Rhonda Kohl (Director/Choreographer/Out-of-Control Visionary)

Rhonda (she/her/hers) is a native of North Dakota, but has spent her life in search of warmer climates. She now resides in Los Angeles as a freelance director/choreographer who is frequently in NY for work and is known for her range and stylized approaches! She has her MFA in Acting and Directing, is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an alumni of Directors Lab West, a member of the SDCF 2014-2015 & 2016-2017 Observership Class, the 2016 Traube Fellowship winner and a 2019 Sherwood Award Nominee. Rhonda recently was the choreographer/theatrical consultant for the CW television show Legacies (Ep.303: Salvatore The Musical) which aired Feb.2021 

Rhonda is the Associate Director for the Broadway premiere of I NEED THAT by Theresa Rebeck starring Danny and Lucy DeVito. Prior she was asscotiate on the US Premiere of AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS starring Elizabeth McGovern. She directed the LA Times Critic's Choice - AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Her production of the West Coast Premiere of FOR THE LOVE OF (or, the roller derby play), an all female roller derby dance-ical with Theatre of Note, was remounted at the Kirk Douglas as part of the Center Theatre Group's Block Party in 2019.

Prior she was the choreographer and assistant director for the Los Angeles premiere of NATIVE GARDENS directed by Jason Alexander. served as the assistant director and assistant choreographer for Pasadena Playhouse's Ovation-winning production of RAGTIME directed by David Lee with choreography by Mark Esposito.

In the fall of 2016, Rhonda received the prestigious Traube Fellowship from the SDC Foundation to work with director Kathleen Marshall on the Broadway Premiere of the new musical IN TRANSIT and worked again with Mrs. Marshall on MAMMA MIA at the Hollywood Bowl, The Roundabout Theatre's benefit reading of DAMN YANKEES in NY and Reprise 2.0's Ovation-Nominated production of SWEET CHARITY starring Laura Bell Bundy. 

Rhonda was the choreographer for PASSION at Boston Court and the Associate Director to Moritz von Stuelpnagel on the LA-premiere of the musical FOUND with Iama. She was the movement director for the California premiere of FRANKENSTEIN at A Noise Within and is working with UK writing team Wigmore and Green on the development of the musicals THE BACHELOR GIRLS and THE VELVETEEN DAUGHTER, which was to be presented at the Spring 2020 BEAM Festival in London. 

Additionally, she has assisted, and associate directed for theatres such as Geffen Playhouse (Barbecue and Long Day’s Journey starring Alfred Molina and Jane Kaczmarek) and Pasadena Playhouse (Ragtime, Native Gardens, King Charles III, Pirates of Penzance, and Tiny Beautiful Things) working with artists such as David Lee, Mark Esposito, Jason Alexander, Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Colman Domingo, Sherri Eden Barber, Sean Graney, Michael Michetti and others.

She has a passion for new works and has helped develop and premiere new plays and musicals at several festivals, including Mach 33, Skylight Theatre's Fresh Brew Series, SheNYC Arts, Rogue Artists Ensemble Lab, NAMT and the Hollywood Fringe Festival.