Exhibit 23.1
                                       
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT
                                       
                                       
     We hereby consent to the use of our report dated March 31, 1997,
accompanying the consolidated financial statements of Renaissance Entertainment
Corporation as of March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1996 and for the periods
ended March 31, 1995, March 31, 1996, and December 31, 1996 included in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and to the reference made to our
firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement.



Schumacher & Associates, Inc.

December 22, 1997