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]
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, 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]
| 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] |