You know you have a sure-fire hit when acting stalwarts want to participate in a production! The Oswego Players’ June performance of “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” features Tammy Thompson and Troy Pepper, who have collectively been involved in community theater for over 30 years. The play, written by Ron Bernas and directed by Kevin Colvin, is a delightful farce featuring plots, sub-plots, bumbling detectives, know-it-all butlers, murder and mayhem designed to entertain audiences of all ages.

The Oswego Players’ June performance of “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” features an actor making his stage debut. The play, written by Ron Bernas and directed by Kevin Colvin, is a delightful farce featuring schemes, counter-schemes, murder and mayhem all set in the house of the rich idle Perry couple. Dr Alex Velez, originally from New York City, moved upstate to take up a position in the SUNY Oswego Admissions Office. His interest in community theatre grew after seeing a few local productions and subsequently volunteering at the Oswego Players in front-of-house roles. With a little prod from his friends, he auditioned for this show and was cast as Donald, the boyfriend of the Perry’s ditzy daughter. “This whole process is great,” he said. “It has been a massive learning curve being on stage, but the support provided by the more experienced actors and production staff has been excellent and really calmed my nerves. This is fun!”

The Oswego Players’ second main stage performance of the 2026 season is their debut run of “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody”, which will be performed the last two weekends in June at the Frances Marion Brown Theater near Fort Ontario park in Oswego, NY. This madcap comedy, written by Ron Bernas and directed by Kevin Colvin, pays homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s, promising light entertainment and serious laughter for audiences of all ages. The action centers around the lives of the idle rich couple Matthew and Julia, and their incessant desire for one-upmanship with New Year resolutions. Matthew announces he will kill Julia before the year is out enabling him to enjoy a jet set lifestyle; Julia, always three steps ahead of him, agrees thus beginning a madcap year of ruse, counter-ruse, and unexpected deaths.

The Oswego Players is pleased to announce auditions for the second show of the 2026 season, “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” written by Ron Bernas and Directed by Kevin Colvin, in Honor and memory of Angella Bandla. “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” is a spoof of and love letter to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and to stage mysteries in general. The play opens with the rich, bored Matthew promising to kill his rich, bored wife Julia so he can become a jet setter like his friend who recently lost his wife. Julia, who's always about three steps ahead of him, plays along. And so the game begins - a hilarious year-long match of wits and the witless. Auditions will be held from 7pm to 9pm on Mon April 27 and Wed April 29 at the Frances Marion Brown Theater at 32 Barbara Donahue Drive, Oswego, NY. The audition will be a cold read from the script. The cast consists of 3 male roles, 2 female roles and 1 of any gender.

Approaching opening night, the Oswego Players cast of the classic comedy “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” are getting ready to reveal the pivotal question in the play – what happened to the missing sister? This classic 1970s comedy written by John Patrick and directed by Inez Manor Parker is set to open this week on April 24th at the Frances Marion Brown Theater at 32 Barbara Donahue Drive in Fort Ontario Park, Oswego. The play tells the story of a veteran Hollywood actress who retreats to a cabin in Vermont to write her autobiography but has to invent a twin sister to keep her nosy neighbors away: until the time comes when the sister mysteriously disappears, which provides the twist to the madcap ending.