Our Mission

Through development of new works, new productions of older works, and strategic collaborations, Summoners Ensemble strives to nurture and entertain theatre audiences.

John Kevin Jones, Executive Director

Dr. Rhonda Dodd, Artistic Director

Dan Renkin, Company Manager & Artistic Associate

Kevin is an accomplished actor and director. In New York he's been seen in our own critically acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House, Nothing But Trash at Theater for the New City, Jeffrey at Lincoln Center, and many others both regionally and in New York. Kevin received his B.A in Theatre, Performance from the University of South Florida and his M.F.A. in Theatre, Directing from the University of Memphis. He is a member of AEA, SAG, and the Dramatists Guild of America.  

An award winning actor, technician, and director, Rhonda arrived in New York with over 150 shows under her belt. Once here, she made her Off-Broadway debut in Terese Hayden and Jacqueline Brookes' Workshop in Tennessee Williams' Period of Adjustment, finished her Ph.D. and spent 10 years working at Circle in the Square Theatre School all while acting and directing regionally and around town.

Dan works widely as both actor and fight director/performer. He has fought in Carmen and Otello for the Metropolitan Opera, and has staged or coached character-driven fights waged with everything from wheelchairs to axe handles to broadswords for Shakespeare-on-the-Hudson, New Jersey Rep, Blunt Theatre Company, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Ensemble Studio Theatre, WORKSproductions, Storm Theatre, JLM Prodctions, St. Ann's School, The New Acting Company, MaskWork Unlimited and Circle in the Square Theatre School, where he has taught since 1997. He was Assistant to B.H. Barry on Broadway's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He has been a guest instructor for John Jay College, Greenwich Youth Theatre, CAP21 and The New School, and is a Master Class instructor with Showtix; Behind the Scenes Broadway.