Work Light Productions

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Work Light Productions is a creator and producer of live theatre. We believe in the power of live performance to bring people together, to entertain and to transform. In a world of endless digital diversions, we strive to create meaningful opportunities for people to share experiences. We are dedicated to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace that values every member of our team - from our producing and management staff to the creative teams, actors, musicians, stage managers, company managers, and technicians that we employ on each production.

The roots of WLP go back to 2005 when founder Stephen Gabriel produced his first theatre for young audiences tour that brought thousands of kids and families together across the U.S. WLP was formed in 2008 when his partner, Nancy Gabriel, joined him in producing its first large-scale tour of Avenue Q, and an office was opened in Summit, NJ. From there the company grew to produce national tours of In the Heights, American Idiot, Mamma Mia!, Cinderella, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Rent, Motown the Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ain’t Too Proud, and many others. WLP also develops original work, including the stage adaptation of Clue, one of the top-licensed plays in the U.S. In 2016, WLP opened a production office in Charleston, SC led by Rhys Williams, Director of Production. WLP is proud to manage every aspect of its shows, from Producing to Technical Production to General Management.

Meet The Team

Producing & General Management

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Position: Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer
Categories: General Management

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her career in commercial theatre in Toronto at Dancap Productions working on the Canadian productions of Jersey Boys and The Toxic Avenger among many others. She was hired as WLP’s Resident Company Manager and served as Company Manager on the national tour of Traces by Les 7 Doigts. She then transitioned to General Management and has had the pleasure to oversee productions of RENT: 20th Anniversary Tour, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, MAMMA MIA!, American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and the upcoming first national tour of An Officer And A Gentleman. A graduate of McGill University, she is a certified yoga instructor, a musical theatre nerd, and her favorite role to date, a mom.

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her...

Courtney King

Position: General Manager
Categories: General Management

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in Development at American Repertory Ballet. She was WLP’s Assistant General Manager on productions such as; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CinderellaRENT: 20th Anniversary TourMAMMA MIA!, Something Rotten!, among others. She was the Associate General Manager for the 1st National 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of RENT, and West Side Story in Stage Around Tokyo. She is currently the General Manager of the First National Tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, 2nd National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and the First National Tour of COMPANY! She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in both Theatre and English. She is a theatre-obsessed, wine enthusiast, and an organizer of all things.

Courtney King

General Manager

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in...

Matt Kunkel

Position: Assistant General Manager
Categories: General Management
Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City. Directing credits include Camelot, The Sound of Music, and The Muny Summer Variety Hour (All at the Muny), Follow the Fellow Who Follows A Dream (92nd St Y, Lyrics and Lyricists), Considering Matthew Shepard (University of Michigan Chamber Choir/PBS), The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival), Falling water (First reading at the Met). His Associate Credits include the National Tours of An Officer and A Gentleman (Work Light Productions) and Elf the Musical, Candide (Carnegie Hall), Footloose, TOMMY, and The Music Man (The Kennedy Center), and over 25 shows at The Muny. He’s also the Producer of the 92nd St. Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists Program. @mattwkunkel www.mattwkunkel.com

Matt Kunkel

Assistant General Manager

Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City.

Work Equity Action

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Position: Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer
Categories: General Management

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her career in commercial theatre in Toronto at Dancap Productions working on the Canadian productions of Jersey Boys and The Toxic Avenger among many others. She was hired as WLP’s Resident Company Manager and served as Company Manager on the national tour of Traces by Les 7 Doigts. She then transitioned to General Management and has had the pleasure to oversee productions of RENT: 20th Anniversary Tour, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, MAMMA MIA!, American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and the upcoming first national tour of An Officer And A Gentleman. A graduate of McGill University, she is a certified yoga instructor, a musical theatre nerd, and her favorite role to date, a mom.

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her...

Courtney King

Position: General Manager
Categories: General Management

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in Development at American Repertory Ballet. She was WLP’s Assistant General Manager on productions such as; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CinderellaRENT: 20th Anniversary TourMAMMA MIA!, Something Rotten!, among others. She was the Associate General Manager for the 1st National 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of RENT, and West Side Story in Stage Around Tokyo. She is currently the General Manager of the First National Tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, 2nd National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and the First National Tour of COMPANY! She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in both Theatre and English. She is a theatre-obsessed, wine enthusiast, and an organizer of all things.

Courtney King

General Manager

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in...

Matt Kunkel

Position: Assistant General Manager
Categories: General Management
Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City. Directing credits include Camelot, The Sound of Music, and The Muny Summer Variety Hour (All at the Muny), Follow the Fellow Who Follows A Dream (92nd St Y, Lyrics and Lyricists), Considering Matthew Shepard (University of Michigan Chamber Choir/PBS), The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival), Falling water (First reading at the Met). His Associate Credits include the National Tours of An Officer and A Gentleman (Work Light Productions) and Elf the Musical, Candide (Carnegie Hall), Footloose, TOMMY, and The Music Man (The Kennedy Center), and over 25 shows at The Muny. He’s also the Producer of the 92nd St. Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists Program. @mattwkunkel www.mattwkunkel.com

Matt Kunkel

Assistant General Manager

Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City.

Finance

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Position: Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer
Categories: General Management

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her career in commercial theatre in Toronto at Dancap Productions working on the Canadian productions of Jersey Boys and The Toxic Avenger among many others. She was hired as WLP’s Resident Company Manager and served as Company Manager on the national tour of Traces by Les 7 Doigts. She then transitioned to General Management and has had the pleasure to oversee productions of RENT: 20th Anniversary Tour, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, MAMMA MIA!, American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and the upcoming first national tour of An Officer And A Gentleman. A graduate of McGill University, she is a certified yoga instructor, a musical theatre nerd, and her favorite role to date, a mom.

