Louise Gund
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Producer
Berkeley, US
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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Biography
Louise Gund is a renowned Broadway producer and dedicated environmental activist. Theatre, storytelling, music and photography have been a part of Louise’s life since she was a child, and she carries this passion in all areas of her work today.
As a child, Louise showed an interest and talent in storytelling and was taken to see Broadway theatre in Cleveland. As she got older, she took acting lessons, wrote children’s stories and participated in school plays and the Cleveland Playhouse’s Curtain Pullers program. These experiences influenced her understanding of theatre and production work.
After earning a degree in Visual Arts from the School of Visual Arts in NYC, Louise began her professional life as an independent contractor photographing dance and off-Broadway theatre.
Some of the Broadway productions that Louise has produced include The Kite Runner, The Ohio Murders, All the Way and more. All the Way earned her the Tony Award for Best Play and Bryan Cranston the Tony Award for Best Actor. In addition, Head Over Heels received Equity’s Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity on Broadway Award.
Louise sees theater as a lens through which people can gain a better understanding of others, the world they live in and themselves. She continues to embrace this view, evident in her work with the San Francisco Opera and not-for-profit theaters.
Outside of her theatre work, Louise has worked tirelessly with conservation groups and animal rights groups on a range of environmental initiatives. This includes protecting forests, clean water and endangered species, and the promotion of sustainable farming practices. She has also been named an honorary life trustee of Earthjustice.
More recently, Louise has focused her energy on politics. She is focused on protecting people’s individual rights, which she feels should be guaranteed to all people in a democracy. Louise is also honored to be a member of the Cabinet for the White House Historical Association.
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Background
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2014 — Present
Producer
Broadway
To date, Louise Gund has produced nine Broadway plays and musicals: The Kite Runner, The Minutes, The Great Society, Head Over Heels, Sylvia, Six Degrees of Separation, Sweat, Fiddler on the Roof and All the Way. In addition to numerous award nominations, All the Way won both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor and Fiddler on the Roof won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
In The News
Newsfeed
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18 May 2025 · West End Theatre
New York’s Drama League Awards 2025 winners announced
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25 April 2023 · Broadway World
Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Doll's House & More Lead in Nominations for 2023 Drama League Awards
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4 October 2022 · Broadway World
Berkeley Repertory Theatre's The Ground Floor to Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Upcoming Residency
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Formative Years
Education
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School of Visual Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Areas Of Focus