CNN Extra Effort Award

"He's just a a wonderful person who has helped me find so much direction in my life.' Andrea Long says Bieganski helped her evolve from student to director and that his program has opened her to new worlds. 'Never in my lifetime did I think I was going to tour with people from Thailand, Africa, and India."

"Ron Bieganski believes it doesn't matter if his students choose acting for a profession, 'Figuring out what it takes to be an inspired human being, that's what they learn here."