Bobby Theodore
Bobby Theodore (he/ him) is a screenwriter, playwright, dramaturg, and translator. Bobby has worked on several TV series, including Murdoch Mysteries, Flashpoint, and Knuckleheads (an adaptation of the iconic Québecois cartoon, Têtes à claques). 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 25 plays from French to English. For the stage, he co-created 300 Tapes (with Ame Henderson), which premiered at the Theatre Centre in Toronto and at Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) in Calgary. His most recent projects include a translation of The Cicadas by François Archambault, and a transadaptation of Public Enemy by Olivier Choinière (to be published by Playwrights Canada Press in 2022).
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A Glimpse into New Translation: A Sex Ed Guide for the New Millennium
By Olivier Sylvestre | Translated by Bobby Theodore
FREE EVENT | Sunday May 30, 2021
12 pm Pacific | 3 pm Eastern | 8 pm GMT
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Translation Commission & Workshop: Robin & Marion
“This is a trigger event of passion for young people…it’s pure, it’s charged with sensation, it’s very contemporary, with beautiful language…” – Claudia Larochelle, On aura tout vu, 98,5 FM
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