RESUME

BIO:

Born and raised in Montreal, David is a music director, pianist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, and holds a Bachelor of Music in Classical Piano from McGill University.

Recently, David has been acting as the associate conductor and principal pianist for the international tour of West Side Story, directed by Lonny Price. Performed over 350 times, this production has traveled all around the globe in cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Zurich, Bangkok, Munich, Vienna, Dubaï, etc.

In Canada, he’s an active member of both French and English theatre communities. He has collaborated with several companies across the country such as Mirvish, Musical Stage Co., National Arts Centre, Young People’s Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Theatre Aquarius, Sheridan College, St-Lawrence College (Ontario), Théâtre Duceppe, Juste Pour Rire, ComediHa!, Segal Centre, Théâtre du Centaur, Théâtre de l’Oeil Ouvert, Théâtre Advienne que Pourra (Québec), Charlottetown Festival (P.E.I.), Urban Ink, The Cultch (B.C.) and Theatre Calgary (Alberta). When he is not performing, David is also a teacher at Sheridan College and Randolph College in Ontario.

David won the Betty Mitchell Award for his music direction of Sisters: Les Belles-Soeurs Musical (Theatre Calgary/Segal Centre); was nominated for a META Award for his work on Spring Awakening (Centaur Theatre) and was part of several Dora award winning productions in Toronto.

Currently, David Terriault serves as music director for the French and Canadian premiere of Waitress, directed by Abbey O’Brien and presented in Montreal and Quebec City in summer 2024.