Douglas Forsyth

ART18 · TH20 · TA18 · THEAT18 · STAGECRAFT · THEATER · TA3146 · THEATER18 · TA18TA20 · THEATER20 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
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Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

Worth it for a relaxed theater or stagecraft class if you can handle sarcasm and uneven teaching.

Best fit · Easy A HunterFriend more than professorRelaxed shop classSarcastic humorOpen-book tests

Many call him a cool friend who is funny and relaxed
Show up, respect him, and you usually do well
A minority say he is full of himself or does not teach seriously

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Multiple students say show up, participate, and you cannot not do well, with open-book group tests.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Most rate difficulty low and call the class extremely relaxed fun, though a .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority love him as a cool friend-teacher, but a .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

85/100

, and success by showing respect and participation.

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Workload

Light

82/100

Classes described as relaxed, fun, and straightforward with .

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many praise humor and mentorship, while others cite ego, bad grammar, and only brief lectures.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Open-book and and essays.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person theater and stagecraft feel casual and friendly for most, with , but a few call him arrogant or unclear.

Main concern

Some students dislike sarcasm, ego, or thin lecturing.

What students said

“DOUG IS THE BEST. HE IS MORE LIKE A FRIEND THEN A PROFESSOR.”
THEAT18

“ and group tests and I'm pretty sure he doesn't even grade the essays.”
TH20

“SO FULL OF HIMSELF! Thinks he knows everything about everything!”
TA18

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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and appear lightly graded.

Open bookGroup testsTake-home testsCasual grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and some take-home stagecraft tests.

Open bookGroup testsTake-home tests

“ and group tests and I'm pretty sure he doesn't even grade the essays.”
TH20

“Shop classes are pretty straightforward and many tests become take home in the stagecraft class.”
TA18TA20

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Just show up and be respectful. Doug is a GREAT professor, and helps students to get through life, not just theatre.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Doug is great, more of a friens than a teacher.”

🅰️ Easy Path

86/100

“As long as you stay on his good side and act like you're participating, you can't not do well in the class.”

😂 Humor & Vibe

80/100

“He could be a stand-up comedian. This class is extremely relaxed and all you do is have fun.”

⚠️ Polarizing

35/100

“SO FULL OF HIMSELF! Thinks he knows everything about everything!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

more of a friens than a teacher
He is the coolest
class is extremely relaxed
if you can deal with his sarcasm

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and group tests
Just show up and be respectful

Theme 3

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SO FULL OF HIMSELF
doesn't teach seriously
he doesn't even grade the essays

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews span several years with mostly consistent easy-class tone, but a few strong negatives and sparse grade data.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 50

1 out of 52

Course coverage

THEATER203 reviews

ART181 review

STAGECRAFT1 review

TA181 review

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Douglas Forsyth

Worth it for a relaxed theater or stagecraft class if you can handle sarcasm and uneven teaching.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

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Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🅰️ Easy Path

😂 Humor & Vibe

⚠️ Polarizing

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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