05/19/2026
With deep and profound regret, ACT (a community theatre) mourns the passing of a friend and member of the organization in Tim Wartman.
First and foremost a family man, Tim shared his talents with ACT between 2013 and 2016 when he was available. Generous and giving, Tim had a unique ability to make everyone around him better both on and off stage. His genuine and grounded style, paired with brilliant comedic timing, made him into the kind of theatrical everyman that, like a fine w**e, pairs well with everything. He put these talents to use for ACT in Mirror Mirror, Arcadia, Of a Certain Age, The Belarusian Orange Grove (twice), Much Ado About Nothing, and The Laramie Project. In this last, Tim played multiple roles and showed that he was more of an actor than a comedic foil.
ACT was not the only community that Tim was a member of: as an actor, he graced many stages, and worked with a true who's who of PEI talent. At UPEI, he featured prominently in Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, The Pickwick Papers, and God. After graduation, he joined Annekenstein and Eddie May Murder Mysteries to show off his improv skills, showed his musical abilities in Gabriel and Evangeline, worked with Lorne Elliot in Mom Runs Amok, filmed both a heritage video for Province House (A Building of Destiny) and a TV episode of The Amazing Race, and the Fox Henderson horror film Moonshine of the Damned. An avid guitar player and song writer, Tim also formed his own community, a deep and vast network of friends. Tim and Cheryl hosted two annual parties that would draw hundreds of otherwise unconnected people in to a kitchen party atmosphere that was welcoming to all.
Health issues and loss in the family pushed Tim away from the stage in the past few years, but his passion for supporting others never faded. He passed on his passion for theatre and music to his children, and to young actors that he worked with. On his behalf, ACT is honoring his memory with a donation to our bursary program for students continuing education in theatre. In this way, his passion for helping others grow and learn will carry on to further generations of actors. We offer this along with the condolences of the board and the organization to Tim's wife Cheryl, children Danny and Victoria, as well as his extended family.
“Overall it has been an amazing ride” – April 29, 2026, Tim Wartman, blog
- Keir Malone, Director of Theater, ACT (a community theatre)
