What is not required of this class:
1. The lecture videos- not tested on, not required for any of the weekly assignments
2. 80% the readings- wait till he comes out with the study guide and just do those readings. The final is all from them and the questions are super easy. Some discussion board posts will require you to reference a reading and the papers will ask for that too, but its super easy readings that you could literally just find one quote to use that is perfect.
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I only watched 10 minutes of the first lecture, that's it. You literally don't need to watch the lectures at all. The final exam is multiple choice or true or false, it took me all of 4 minutes to finish, I probably could've gotten a 90% even without the class. The questions are that easy (what is an actor?, true/false a play has this character in it). There's weekly discussion board posts that, in my case were graded super leniently, I would put like 2-3 really basic sentences down and get full credit (possibly graded on completion). All in all, this class is super easy and super low workload. The plays are cool and some of the readings are genuinely interesting. Don't worry about the super long historical and factual readings, you won't be tested on them. We tested on 3 plays (all very easy reads), vocab, and like 2 articles.

it was okay i guess. but i hated the lectures tho. the professor is so...idk abstract? his lectures are so disorganized and it's really hard to find all the important points in his lectures

I took this class as a GE. The only thing I can say it changed in my understanding was: (1) a lot of people work to put on a play, (2) facts, from all ranges of theater are stuck in my head, ready to decay away. Professor Gorshein was very helpful via email; my TA, not so much. This is a reasonable class to take online over the summer, and I would recommend it if you want more time during the regular quarters.

Professor Gorshein is an excellent profressor. He's engaging and you can tell he cares about his students. His passion in theater shows and he is a very conscientious professor, as he is careful about what he says. He explains things in great details and the readings that he gives are also very useful for the class. Definitely do the reading if you want to do well in the class. The plays that he teaches are also not boring either, which I think is great. The plays that he shows has great importance to society and what it says, really interesting. I highly recommend this GE. I've definitely developed an appreciation for theater after this class. I'm also selling the course reader. Message me **********.

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If you're looking for an easy GE with a great professor I'd highly recommend this class.

Love Prof Gorshein! takes the time to know his students and a kind soul

This class is very informative and full of fun. Highly recommend.
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As a science major and took this class for GE requirement, I found it not easy as people said. However, if you spend enough time to read the textbook and do all the assignments to keep up with the class, you will be fine. I had no previous knowledge of theater and my interest was not so high as well. But after I finished the class, I have a great appreciation for theater and I really think theater 10 was a great experience at UCLA.