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THTR 3303

Acting III: Meisner Technique · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

89BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2023 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

87thMore challenging than 87% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

97BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

81stMore work than 81% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

67BC — “Workload”3 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

Acting III explores the essential principles of acting using the methods developed by Sanford Meisner and William Esper. Through a progression of structured improvisations, the actors ability to work moment by moment and to truthfully live in those moments is developed. These exercises are designed to stimulate impulses, sharpen concentration and listening skills, and develop the imagination, spontaneity and emotional skills of the actor. During the semester, students apply the expertise acquired through these exercises to scene work.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Patricia RigginAssociate Professor of the Practice of Theatre · Theatre	963 records	81st	87th

There is no ranking to read here: Patricia Riggin is the only instructor with evaluation records for THTR 3303, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Patricia Riggin

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
UNCS 2245First-Year Topic Seminar	32107 records	89
THTR 1103Acting I: Fundamentals of Performance	325 records	91
THTR 4404Advanced Acting Technique	13 records	95
THTR 1013Production Lab: Acting Practicum	22 records	97
THTR 2213Acting II: Voice, Speech and Text	12 records	79
THTR 3313The Art of the Audition	12 records	93

Other THTR classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
THTR 1170Introduction to Theatre	1299 records	76
THTR 1103Acting I: Fundamentals of Performance	325 records	91
THTR 1012Theatre Production Lab I: Wardrobe Run	317 records	83
THTR 1120Elements of Dance	116 records	71
THTR 1140Elements of Theatrical Design	514 records	69
THTR 1130Elements of Stagecraft	513 records	78

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9558th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9780th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

100100th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

100100th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8936th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8933rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9888th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9786th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8832nd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9674th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6781st pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9787th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9989th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Patricia Riggin	Fall 2025	01	96	88	80
Patricia Riggin	Spring 2025	01	97	89	60
Patricia Riggin	Fall 2023	01	95	90	60

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.