There is simply no one out there that compares to William Worthen. He is the authority on all things Modern Drama AND Shakespeare; his own writings weigh the two. His passion in the classroom will keep you engaged from the moment he enters to the moment he realizes that class time is up (you will not be noticing the clock at all during his class). His lectures are incredibly coherent and he uses no notes to facilitate them. He simply knows the texts inside and out, can pull quotes from nearly anything off the top of his mind, and his discussions of the plays are illuminating. He does not recite cliches but his ideas and opinions are based in a lifetime of devotion to the study of theater. He is a brilliant and charismatic man and one should seize the opportunity to take a class with him.