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THTR 1049

Advanced Production Lab: Stage Manager Prep · 1 instructor on record · 7 sections

What the course score is made of
91BC evaluations7 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Spring 2026
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
82ndMore challenging than 82% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
96BC — “Intellectually Challenging”7 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
100thMore work than 100% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
100BC — “Workload”7 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.

This is the Prep Lab portion of the Stage Manager Lab. You must also register for THTR 1029, the Run Lab portion. Once students gain experience as an assistant stage manager (at least twice, except for special circumstances), they may advance to the Stage Management lab. The stage manager works alongside the director on a production and is in charge of organizing rehearsals, communicating with the production team, and running performances. Stage managers plan each rehearsal with the director, create rehearsal schedules, keep track of blocking, costume and prop needs, and distribute rehearsal reports to theatre staff and designers. This lab represents a graded credit for your preparation for and participation in regular rehearsals and production meetings, including collaborating with professional designers, staff, and students. Stage managers are assigned at the end of the previous academic school year to stage manage one of the six Theatre Department productions. This lab requires department permission and significant production experience. Stage managers at BC work alongside students and professionals alike and are considered leaders within the department.

The only instructor on record

7 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record
InstructorOverallWorkloadChallenge
Adele TraubTheater957 records100th82nd

There is no ranking to read here: Adele Traub is the only instructor with evaluation records for THTR 1049, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Adele Traub

2 other classes
ClassInstructorsCourse score
THTR 1039Theatre Production Lab III: Assistant Stage Manager Prep19 records84
THTR 2239Stage Management Basics14 records95

Other THTR classes

All of them
ClassInstructorsCourse score
THTR 1170Introduction to Theatre1299 records76
THTR 1103Acting I: Fundamentals of Performance325 records91
THTR 1012Theatre Production Lab I: Wardrobe Run317 records83
THTR 1120Elements of Dance116 records71
THTR 1140Elements of Theatrical Design514 records69
THTR 1130Elements of Stagecraft513 records78

The line

All 13 items · means across 7 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
9454th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
9667th 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.
9983rd pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
9468th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
9786th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
9566th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
9578th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
100100th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
9888th 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.
100100th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9682nd pctl
Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.
100100th 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

7 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Adele TraubSpring 202601100100
Adele TraubFall 20250110060100
Adele TraubSpring 202501100100
Adele TraubSpring 2024018090100
Adele TraubFall 202301100100100
Adele TraubSpring 2023019585100
Adele TraubSpring 20220193100100

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.