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AN ARKANSAW TREE GROWS IN OSWEGO
March 28, 2024
A little slice of Arkansaw has been growing at the Frances Marion Brown Theater in the form of a 12-foot tree at the center The Oswego Players’ April production of Aurand Harris’ “The Arkansaw Bear.” Directed by Norman Berlin, III, the play is part of double-bill collaboration with the Oswego Opera Company who will present children’s opera “Brundibár” by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása, libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, and directed by Juan LaManna. The joint production will run April 5th, 6th and 7th at the Oswego Players, “The Little Theatre on the Water.” For more information and ticket sales please visit, oswegoplayers.org or call the Players’ box office at 315-343-5138.
Musical Creatures Double-Feature!
March 24, 2024
Oswego Players and the Oswego Opera Theater are teaming up to bring together a special double-feature of magical realism, fairytale drama, and talking animals. "The Arkansaw Bear" and "Brundibar" will be presented together side-by-side thanks to a partnership between the city's two theatrical organizations. "The Oswego Players has a long history of camaraderie with Oswego Opera Theater," says Players President Norman Berlin III. "We have both been very generous to one another with sharing resources over the years, so to combine forces and create a new kind of event together felt like the next natural step in our relationship."
The Arkansaw Bear and Brundibar
March 20, 2024
The Oswego Players and Oswego Opera Theater will be presenting the double bill children’s productions at the Frances Marion Brown Theater, Friday, April 5th at 7:30 PM, Saturday, April 6th at 7:30 Pm, and Sunday, April 7th, at 2:00 PM. The join production includes “The Arkansaw Bear” by Aurand Harris, directed by Norman Berlin, III and children’s opera “Brundibár” by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása, libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, and directed by Juan LaManna and Benjamin Spierman. The joint production will run April 5th, 6th and 7th at the Oswego Players, “The Little Theatre on the Water.” For more information and ticket sales please visit, oswegoplayers.org or call the Players’ box office at 315-343-5138. The Arkansaw Bear is presented by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois.
NEW PLAYWRIGHTS WANTED
March 14, 2024
The Oswego Players are seeking aspiring playwrights who want their work performed on stage. The Donald J. McCann Memorial One-Act Playwriting Contest, a competition dedicated to the discovery of local talent, is officially open for submissions this year. Oswego Players president Norman Berlin III says that, “Anyone who has ever had the slightest interest in writing a play is strongly encouraged to do so and enter!”
OSWEGO PLAYERS TO HOLD AUDTIONS FOR “THE MAN WHO KILLED THE CURE”
March 7, 2024
The Oswego Players will hold open auditions on for its July production “The Man Who Killed The Cure” a 2017 play by Luke Yankee inspired by the work of Dr. Max Gerson, one of the fathers of natural healing. Auditions will be Monday and Wednesday, April 8th and 10th from 7-9PM each evening at the Frances Marion Brown Theater, Fort Ontario in Oswego. No preparation is necessary; auditionees will read sides from the script. Rehearsals will begin mid-May, 2024. Performance dates are weekends July 12-21, 2024. The production is under the direction of William Edward White, who directed last season’s record-attendance and TANYS-award-winning production of “The Last Lifeboat”, also written by Luke Yankee.

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