Back by popular demand, Farren Timoteo’s Made in Italy returns to the Arts Club Theatre Company
Smash-hit production comes to the Granville Island Stage for a limited summer run
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Farren Timoteo in Made in Italy. Photo credit to Moonrider Productions.
Back by popular demand, and fresh from winning a Jessie Award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Comedic Role, playwright and star Farren Timoteo returns to share his story of family, food, and music in the the Arts Club’s hilariously heartwarming Made in Italy, at the Granville Island Stage (1585 Johnston Street) for a limited summer run from July 28 to August 21.
Weaving the electrifying music of the 1970s with classic Italian tunes, this five-time Jessie Award–nominated show tells the coming-of-age story of Francesco Mantini (Timoteo), a teenager in rural Jasper, Alberta. Tired of living up to his traditional Italian-immigrant father’s expectations and the constant bullying from his Canadian peers, Francesco takes inspiration from pop icons John Travolta and Rocky Balboa to reinvent himself as Frank Martin. Equal parts comedy and music, Made in Italy is a story of father and son finding themselves despite their differences.
“Rarely have I ever felt such a special connection to a city and its audiences as I did in Vancouver,” Timoteo says. “To be invited to come back to the Granville Island Stage is a dream come true! I can't wait to see familiar faces and to welcome an entirely new audience to the show. If the spring production was a first date, this summer promises to be the biggest Italian wedding the Arts Club has ever seen. And everyone is invited! Salute!”
Showtimes are Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 pm, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm, and Sunday at 6:30 pm.
Tickets, from $39, and more details are at artsclub.com.
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