AI Rate Professor

Theater

Michael Downey

TH103 · TA103 · TA111 · ACTNGBEG · TA112 · TA108 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you care about theater and will show up; skip if you only want a free A with zero structure.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing Theater ProfNice but UnstructuredShow-Up Easy ACreative AssignmentsBy-the-Book Grading
  • Many students call him kind, fun, and ; a vocal minority finds him vague, boring, or strict.
  • Easy-A and go-by-the-book notes, so grades are not automatic.
  • if you actually want acting practice and will show up for scenes and monologues.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some call it Easy A if you show up and learn lines, but others say he is not an and goes by the book.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is intro acting and play prep with moderate challenge, not a heavy theory slog for most.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Reviews stress showing up and learning lines; .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Strong praise from theater-interested students is offset by waste-of-time and pick-another-teacher reviews.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Lenient on some late work for some students; others report strict, by-the-book grading.

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Workload

Light

62/100

Main work is lines, monologues, some writing and theory exercises .

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Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Often kind, engaging, and fun in theater settings, but vague instructions and boring delivery appear in several reviews.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of creative assignments, written work, and midterms with multiple-choice plus essay.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person theater classes feel fun and caring for engaged students, but unstructured or vague for .

Main concern

Mixed clarity and ; notebook demands and monologue work can frustrate slackers.

What students said

“As long as you show up and learn your lines there is nothing to worry about. Easy A.”
TA111
“Michael is a GREAT professor. I loved attending his class. The and fun.”
TA103
“If you're looking either to actually learn or get an easy A, pick a different teacher.”
TA111

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Midterms use multiple-choice and essay; performance and .

Multiple Choice MidtermEssay MidtermPerformance Work

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as multiple choice and essay; essays can earn full credit when solid.

Multiple Choice MidtermEssay Format
“ . The ... I got full credit on all of them.”
TA103

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Take Michael's class, if you can! ...”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2014, balancing praise and criticism. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Teaching Charm

70/100

“He's one of the . He's easy to understand and his class was a lot of fun.”

📉 Polarizing Clarity

35/100

“Horrible at explaining things. . .”

✅ Easy Path if Present

58/100

“Very nice teacher. As long as you show up and learn your lines there is nothing to worry about. Easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The professor was nice and .
  • His instructions are very vague
  • and respectful to all.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, easy class.
  • He's not an . He goes by the book.
  • If you're looking either to actually learn or get an easy A, pick a different teacher.

Theme 3

🎭 About Course Content

  • You spend at least a third of the class preparing for a play.
  • You'll gain experience in memorizing a monologue and dialogue.
  • We did a lot of theory exercises and not enough scenes.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven in-person reviews span many years with detailed but polarized views; grade data is thin and .

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

TA1116 reviews
ACTNGBEG1 review
TA1031 review
TA1081 review
TA1121 review
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TH1031 review

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