Frank J. Catalano

TA271 · THEATRE270 · THEAT230 · THEATRE100 · TA100 · THEAT273 · ACT270 · TA8321 · TH270 · THEAT100 · TA270 · THEATER100 · THEAT270 · THREA230 · THEATER271 · THEATALL · ACT207 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 68.18%
Difficulty: 1.9

The decision

if you can afford his book and tolerate repetitive writing.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A TheaterOwn Textbook RequiredOpen-Book QuizzesCaring FeedbackTedious Writing

Very high volume of students report an easy A if they show up and submit weekly work
Online GE sections are repetitive
and industry-informed but attendance-sensitive

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Many students report easy As for and weekly busywork; open-book quizzes and low-level writing dominate.

Both formats call it easy A, with online stressing open-book quizzes and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Students repeatedly describe third-to-fifth-grade-level readings, opinion summaries, and true/false quizzes.

Online and challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; lateness can count as absence and skipping hurts performance classes.

Online is mixed on mandatory flags; in-person acting and lecture .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Strong majority praise ease and and some disrespect or .

; online GE reviews are more split on tedium and the book fee.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

84/100

, and frequent easy-A outcomes outweigh a minority tough-grader tags.

Format shift

; in-person is widely seen as generous for effort.

Workload

Light

62/100

Weekly short writings and quizzes are light in difficulty but can feel tedious or heavy in compressed terms.

Format shift

Online 8-week formats feel busier; as about 10 minutes.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Warm, funny, industry-experienced teaching with and ego critiques.

Format shift

In-person character praise is stronger; and structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Weekly discussions, reflections, and tests.

Format shift

Online is assignment and quiz heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person intro and acting courses feel fun, funny, and industry-real, with easy tests if you attend and respect the room.

Main concern

Strict lateness/absence rules and occasional claims of favoritism in performance classes.

What students said

“easiest college class ive ever taken.”
THEATER100

“He grades based on effort and understands not all of us come from an acting background.”
TA270

“As long as you show up to class and .”
THEATRE100

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online THEATER/TA100 is tedious but straightforward: , and open-book true/false quizzes tied to his paid ebook.

Main concern

Mandatory overpriced textbook and repetitive short writing with no late work.

What students said

“This is one of the easiest classes I've ever taken.”
THEATER100

“true and have to buy from him.”
THEAT100

“There is no late work allowed so make sure you submit on time.”
THEATER100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and text, with answers previewed in lectures.

Open bookTrue/false quizzesAnswers given aheadPerformance final in acting

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; acting finals may be monologue, song, or stand-up performance.

Easy testsAnswers ahead of timePerformance final

“4 or 5 tests he gives answers to ahead of time.”
THEATER100

“the comdey.”
THEAT230

Online

Online reviews consistently describe open-book true/false quizzes and finals based on his book.

Open bookTrue/falseBook-based quizzes

“the .”
THEATRE100

“Quizzes and book and are all true/false.”
THEATER100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“This is one of the easiest classes I've ever taken.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online GE theater and , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“He is a good professor, the . the .”

💰 Textbook Friction

40/100

“he will make you buy his $40 E-book that you will .”

👍 Easy A Path

86/100

“If you show up to class everyday and on time, the class is an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Frank is a very warm and caring man
He's a really friendly guy and makes lame jokes that are actually funny
and tell you what he would like to see more of in your writings

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

literally 5th grade level work
all quizzes and so you can find the answers
for an easy A you have to work

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Book

3 assignments every week due on Friday
There is no late work allowed so make sure you submit on time

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with consistent easy-class patterns and detailed online structure notes support High credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 52

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1

Frank J. Catalano

x x x x x x x if you can afford his book and tolerate repetitive writing.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Mandatory

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

💰 Textbook Friction

👍 Easy A Path

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload & Book

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can afford his book and tolerate repetitive writing.