Farren Timoteo is an Edmonton-based playwright, performer and director. Over the last 20 years, Farren has performed in dozens of productions across Canada, including The Three Musketeers, Jersey Boys, The Fiancée, Peter and the Starcatcher and Monty Python's Spamalot (Citadel Theatre); As You Like It and Shakespeare in Love (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); The Light in the Piazza (Theatre Calgary); Coriolanus (Freewill Shakespeare Festival); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Western Canada Theatre); A Grand Time in the Rapids (Teatro Live!); Little Shop of Horrors and Forever Plaid (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); and Made in Italy, which he debuted at Western Canada Theatre in 2016. Since its debut at WCT, Farren has performed Made in Italy nearly 300 times across the country at Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Theatre Aquarius, Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, Persephone Theatre and the Citadel Theatre.
Farren was the Artistic Director of Alberta Musical Theatre Company for almost two decades, where his work was seen by more than 60,000 Albertan elementary school students every year. In the 2025/2026 season, Farren became the Artistic Director at Edmonton's beloved comedy company, Teatro Live!
Farren has received a Jessie Richardson Award (Vancouver), Betty Mitchell Award (Calgary), Calgary Critic's Choice Award and a Sterling Award (Edmonton) for his performance in Made in Italy, as well as three more Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards, including one for his performance in Spamalot. In 2018, he received a Broadwayworld.com Award for his performance in Forever Plaid. In 2015, Farren was included in Avenue Magazine's prestigious list of Edmonton's Top 40 Under 40 in recognition of his artistic contributions to the city.