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her...

Courtney King

Position: General Manager
Categories: General Management

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in Development at American Repertory Ballet. She was WLP’s Assistant General Manager on productions such as; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CinderellaRENT: 20th Anniversary TourMAMMA MIA!, Something Rotten!, among others. She was the Associate General Manager for the 1st National 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of RENT, and West Side Story in Stage Around Tokyo. She is currently the General Manager of the First National Tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, 2nd National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and the First National Tour of COMPANY! She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in both Theatre and English. She is a theatre-obsessed, wine enthusiast, and an organizer of all things.

Courtney King

General Manager

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in...

Matt Kunkel

Position: Assistant General Manager
Categories: General Management
Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City. Directing credits include Camelot, The Sound of Music, and The Muny Summer Variety Hour (All at the Muny), Follow the Fellow Who Follows A Dream (92nd St Y, Lyrics and Lyricists), Considering Matthew Shepard (University of Michigan Chamber Choir/PBS), The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival), Falling water (First reading at the Met). His Associate Credits include the National Tours of An Officer and A Gentleman (Work Light Productions) and Elf the Musical, Candide (Carnegie Hall), Footloose, TOMMY, and The Music Man (The Kennedy Center), and over 25 shows at The Muny. He’s also the Producer of the 92nd St. Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists Program. @mattwkunkel www.mattwkunkel.com

Matt Kunkel

Assistant General Manager

Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City.

Contracts

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Position: Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer
Categories: General Management

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her career in commercial theatre in Toronto at Dancap Productions working on the Canadian productions of Jersey Boys and The Toxic Avenger among many others. She was hired as WLP’s Resident Company Manager and served as Company Manager on the national tour of Traces by Les 7 Doigts. She then transitioned to General Management and has had the pleasure to oversee productions of RENT: 20th Anniversary Tour, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, MAMMA MIA!, American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and the upcoming first national tour of An Officer And A Gentleman. A graduate of McGill University, she is a certified yoga instructor, a musical theatre nerd, and her favorite role to date, a mom.

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her...

Courtney King

Position: General Manager
Categories: General Management

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in Development at American Repertory Ballet. She was WLP’s Assistant General Manager on productions such as; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CinderellaRENT: 20th Anniversary TourMAMMA MIA!, Something Rotten!, among others. She was the Associate General Manager for the 1st National 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of RENT, and West Side Story in Stage Around Tokyo. She is currently the General Manager of the First National Tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, 2nd National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and the First National Tour of COMPANY! She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in both Theatre and English. She is a theatre-obsessed, wine enthusiast, and an organizer of all things.

Courtney King

General Manager

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in...

Matt Kunkel

Position: Assistant General Manager
Categories: General Management
Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City. Directing credits include Camelot, The Sound of Music, and The Muny Summer Variety Hour (All at the Muny), Follow the Fellow Who Follows A Dream (92nd St Y, Lyrics and Lyricists), Considering Matthew Shepard (University of Michigan Chamber Choir/PBS), The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival), Falling water (First reading at the Met). His Associate Credits include the National Tours of An Officer and A Gentleman (Work Light Productions) and Elf the Musical, Candide (Carnegie Hall), Footloose, TOMMY, and The Music Man (The Kennedy Center), and over 25 shows at The Muny. He’s also the Producer of the 92nd St. Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists Program. @mattwkunkel www.mattwkunkel.com

Matt Kunkel

Assistant General Manager

Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City.

Production

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Position: Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer
Categories: General Management

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her career in commercial theatre in Toronto at Dancap Productions working on the Canadian productions of Jersey Boys and The Toxic Avenger among many others. She was hired as WLP’s Resident Company Manager and served as Company Manager on the national tour of Traces by Les 7 Doigts. She then transitioned to General Management and has had the pleasure to oversee productions of RENT: 20th Anniversary Tour, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, MAMMA MIA!, American Idiot, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, and the upcoming first national tour of An Officer And A Gentleman. A graduate of McGill University, she is a certified yoga instructor, a musical theatre nerd, and her favorite role to date, a mom.

Anièle Fortin-Perkell

Chief Operating Officer/Exec. Producer

Anièle joined Work Light Productions in 2012 after beginning her...

Courtney King

Position: General Manager
Categories: General Management

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in Development at American Repertory Ballet. She was WLP’s Assistant General Manager on productions such as; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CinderellaRENT: 20th Anniversary TourMAMMA MIA!, Something Rotten!, among others. She was the Associate General Manager for the 1st National 50th Anniversary Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, the 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour of RENT, and West Side Story in Stage Around Tokyo. She is currently the General Manager of the First National Tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, 2nd National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and the First National Tour of COMPANY! She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelor’s degree in both Theatre and English. She is a theatre-obsessed, wine enthusiast, and an organizer of all things.

Courtney King

General Manager

Courtney joined Work Light Productions in 2017 after working in...

Matt Kunkel

Position: Assistant General Manager
Categories: General Management
Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City. Directing credits include Camelot, The Sound of Music, and The Muny Summer Variety Hour (All at the Muny), Follow the Fellow Who Follows A Dream (92nd St Y, Lyrics and Lyricists), Considering Matthew Shepard (University of Michigan Chamber Choir/PBS), The Sound of Music (Virginia Opera/Virginia Arts Festival), Falling water (First reading at the Met). His Associate Credits include the National Tours of An Officer and A Gentleman (Work Light Productions) and Elf the Musical, Candide (Carnegie Hall), Footloose, TOMMY, and The Music Man (The Kennedy Center), and over 25 shows at The Muny. He’s also the Producer of the 92nd St. Y’s Lyrics and Lyricists Program. @mattwkunkel www.mattwkunkel.com

Matt Kunkel

Assistant General Manager

Producer/Director/General Manager based in New York City.