Kevin Oakes - Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Professor: Kevin Oakes

Department: Theater

College: Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Oakes is hilarious and will certainly keep you engaged but eventually his arrogance and rhetoric became intolerable. Moreover, most of your grade depends on 2 exams that are about 130 multiple choice questions on textbook and plays- SUPER HARD TO STUDY FOR. Oakes is very difficult to get a hold of for help after class. way too hard for 101...

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Funny funny funny

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Loved this class! Kevin has a very lively teaching style. Write down everything he says because it's all fair game for the tests, but as long as you do this and go to the review sessions, you'll do well. Listening quizzes are easy if you prepare. Book quizzes can be challenging but after a couple you get a sense of what's likely to be asked.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Kevin is an amazing lecturer and a hilarious guy. Write down all of the information he says about theatre/plays/playwrights because it will be on the midterm and final, so you have to go to class. This is probably the best class to take for an aesthetics credit.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is sooooo funny. I can't stop laughing and I don't know what he saying anymore.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

KEVIN IS AMAZING TAKE THIS CLASS. the quizzes are super easy if you take a couple hours and read the musicals / learn the songs. midterm and final are long and there are specific questions about things he says in lecture. but if you take good notes, and go to the review sessions he holds, you can get an easy A. plus, hes absolutly hilarious

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The class is good for an A credit and Kevin is a funny guy, but he sometimes spends more time ranting about his political opinions than discussing the plays (which is extremely hard to sit through).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kevin is a super hilarious professor. He tends to stray off topic during lecture but you still have to go because his tests are very specific. If you make sure to read the plays and the textbook thoroughly, you will be fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Intro to musical theatre is a great class especially to cover the gen ed "A". If you attend class and pay attention to Kevin's lively lectures you are sure to be successful. Listening quizzes are fairly easy and exams are based on what has been covered in lecture. Definitely recommend taking this class!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

His tests are more than 150 multiple choice questions which is ridiculous however he is super funny and a professor that you'll always remember.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a great person but the class is tough bc the majority of your grade is the midterm and final which are each 160+ questions on direct recall from the textbook and plays you read t/o the class. In class quizzes aren't bad. You must go to class bc he asks the most random questions on the tests from lecture. Interesting professor, boring material

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is NOT an easy A, so don't take it if that's what you're looking for. The workload was manageable (read 1 play and had 1 quiz per week in addition to textbook readings). Studying for the midterm and final was absolute hell. Tests are all MC, but we need to know very specific information from textbook AND lecture.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Craziest professor you'll ever have in college. You need to write down everything he says in lecture, which is usually just him spitting random facts about the material. Midterm & final had 150+ questions, but were fine if you took good notes. He went off tangent a lot so it was hard to keep track of what to write and what not. Textbook wasn't used

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Kevin is a pretty crazy person but he makes the class very entertaining. Just make sure to take a ton of notes from his lectures. Midterm and final were both over 130+ questions. Quizzes every week on 1 play and you just have to watch 2 plays. Did not regret taking this class at all.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Kevin is probably the funniest, most entertaining, and enthusiastic professor you will ever have. I have no interest in theater at all but he makes the lectures enjoyable. If you pay attention and take notes the class isn't that hard. The weekly quizzes are easy and if you study for the midterm and final you'll be fine

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Kevin is so funny and make class fly by. You're going to have to read a play every week and be graded on it with day specific questions so make sure to read. Attendance isn't mandatory but he tells you exactly what sections from the textbook will be on the midterm and final so its super beneficial.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: THEA306
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I never took his intro classes, but I would highly HIGHLY recommend taking THEA 306 for your H credit. He is one of the most passionate and enthusiastic professors in his discipline and really cares about what he's teaching. He is also hilarious and never fails to entertain. He always has an amusing anecdote that relates to what's being taught

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Kevin is the man. Took intro to musical theatre with him as a gen-ed. Although I didnt have an interest in theatre, he made the class fun! The class focuses on a few musicals at a time& then u take a listening quiz for the songs& a plot quiz for some of the musicals. Easy if u watch the musicals online. Be sure to study, tho. I barely did & got a B

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: THEA101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I really enjoyed this class and Professor Oakes. It is graded on listening quizzes, a few short answer quizzes on musicals we read, and a midterm and final noncumulative exam. We had to pay to see 2 campus performances. I loved Kevin's somewhat provocative humor and openness. Very easy A if you read, listen to the music, and attend.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: THEA102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Write down every word this man says (especially the random stuff) and you'll be fine for midterm and final. If you don't like taking notes you should probably drop. Textbook is important but lectures are much more important. And remember to enjoy the class; you won't have many more with this same energy and passion.