They will pass off anybody as long as you have the money. Yes, there advertisments are very misguiding but how else would you want kids to join their school? Mention Hannah Montana or Zac Efron in your commercial and you'll surely get attention. ''Hey kids how would you like to star in a show like Hannah Montana?'' What bull. Okay, first off you only get acting classes, which I might say cost a leg and an arm. Secondly, they dont do anything that is illegal except overprice everything by thousands. Thirdly, they get independant actors who are living in Montreal to ''teach'' techniques that are you will get in a high school drama class. I am a JRP Montreal student and I am ashasmed to say so. My parents paid about 3,000$ for 30 weeks or so..and one of the classes I did was Voice & Diction - BIGGEST rip-off yet. We had to read The Telltale Heart but in different voices, hell, I could do that alone in my bedroom and get the same gratification. Sometimes they do have fun techniques but its not worth the money your paying. My parents are still in denial about JRP, they say that I could learn a lot from them. Learn what? So far I learned how to walk like a peacock, how not to look straight into the camera, how to scream softly and how I can have my dreams come true............and iPop is a joke! 10,000$?!?! I said that my parents would not mind paying for a seperate flight and paying for a motel room (I get discounts, my uncle is a pilot) but they refused to...if they really wanted me to go that badly, they would do whatever it takes to have me there. Anyways, i'd say probobly go with the Montreal School of Performing Arts. I haven't joined it yet but it has better reviews and you get the same number of classes but for like 100$ or so...I say, be careful with agencies, some can help, some will help and others will just rip you off.

Sincerely, pissed off student!

Who are these people who respond to this report? I'm pretty sure its a bunch of employees passing off as parents. JRP is a legal scam. They will pass off anybody as long as you have the money. Yes, there advertisments are very misguiding but how else would you want kids to join their school? Mention Hannah Montana or Zac Efron in your commercial and you'll surely get attention. ''Hey kids how would you like to star in a show like Hannah Montana?'' What bull. Okay, first off you only get acting classes, which I might say cost a leg and an arm. Secondly, they dont do anything that is illegal except overprice everything by thousands. Thirdly, they get independant actors who are living in Montreal to ''teach'' techniques that are you will get in a high school drama class. I am a JRP Montreal student and I am ashasmed to say so. My parents paid about 3,000$ for 30 weeks or so..and one of the classes I did was Voice & Diction - BIGGEST rip-off yet. We had to read The Telltale Heart but in different voices, hell, I could do that alone in my bedroom and get the same gratification. Sometimes they do have fun techniques but its not worth the money your paying. My parents are still in denial about JRP, they say that I could learn a lot from them. Learn what? So far I learned how to walk like a peacock, how not to look straight into the camera, how to scream softly and how I can have my dreams come true............and iPop is a joke! 10,000$?!?! I said that my parents would not mind paying for a seperate flight and paying for a motel room (I get discounts, my uncle is a pilot) but they refused to...if they really wanted me to go that badly, they would do whatever it takes to have me there. Anyways, i'd say probobly go with the Montreal School of Performing Arts. I haven't joined it yet but it has better reviews and you get the same number of classes but for like 100$ or so...I say, be careful with agencies, some can help, some will help and others will just rip you off.

I think you did not understand the whole principal of the JPR school including the talent search/audition from the start. Your first error was that JPR is not an AGENCY but a SCHOOL. The first audition that they advertize on radio and in the media is an open call to weed through children who they think would be good candidates for their school. Comparable to entrance exams that are given to all potential students enrolling for any private school in Montreal.

The students that JRP excepts, in their opinion have some potential which can lead to success in the acting or modeling field. JRP at no time gives any guarantees that this will happen. It obviously depends on each individual child, his or her capacity for learning, their dedication and seriousness. It is exactly the same principal as when you enrol your child in private school, just because you do so there is no guarantee that your child will become a brain surgeon.

If you approach the JRP school in the same light that you would any other elite private school I think you will find yourself more then satisfied. It is usually the people that expect their child to be swept off to Hollywood the minute they walk through the door that are unsatisfied and scream scam.

A satisfied parent.

Normally, when anyone auditions or interviews for potential connections for employment, they leave a resume. For actors, it's a picture and resume. If someone leaves their resume and/or picture with a potential employer, then calls later to ask for it back - that is just weird. As an actor, or (any) job applicant, you should try to market yourself as much as possible.

If you leave a "precious photo" (that can't be replicated) on an audition, then it is your fault.

Hello Anonymous,

I would just like to say that when I auditioned for John Robert Powers, they gave the same 20 minute speech, same 3-4 question interview, etc. They said that only 20 kids will be accepted as well. I got a call the next day, and I was accepted. They asked me to come in that day for a meeting. They asked my father for a great amount of money. My father wanted to pay monthly and not all at once. However, they said that was fine and had no problem with it. I don't know how long ago this has happened to you, but maybe their policy has changed.

Thanks,

Anonymous

When they registered you for the audition, they should have said something like "Bring in 1-2 pictures that we can keep." After the audition and callbacks, anyone that doesn't enroll (whether they weren't on the callback list at all or the family decided against it) gets their information saved in our computer so JRP has a record of who auditioned when and then any pictures get tossed out. The reason you can't get them back is that they don't have them anymore. Sorry lady! You should always check with companies before handing over pictures whether you'll be getting them back. You didn't ask so you didn't know. Just ask in advance next time.