ARIELLE BALLANCE
PIANIST MUSIC DIRECTOR INSTRUCTOR
RESUME
MUSIC DIRECTION
The 3 Little Pigs (Ovation Award Winner 2022) Carousel Theatre for Young People / Chris Lam
Baking Time Presentation House Theatre / Kim Selody
Monoceros (Music Associate) Studio 58 @ Langara College / Meg Roe / MD Lily Ling
The House at Pooh Corner Carousel Theatre for Young People / Kim Selody
Company (Ovation Award Winner 2019) Raincity Theatre / Chris Adams
Urinetown Carousel/Touchstone Theatre / Carole Higgins, Roy Surette
Elephant & Piggie's “We Are in a Play!” Carousel Theatre for Young People / Kayla Dunbar
A Charlie Brown Holiday Double Bill Carousel Theatre for Young People / Carole Higgins
The Drowsy Chaperone Carousel/Touchstone Theatre / Carole Higgins, Roy Surette
Anne of Green Gables Capilano University / Kevin Michael Cripps
Merrily We Roll Along United Players of Vancouver / Christopher King
The Steadfast Tin Soldier Alberta Opera / Farren Timoteo
Curtains MacEwan University / Dave Horak
accompanist / orchestra musician
Music of the Night: The Concert Tour Sound the Alarm Music Theatre / Alan Corbishley / MD Frédérik Robert
A Chorus Line Studio 58 @ Langara College / Courtenay Dobbie / MD Diane Speirs
We Will Rock You Theatre Under the Stars / Saccha Dennis / MD Christopher King
Music of The Night: The Concert Tour Sound the Alarm Music Theatre / Alan Corbishley / MD Frédérik Robert
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Gateway Theatre / Barb Tomasic / MD Christopher King
Disney’s Newsies Theatre Under the Stars / Julie Tomaino / MD Christopher King
42nd Street Theatre Under the Stars / Robert McQueen / MD Christopher King
Impromptu Cabaret Festival “Gimme Gimme” (Original Work) / Graham Coffeng
Ragtime: In Concert Fighting Chance Productions / Ryan Mooney / MD Adam Da Ros
Big Fish MacEwan University / Jim Guedo / MD Cathy Derkach
Catch Me If You Can MacEwan University / Jim Guedo / MD Janice Flower
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! (Faculty Music Director) 2021-Present
Burstin’ With Broadway Choir (Assistant Artistic Director) 2019-Present
Vancouver Film School (Faculty Accompanist) 2018-2022
Grant MacEwan University (Faculty Accompanist) 2014-2016
Citadel Theatre Young Companies (Accompanist) Sept-Dec 2015
AWARDS
Ovation Awards - Winner 2022
Winner of the 2022 Ovation Award for Music Direction of Stiles and Drewe's The 3 Little Pigs (Carousel Theatre for Young People)
Ovation Awards - Winner 2019
Winner of the 2019 Ovation Award for Music Direction of Company (Raincity Theatre)
Jessie Richardson Award Nomination — 2019
Significant Artistic Achievement — Theatre for Young Audiences — Outstanding musical direction and performance in her body of work during the 2018/2019 TYA season