RHONDA KOHL, MFA Director/Choreographer Member SDC
*(Cancelled due to Covid 19)
FAUST in Concert (Director/Choreographer) Soraya, Los Angeles
PASSIONS (Choreographer) Boston Court, Los Angeles
THE VELVETEEN DAUGHTER (Director) BEAM Festival, London
HUMAN(E) (Director) Mach 33 Festival, Los Angeles
TV/Film
LEGACIES, CW (Ep. 303), Choreographer/Theatrical Consultant
Broadway
I NEED THAT (Associate Director), Roundabout Theatre, NYC
IN TRANSIT (SDCF Traube Directing Fellow) Dir. Kathleen Marshall, Circle in the Square,New York, NY
DAMN YANKEES Benefit Reading (Asst.) Dir. Kathleen Marshall, Roundabout Theatre, New York, NY
Off Broadway
THE WICKER HUSBAND, (Asst. Director) Dir. Charlie Westenra, NAMT Festival/New World Stages, New York, NY
Off Off Broadway
THE BACHELOR GIRLS, (Director) Connelly Theatre/SHE Festival, NY
*U.S. Premiere
Lort B
AVA (Assoc. Director) Dir.Moritz von Stuelpnagel, Geffen Playhouse
RAGTIME, (Asst. Director/Asst. Choreographer) Dir. David Lee, Pasadena Playhouse
NATIVE GARDENS, (Asst. Director and Choreographer) Dir. Jason Alexander, Pasadena Playhouse
SWEET CHARITY (Assoc. Choreographer) Dir. Kathleen Marshall, Reprise 2.0
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (Asst. Director) Dir. Sherri Eden Barber, Pasadena Playhouse
Hypocrites: PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Asst. Director) Dir. Sean Graney, Pasadena Playhouse
KING CHARLES III (Asst. Director) Dir. Michael Michetti, Pasadena Playhouse
* Los Angeles Premiere
BARBECUE (Asst. Director) Dir. Colman Domingo, Geffen Playhouse
* West Coast Premiere
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Asst. Director) Dir. Jeanie Hackett, Geffen Playhouse
Lort D
FOR THE LOVE OF (or, the roller derby play) Director and Choreographer, Kirk Douglas/CTG Block Party, Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl
MAMMA MIA (Asst. Choreographer) Dir. Kathleen Marshall, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Directing (Los Angeles) FOR THE LOVE OF, Director/Choreographer, Theatre of NOTE, Hollywood, CA *West Coast Premiere AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS- Actors Co-op, Los Angeles, CA *LA Times Critic’s Choice POCKET UNIVERSE - Hollywood Fringe Festival, Hollywood, CA OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS - Actors Co-op, Los Angeles, CA LOOK BACK IN ANGER - Los Angeles New Court Theatre, Hollywood, CA A TUNA CHRISTMAS - Actors Co-op, Los Angeles, CA SPINNING INTO BUTTER- Actors Co-op, Los Angeles, CA BAREFOOT IN THE PARK - Actors Co-op, Hollywood, CA
Staged Reading (new works)
POCKET UNIVERSE, Ashland New Plays Festival, Ashland OR VIRŌDHA, Playwrights Union, Lose Angeles, CA THE BACHELOR GIRLS, Trinity Laban Conservatory, London, UK SIZZLE SIZZLE FLY, Pasadena Playhouse/Caltech Los Angeles, CA SECRET LIFE OF FREEWAYS (Choreographer) Rogue Artists Ensemble Lab, Los Angeles, CA EL CICLOPE - Samuel French Bookshop, Hollywood, CA WE JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, Fresh Brew Staged Reading with EST/LA and Skylight Threatre, Hollywood, CA INTO THE TORRENT SEA - The Complex, Hollywood, CA
Asst/Assoc. Directing Cont.(Regional -partial list)
FOUND (Assoc. Director) Dir. Moritz von Stuelpnagel, IAMA Theatre
FRANKENSTEIN, (Movement Director and Asst. Director) Dir. Michael Michetti, A Noise Within
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, (Asst. Director) Dir. Michael Michetti, A Noise Within
SEUSSICAL - Deborah Jung, Kids Who Care,
GIFTS OF THE MAGI - Chris Nelson, Founders Inn
PEER GYNT - Gil Elvgren, Regent University
BUS STOP - David Wheeler, Straw Hat Players
Choreography (Partial List)
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE - Crown City Theatre, North Hollywood, CA A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Actors Co-op , Los Angeles, CA A FUNNY THING HAPPENED...- Straw Hat Players, Moorhead, MN GIFTS OF THE MAGI - Founders Inn Dinner Theatre, Virginia Beach, VA
Directing (Educational) THE SPITFIRE GRILL - Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA HELLO, DOLLY! - Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA THE GREAT DIVORCE - Alethia Theater, Garden Grove, CA MISS NELSON IS BACK - Morgan - Wixson Theatre, Santa Monica, CA A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Alethia Theater, Garden Grove, CA FAIRY TALE COURTROOM - Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA DINAH'S SONG - Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN *Premiere VAGINA MONOLOGUES - Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS - Shade Tree Players, Bismarck, ND
Choreography (Educational)
WAITING FOR THE PARADE, Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA FAUST - Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA *World Premiere DON GIOVANNI - Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA HELLO, DOLLY! - Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG - Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS... - Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA PEER GYNT - Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA THE CRUCIBLE - Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA OLIVER! - Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA 1776 - Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
Fight Choreography (partial list)
LOOK BACK IN ANGER - Los Angeles New Court Theatre, Los Angeles, CA HELLO, DOLLY! - Warehouse Theatre, Azusa, CA
Producer (partial list) Producer, THE DIVINERS, Actors Co-op, 2014 Producer, DR.JEKYLL AND MR.HYDE, Actors Co-op, 2013 *LA Weekly and Ovation Nominated Co-Producer, POCKET UNIVERSE, Hollywood Fringe Festival, 2015 Co-Producer, INTO THE TORRENT SEA, Caruso Productions, 2011-12
Related Training and Experience MFA, Acting and Directing, Regent University 2007
BA, Acting and Directing (Dance Minor), Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2004
NAMT Directing Observer 2018
SDFC Traube Directing Felllow 2016
Directors Lab West Participant, 2014
Dance Training (modern, jazz, ballet, tap)
SAFD Certified Actor Combatant, 2007 (broadsword, quarter staff, rapier and dagger, and unarmed)
Founder and Artistic Director of Hollywood Youth Theatre, 2011- present
Founder and Coordinator of The Play's The Thing reading series in Hollywood, 2016 - present
Company Member, Actors Co-op, 2010-2015
Production Committee Member, Actors Co-op, 2012-2015
Public Relations Committee Member, Actors Co-op, 2013 - 2016
Adjunct Professor and Guest Director, Azusa Pacific University, 2011 - 2015
Artist in Resident and Teaching Artist, Casa Manana, 2009-2010
Assistant to the Producer, Assistant Director, Interim Co. Manager, Instructor and Camp Director –Kids Who Care Musical Theatre Inc., 2009 - 2010
Assistant to the Executive Director – Kids Who Care Musical Theatre Inc., 2009
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