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Dramatic Arts

Kate Stone

DRAM105 · DRAM132 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
94.12%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can keep up with and projects.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesLots of homeworkClear grading criteriaExtra creditPassionate about theatre
  • Students overwhelmingly love her energy, lectures, and care for theatre learning.
  • An A is realistic with , and steady work, plus frequent .
  • Online and short-term formats carry a and assignment load.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students report easy grading, , and strong grades if they show up, participate, and finish the work.

In-person acting and lecture courses feel easier to A; online still yields As but with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is approachable and enjoyable, though reading volume and GE class.

Online reviews stress reading and papers more; and performances.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Many online sections mark attendance optional, while and and participation as central.

Online is more flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

About 94% would take again, with and only isolated busywork complaints.

Recommendation is strong in both formats, with the loudest criticism focused on online workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

, and comments that she makes sure attending students pass support lenient grading.

Format shift

online.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Weekly discussions, quizzes, papers, and projects are frequent, especially online and in accelerated terms.

Format shift

Online workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students describe passionate, entertaining lectures, strong feedback, accessibility, and a real community feel.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strong online and in person; a few online students note limited interaction.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades , and participation more than classic high-stakes exams.

Format shift

and performances that were not difficult.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students rave about entertaining lectures, flexible support, community feel, and easy success through participation.

Main concern

Some acting sections feel a ; AI use is strictly punished.

What students said

“Her lectures are always instructive and just fun”
DRAM105
“A lot of your grade is just showing and there but she's super flexible.”
DRAM132
“Do NOT use AI in her class! She will give you a zero”
DRAM105

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online DRAM105 is interesting and clearly structured, but , and locked modules create a heavy time demand.

Main concern

Busywork volume and inability to work ahead, especially in 4- or 8-week sessions.

What students said

“Heavy workload and a lots of reading. Avoid taking the 8 week course if you have other demanding classes or have a job.”
DRAM105
“there's A LOT of assignments. She also has most assignments locked until the week they're due”
DRAM105
“This professor gives an excessive amount of busy work.”
DRAM105

Exam style

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Assessment is assignment- and performance-heavy, with and .

QuizzesDiscussion boardsTake-home projectsPerformances and scenesNo difficult traditional exams reported

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and exercises rather than hard traditional exams.

Take-home projectsPerformances and scenesParticipation exercises
“ .”
DRAM105
“There's a and a but again, she was very flexible with us”
DRAM132

Online

Online reviews emphasize weekly quizzes, discussion posts, and .

Weekly quizzesDiscussion boardsSummative projects
“Every week there are 2 discussion boards, 2 quizzes, and a .”
DRAM105
“ have extension)”
DRAM105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Dr. Stone is an incredible professor! Her lectures are always instructive and just fun”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews across online and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“ !”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“I don't !”

📚 Workload Reality

36/100

“This professor gives an excessive amount of busy work.”

🅰️ Grade Path

80/100

“If and participate in the exercises, she will make sure you have a passing grade!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are super entertaining.
  • and very encouraging
  • Her passion for her classes shines very brightly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • grades very easily and
  • A lot of your grade is just showing up
  • if you are active and to get an A.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Heavy workload and a lots of reading.
  • there's A LOT of assignments.
  • There is a lot of work (like a small paper and )

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

17 fairly recent and detailed reviews with consistent praise themes and only a minority workload backlash.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

DRAM10512 reviews
DRAM1324 reviews
1091 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 3 · A 11

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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