Fall 2026

Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature covers reading plays, attending productions, and developing critical writing and analytic skills.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Anna NovakJen PlantsKehinde Olukayode +3 more

Summary

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Historical reviews of Scott Campbell: Scott Campbell's section required significant reading of ten plays, yet weekly quizzes allowed summaries for full credit. Exams were online, open-note, and considered easy to score perfectly on.

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Prerequisites

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ENGL/THEATRE 120 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=362 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 94.0% A/AB (n=365 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=356 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Quanda Johnson are polarized. Some students found her encouraging and discussion-based, while others described her as patronizing, condescending, and vague, particularly in online settings. Concerns included unclear instructions and lack of flexibility, contrasting with praise for her ability to make students feel heard.

JEN PLANTS is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SCOTT CAMPBELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction231 / 3800
DIS 301Classroom Instruction10 / 190
DIS 302Classroom Instruction8 / 190
DIS 303Classroom Instruction10 / 190
DIS 304Classroom Instruction10 / 190
DIS 305Classroom Instruction10 / 190
DIS 306Classroom Instruction11 / 190
DIS 307Classroom Instruction12 / 190
DIS 308Classroom Instruction13 / 190
DIS 309Classroom Instruction13 / 190
DIS 310Classroom Instruction12 / 190
DIS 313Classroom Instruction13 / 190
DIS 314Classroom Instruction8 / 190
DIS 315Classroom Instruction10 / 190
DIS 316Classroom Instruction12 / 190
DIS 311Classroom Instruction14 / 190
DIS 312Classroom Instruction11 / 190
DIS 317Classroom Instruction14 / 190
DIS 318Classroom Instruction11 / 190
DIS 319Classroom Instruction14 / 190
DIS 320Classroom Instruction15 / 190
LEC 001Classroom Instruction150 / 3760
DIS 301Classroom Instruction11 / 170
DIS 302Classroom Instruction11 / 170
DIS 303Classroom Instruction9 / 170
DIS 304Classroom Instruction9 / 170
DIS 305Classroom Instruction9 / 170
DIS 306Classroom Instruction8 / 170
DIS 307Classroom Instruction7 / 170
DIS 308Classroom Instruction6 / 170
DIS 309Classroom Instruction6 / 170
DIS 310Classroom Instruction7 / 170
DIS 311Classroom Instruction5 / 70
DIS 312Classroom Instruction7 / 170
DIS 313Classroom Instruction6 / 170
DIS 314Classroom Instruction11 / 170
DIS 315Classroom Instruction9 / 170
DIS 316Classroom Instruction7 / 170
DIS 317Classroom Instruction5 / 190
DIS 318Classroom Instruction8 / 190
DIS 319Classroom Instruction5 / 190
DIS 320Classroom Instruction4 / 190

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Student experience

the class

Reviews for historical instructors Quanda Johnson and Scott Campbell are polarized. Johnson receives praise for an encouraging atmosphere but also complaints about condescension and vague instructions. Campbell is noted for engaging lectures and manageable workloads.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.64 GPA, 85.6% A/AB (n=362 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.83 GPA, 94.0% A/AB (n=365 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 90.2% A/AB (n=356 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Scott Campbell: Scott Campbell's section required significant reading of ten plays, yet weekly quizzes allowed summaries for full credit. Exams were online, open-note, and considered easy to score perfectly on.

Historical reviews of Quanda Johnson: Quanda Johnson's online instruction was described as patronizing and dismissive, with unclear instructions and delayed grading. Conversely, other students found her classroom atmosphere encouraging and felt seen and heard.

Topics

  • Important plays
  • Stage productions
  • Theatre and drama
  • Dramatic literature

Skills

  • Analytic skills in dramatic literature and theatre production
  • Critical writing and thinking about theatre and drama

Grades

Historical instructor

Fall 2026 · Projected

Before grades are released

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Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.13 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Fall 2026

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ENGL/THEATRE 120 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

Recorded 2026-09-07
ENGL/THEATRE 120 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Theatre and Dramatic Literature

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
LLM outputs across runs
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Model & dataset provenance
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