AI Rate Professor

Theater

Luther Hanson

TA395 · TA308 · INTROTOACTING · THR300 · TA351 · HIST300 · THEAT350 · TA452 · TA364 · TA339 · TA350 · TA300 · TA312 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Skip unless you need an easy in-person theater elective and and shows.

Best fit · Easy A HunterDisorganizedEasy A for show-upMixed reviews by eraHeavy online homeworkNice guy weak teacher
  • fun acting classes and light work.
  • Recent online TA300 waves slam heavy discussion boards, 150-word exam answers, and low grades.
  • Production and show experiences often feel chaotic or poorly managed under his staff.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report easy As for showing up and doing basic work, though a harsh 2023 online TA300 cluster got Ds, Fs, and drops.

; online 2023 TA300 is much harder to pass.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is mostly intro theater and acting with games and light theory, not deep academic rigor for most sections.

Online playwriting and TA300 can feel heavier due to volume of writing rather than concept difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Many ; online sections often have no live attendance but heavy weekly posts.

In-person leans mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

, and recent detailed reviews warn against both online TA300 and his productions.

Older positive easy-class praise is outweighed by recent negative online and show reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Historically lenient with open-book quizzes and show-up As; some online reviews call him a .

Format shift

; 2023 online TA300 comments report tough grading and failures.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Classic acting ; online sections pile discussion boards, critiques, and .

Format shift

Online workload is .

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Students often like him personally but call lectures winging it, disorganized, or underwhelming compared with stronger theater faculty.

Format shift

Both formats mention disorganization; online adds claims of unqualified materials.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and midterms rather than one pure mode.

Format shift

Online TA300 leans test and discussion heavy; in-person acting leans participation and scenes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Long-running easy acting and theater electives with games and ; newer show-related comments cite disorganization, controlling staff, and weak teaching despite easy grades.

Main concern

Shows and advanced sections can feel chaotic or unprofessional even when the grade is easy.

What students said

“While his class is a gimme, he's dreadful.”
TA351
“Great guy, terrible teacher.”
TA350
“Do the work easy A.”
TA339

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

older TA300 felt like easy GE with weekly posts and two shows; a 2023 cluster reports ton of , and .

Main concern

Recent online TA300 is workload-heavy with and frequent dropouts.

What students said

“Taking TA 300 online is a super easy way to get General Ed units.”
TA300
“I would not recommend the professor to anyone that ”
TA300
“Disorganized and unqualified. Slapped together a bunch of exercises you can find on Reddit or Tumblr”
TA395

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

to online 150-word written answers plus show critiques.

Written short answersTake-home final (older)Open book quizzes (older)Play attendance critiques

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Older , and light testing; few modern exam details.

Open book quizzesTake-home finalScene and critique based
“easy A just make sure you show up for few tests and quizzes. allows you .”
TA300
“use notes for ”
TA300

Online

Online exams often include multi-paragraph written answers and ; .

150-word written answersPlay ticket critiqueDiscussion board heavy
“IN HIS EXAMS HE WILL ASK YOU TO WRITE 150 WORDS PARAGRAPH ANSWER.”
TA300
“one of go and watch a play and write a critique”
TA300

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great guy, terrible teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 reviews across online and recent workload and quality complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Easy Grade, Weak Craft

78/100

“While his class is a gimme, he's dreadful.”

📉 Online Workload Spike

30/100

“a tun load of homework 2 discussion boards by Wednesday, 4 reply comments by Sunday”

⚠️ Show Chaos Risk

35/100

“ but his acting class could be considered.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's just complacent with coming to class everyday and winging it
  • Disorganized and unqualified

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Do the work easy A
  • hardest class ever
  • As long as you did the

Theme 3

🎭 About Shows & Community

  • Widely regarded as incompetent by the local theatre community
  • the experience in his play was rather unpleasant

Data context

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Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine reviews span 2004-2026 with both formats and consistent themes of easy grades plus disorganization, though quality swings by decade.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 512
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 512

Course coverage

TA30016 reviews
TA35013 reviews
INTROTOACTING3 reviews
TA3953 reviews
TA3082 reviews
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TA3392 reviews
TA3512 reviews
TA3642 reviews
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HIST3001 review
TA3121 review
TA4521 review
THEAT3501 review
THR3001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 5 · A 7

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1