Farren Timoteo

Farren Timoteo is a Canadian stage actor, theatre director and playwright from Edmonton, Alberta, best known for his one-man play Made in Italy.[1]

Career

He began his career as an actor and theatre director in the 2000s, becoming artistic director of Alberta Musical Theatre in 2006.[2]

As a director, he has been associated principally with musical theatre, including productions of Songs for a New World, The Soldier's Tale, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Everybody Goes to Mitzi's, The Infinite Shiver, Pippin, Crazy for You, H.M.S. Pinafore and The Light in the Piazza.[2] As an actor he has performed in both musical and non-musical roles, including productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Jersey Boys, Spamalot, Forever Plaid, As You Like It and Coriolanus.[2] He has also had occasional film, television and video game roles, most notably in Trevor Anderson's 2008 short film DINX.[3]

In fall 2025 he is slated to become artistic director of Edmonton's Teatro La Quindicina.[2]

Made in Italy

Made in Italy, a one-man show inspired by his father's coming-of-age as a first-generation Italian Canadian son of immigrants in Alberta in the 1970s, had its premiere at the Western Canada Theatre in 2016.[2]

Timoteo has since toured the show to numerous other theatres in Canada, including the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver,[4] the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton,[1] the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg,[5] the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque,[6] Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton,[7] the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon,[8] and a run at the CAA Theatre in Toronto in 2025.[9]

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Ref.
Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award 2010 Outstanding Score for a Play or Musical Everybody Goes to Mitzi's!
with Ryan Sigurdson 		Won [10]
2012 Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Theatre for Young Audiences Pinocchio Won [11]
2013 Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Spamalot Won [12]
2019 Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role - Comedy Made in Italy Won [13]
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award 2022 Outstanding Performance in a Leading Comedic Role Won [14]

References

  1. ^ a b Liane Faulder, "Huge talent ignites colour and laughter in the Citadel's Made In Italy". Edmonton Journal, January 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Timoteo, Farren". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Shine on you crazy sequin; Edmonton rocker/filmmaker Trevor Anderson's new film about a strip-club shooter boy comes to the Fairy Tales film fest in all its snappy-screwball-stripper-drag glory". Calgary Herald, May 23, 2008.
  4. ^ "Back by popular demand, Farren Timoteo’s Made in Italy returns to the Arts Club Theatre Company". Stir, June 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Joff Schmidt, "Deep theatre? Fuhgeddaboudit: Coming-of-age tale Made In Italy predictable, but offers feel-good laughs". CBC News Manitoba, March 1, 2019.
  6. ^ Peter Hendra, "Humour adds flavour to play about immigrant experience". Kingston Whig-Standard, July 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Gary Smith, "‘Made in Italy’ made perfectly by Farren Timoteo". Hamilton Spectator, March 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "One-man play, Made in Italy, opens March 12". SaskToday, March 11, 2025.
  9. ^ Glenn Sumi, "This playwright had never heard of being embarrassed to be Italian. But his father’s experience of feeling like an outsider prompted this award-winning solo show". Toronto Star, May 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Liz Nicholls, "Courageous triumphs; Play about tolerance shares top honours with The Drowsy Chaperone". Edmonton Journal, June 29, 2010.
  11. ^ Liz Nicholls, "Revivals win top honours at Sterlings; Death of a Salesman, Chicago lauded at city theatre awards". Edmonton Journal, June 26, 2012.
  12. ^ Liz Nicholls, "Spamalot reigns at Sterlings; Shares theatre honours with Let the Light of Day Through". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2013.
  13. ^ "Sterling awards, with a new twist, announced at annual gala at the Mayfield". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2019.
  14. ^ Tom Zillich, "Surrey stage for 'Made In Italy,' a hit musical-comedy that shouldn't be missed". Surrey Now-Leader, February 23, 2024.
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