Farren Timoteo
Canadian actor and theatre director
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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 the fall of 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] |