Bobby Theodore, Professional Mentor, Playwriting Program

Bobby Theodore is a scriptwriter, dramaturg, and translator.
After graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada’s playwriting section in 1998, he was a Governor General Award finalist in 2000 for his translation of 15 Seconds by François Archambault. Since then, Bobby has gone on to translate over 35 plays from French to English and has received 2 Betty Mitchell Awards (with François Archambault) for Outstanding New Play.
For the stage, he co-created 300 Tapes (with Ame Henderson), which premiered at the Theatre Centre in Toronto and at Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary. His most recent projects include a translation of The Last Tape by Olivier Choinière, and working as content developer and scriptwriter on the new visitor experience for Province House in PEI.
Currently, Bobby is co-writing (with playwright JC Niala) The Importance of Being Oscar Wilde’s Valet, a counterfactual exploration of Wilde’s relationship with Stephen Stephens, a Black minstrel performer he hired as his valet while touring the US.