Here's what students and industry professionals
have said about Directors Beth Baur & Robert Sapoff
and the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts...

 

I just wanted to thank you for helping me get this incredible role (Rema in the 12 Miles West production of Beacon Hill Book Club).  Because of your training, I was confident enough to walk into that audition and give it my all. I could never thank you enough for your incredible knack for getting the most out of me, and helping me believe that I could actually do this. You are the best teachers and your affiliation with 12 Miles West opens so many doors for your students.  (Note: Andrea received a rave review from Naomi Siegal of the NY Times!)

Andrea Prendamano

 
I was extremely impressed with the poise and preparation of your students' auditions.  It is great evidence of your instruction...I look forward to our continued partnership.

Robert Carr                                          
Manager of Programs and Services 
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance      

 
Many of your students have mailed me headshots and I’ve been able to use quite a few in our commercials.  I look to them first when we are casting.

Comcast Spotlight
 
I wanted to let you know that I'm still acting and working on my craft.  I was just cast as the lead in an Off-Off Broadway play called "Black Wall Street", and I am very excited!!  I am applying all the great tools and techniques that you've taught me.  I am so grateful that you guys were my teachers.  Your guidance and instruction have helped me as an actress and as a person.
                                                                                                                                                                        Deirdre King
                                                               
Thanks for your improv class.  Aside from enhancing creativity and encouraging fun, it was one of the most useful courses I have ever taken.

Joanne Decandia
 
I just finished taking the speech classes held by Ryan Shams, who was not only a great instructor but an inspiration to me as well.  Each class grew on the previous and I truly felt as though we were reaching something I couldn't have done on my own.  He really made it interesting, enjoyable and enriching and I wanted to let you know that.  
                                                                                                                                                                       Frank Scerbo
 
Thanks, especially for the Audition Technique course and for the opportunity to  volunteer and audition at the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Summer Auditions...I've been cast in Time of Your Life at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey!

Barry Smith
 
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to take improv classes at the school.  It has helped me grow so much as an artist, actress and person.
                                                                                                                                                              Jacqueline Pereda
 
Thank you for everything you've done for me.  Your classes have been wonderful!  I'd like to pursue acting to wherever it might take me.  In my 20 years it's the first thing I've ever been passionate about.                       

Bill Damm
 
I just wanted to let you know: I was talking with the mother of one of your students the other day.  She was impressed with the monologue he had developed, but what really touched her was that he felt he had found a place where he really belonged-a sort of home for the soul.  For a teenager in this day & age, that's a wonderful thing.  Keep doing the good that you do.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                      Richard Stillman - Actor
 

I commend you on your creativity-(my daughter) Jackie gets more out of the classes that you teach than she ever has anywhere else.  You really are the premier acting school in NJ.

Lisa Thomas
 

I am so grateful to have you as teachers. The school is truly a gift.

Jennifer Igbokwe
 
Your support, encouragement, knowledge, experience and passion for this art and your honesty towards your students has helped me grow and evolve...

Marco De Castro
 
I learned more about acting techniques and the industry then I ever imagined ... The classes even helped me come out of my shell, build my confidence, and go after goals & career objectives in real life.... I'm grateful for the experience and thank Bob and Beth for teaching with such expertise, passion, energy, and sharing their life experiences in the industry.

Jake Abdallah

 

I have been working constantly in theatre, film and television. I attribute a great deal of my success to the outstanding instruction I received in Bob's classes. I consider myself very fortunate to have had his guidance early on in my career.
Barry Hazen
 
Your honesty, gentle spirit, and constant encouragement have made me want to push myself as an actor...as a student, I thank you for giving us your heart and soul.  Thank you, Beth, for making me an actor...

Katie Holden
 
Thank you for creating this amazing program.

Lisa Charles (Equity actress)

 

The New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts
New Jersey's Premier Acting School
593 Bloomfield Ave,  Bloomfield, NJ 
(973) 566-9700     info@njactors.org