Our Mission Statement
Founded in 2020, Ronin Theatre Collaborative focuses on storytelling and adding a unique voice to the valley through rarely-done or premier plays.
Ronin Theatre Collaborative is a traveling theatre company who uses site specific and guerilla style theatre tactics to share stories both timeless and of the moment.
With an emphasis on the development of new works while also leaning on the foundations established by classic theatre, Ronin looks to push the envelope on the how, what, and immediacy of what a theatrical experience can be.
Whether it is cultivating the voice of an unproduced playwright finding their foothold in the world or breaking apart the foundations of a classical work to uncover a timeless resonance, Ronin does not settle for works that are mere entertainment.
Our plays are character driven, emotional, and engaged in styles not commonly demonstrated in the Greater Phoenix area.
Each production for Ronin is a chance to sharpen our skills and make the greatest cultural experience possible for our artists and our audiences.
2026
The Season of Play
The games we play with others, the way we play ourselves, and the fun of live experimental theatre all rolled into one.
by John Perovich
Directed by Cody Goulder
Glen Oaks drifts through landscapes of love, loss, and memory, where a couple’s fading bond and their daughter’s new romance echo against the town’s haunted past.
In this dreamlike world, history lingers, shaping how we hold on — and how we let go.
The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Cody Goulder
Love, Art, and Mayhem ensue in the Russian countryside as one generation of artists struggles against another, mostly to be taken seriously in spite of themselves.
July 10-19
Main Street Creative Arts Center
August 14-15
Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival
Megalodon
by Nicholas Walker Herbert
Directed by BJ Garrett
Cass, a marine-biologist, had a close encounter with a monster, but no one believes her. Hannah is looking for her missing brother Vogan, but no one will help her. And Vogan – just wants to know he exists.
July 30-August 2
Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library
August 7-23
Main Street Creative Arts Center
The Legend of Robin Hood
by Nathan Makaryk
Directed by Elizabeth Broeder
People with power are running unchecked. People without are growing angry. And in the shire of Nottingham, the sheriff seems intent on doing nothing about it.
September 10-13
Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library
September 17-27
Main Street Creative Arts Center
The Haunted Castle Season 3
The hit anthology of horror plays inspired by Ireland’s ghost stories and mythology will return for a third season at the Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library.
October 22-30
Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library
The Macbethest Christmas Pageant Spectaculathon...Ever!!!
by John Perovich
Directed by Cody Goulder
What are elves to do when Santa maintains dangerous working conditions?
Bring your friends and leave the young ones at home (we’re serious!) for a debaucherous dinner party hosted by Lady M. Something wicked this way comes and it’s called the holiday spirit!
12/4 - 12/20
Main Street Creative Arts Center
Ronin Theatre Collaborative Officers
Cody Goulder
Artistic Director
EC Darling-Bond
Asst. Artistic Director & Marketing Director
John Perovich
Resident Playwright
Ashley Blanford
Production Manager
Melody Knudson
House Manager
Kody Hernandez
Designer in Residence/TD
Sarah Aurich
Production Coordinator