David Girard

David Girard is a Capital Region-native based out of Historic Troy, NY, working as a professional actor, director and theatre educator for nearly twenty years. He is the Artistic Director of Troy Foundry Theatre, was an Associate Artistic Director for eight years with the Saratoga Shakespeare Company, positioning it as one Saratoga Springs’ cultural pearls. 

David has performed at such places as Capital Repertory Theatre, New York State Theatre Institute, Adirondack Theatre Festival, New Stages, Theatre Institute at Sage, Hubbard Hall, Theatre Voices and Saratoga Shakespeare Company. He has directed for, among others, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Theatre Voices, Temple University, Union College and Siena College. David frequently moonlights at The Rep as an actor, fight director, assistant director, dramaturg, and dialect coach. 

David has taught at Siena College, Union College, Rowan University, Russell Sage College, and was a teaching artist for many years with the New York State Theatre Institute. He also serves as a teaching artist and Capital Region liaison for Brooklyn-based Stages on the Sound. 

David received his BA in Theatre and English Literature at Russell Sage, and MFA in Directing at Temple University in Philadelphia.