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.Liane Faulder, [https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-arts/review-huge-talent-ignites-colour-and-laughter-in-the-citadels-made-in-italy "Huge talent ignites colour and laughter in the Citadel's Made In Italy"]. Edmonton Journal, January 11, 2024.

Career

He began his career as an actor and theatre director in the 2000s, becoming artistic director of Alberta Musical Theatre in 2006.[https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Timoteo%2C%20Farren "Timoteo, Farren"]. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 28, 2025.

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. 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. He has also had occasional film, television and video game roles, most notably in Trevor Anderson's 2008 short film DINX."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.

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

=''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.

Timoteo has since toured the show to numerous other theatres in Canada, including the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver,[https://www.createastir.ca/articles/made-in-italy-return-arts-club-sc "Back by popular demand, Farren Timoteo’s Made in Italy returns to the Arts Club Theatre Company"]. Stir, June 28, 2022. the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg,Joff Schmidt, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/theatre-review-made-in-italy-rmtc-1.5038951 "Deep theatre? Fuhgeddaboudit: Coming-of-age tale Made In Italy predictable, but offers feel-good laughs"]. CBC News Manitoba, March 1, 2019. the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque,Peter Hendra, [https://www.thewhig.com/entertainment/local-arts/humour-adds-flavour-to-play-about-immigrant-experience "Humour adds flavour to play about immigrant experience"]. Kingston Whig-Standard, July 12, 2019. Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton,Gary Smith, [https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/stage/made-in-italy-made-perfectly-by-farren-timoteo/article_632f1873-e501-54e1-aa2e-e1fabcc30b5d.html "‘Made in Italy’ made perfectly by Farren Timoteo"]. Hamilton Spectator, March 11, 2022. the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon,[https://www.sasktoday.ca/saskatoon-today/saskatoon-news/one-man-play-made-in-italy-opens-march-12-10280536 "One-man play, Made in Italy, opens March 12"]. SaskToday, March 11, 2025. and a run at the CAA Theatre in Toronto in 2025.Glenn Sumi, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/this-playwright-had-never-heard-of-being-embarrassed-to-be-italian-but-his-fathers-experience/article_4c7c0f39-5523-41c6-9050-51f998092e6a.html "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.

Awards

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rowspan=4\| Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award \| 2010 \| Outstanding Score for a Play or Musical \| Everybody Goes to Mitzi's! with Ryan Sigurdson \| {{won}} \| Liz Nicholls, "Courageous triumphs; Play about tolerance shares top honours with The Drowsy Chaperone". Edmonton Journal, June 29, 2010.
2012 \| Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Theatre for Young Audiences \| Pinocchio \| {{won}} \| Liz Nicholls, "Revivals win top honours at Sterlings; Death of a Salesman, Chicago lauded at city theatre awards". Edmonton Journal, June 26, 2012.
2013 \| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role \| Spamalot \| {{won}} \| Liz Nicholls, "Spamalot reigns at Sterlings; Shares theatre honours with Let the Light of Day Through". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2013.
2019 \| Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role - Comedy \| rowspan=2\| Made in Italy \| {{won}} \| "Sterling awards, with a new twist, announced at annual gala at the Mayfield". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2019.
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award \| 2022 \| Outstanding Performance in a Leading Comedic Role \| {{won}} \| 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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rowspan=4| Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award

| 2010

| Outstanding Score for a Play or Musical

| Everybody Goes to Mitzi's!
with Ryan Sigurdson

| {{won}}

| Liz Nicholls, "Courageous triumphs; Play about tolerance shares top honours with The Drowsy Chaperone". Edmonton Journal, June 29, 2010.

2012

| Outstanding Artistic Achievement, Theatre for Young Audiences

| Pinocchio

| {{won}}

| Liz Nicholls, "Revivals win top honours at Sterlings; Death of a Salesman, Chicago lauded at city theatre awards". Edmonton Journal, June 26, 2012.

2013

| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

| Spamalot

| {{won}}

| Liz Nicholls, "Spamalot reigns at Sterlings; Shares theatre honours with Let the Light of Day Through". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2013.

2019

| Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role - Comedy

| rowspan=2| Made in Italy

| {{won}}

| "Sterling awards, with a new twist, announced at annual gala at the Mayfield". Edmonton Journal, June 25, 2019.

Jessie Richardson Theatre Award

| 2022