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Raw average: 3.50/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Stephen Tabor is praised for creating a safe, funny, and respectful learning environment with relevant feedback and extra credit opportunities. Reviews note that the course involves few assignments beyond participation and acting.
Conversely, one reviewer reports receiving a C despite implementing feedback, describing Tabor as unnecessarily harsh and passive-aggressive. This student advises non-acting majors to take the class with a different professor.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.54 GPA, 71.7% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.53 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).
Historical reviews of Audrey Standish, Chelsea Anderson, Jessica Lanius, Whitney Derendinger: Chelsea Anderson, Whitney Derendinger, and Jessica Lanius receive praise for fun, supportive environments with low difficulty. Conversely, Audrey Standish reviews are mixed: some cite rude attitudes, difficult exams, and unnecessary readings, while one recent review describes her as caring with a manageable workload.
AUDREY STANDISH is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CHELSEA ANDERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
JESSICA LANIUS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
STEPHEN TABOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
WHITNEY DERENDINGER is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017. 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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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
LEC 002
Classroom Instruction
19 / 20
0
LEC 003
Classroom Instruction
19 / 20
0
LEC 004
Classroom Instruction
20 / 20
0
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Stephen Tabor receives polarized reviews, with one student praising his supportive environment and another reporting harsh grading and passive-aggressive behavior.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.65 GPA, 78.7% A/AB (n=75 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 85.9% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.91 GPA, 94.3% A/AB (n=70 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
The course involves few assignments, focusing primarily on participation and acting, with tests and essays offering extra credit opportunities.
Students value the safe, respectful learning environment and relevant feedback provided by the instructor.
Topics
Actor training skills
Skills
Voice, movement, language skills, and engaging communication
Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
3.673.67–3.923.92average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
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 · 0.08 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels
3.913.91GPA
Higher than 8282% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
7070letter grades
More recorded grades than 5252% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 66.066.0 letter grades.
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
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.