Larry Rose and Marion Green were both avid Oswego Players’ members and supporters of the arts. Each year, the Players identifies two graduating seniors who exemplify the qualities held dear by both former members of the theater group.

Lawrence E. Rose was an actor, set builder, tech operator and stage manager. The Oswego Players awards a performing arts scholarship each year in his honor. The Oswego Players has selected Mariah Pepper as the recipient of Lawrence E. Rose Scholarship this year. Mariah is going to SUNY Oswego and plans on studying linguistics. By studying linguistics, Mariah can apply her skills to many other fields related to English Writing Arts as well as theatre.   She has been recognized for Honor Roll. She has been active in Drama Club and Marching Band.  She would love to be a dialect coach.

Marion Elizbeth Green was a playwright, performing arts reviewer for the Oswego Palladium-Times and patron of the Oswego Players. The Oswego Players awards a English Writing Arts Scholarship each year in her honor. This year’s recipient of Marion Green Scholarship is Cameron Waugh. Cameron is going to SUNY Potsdam to study for a BFA in Visual Arts.  She has won many art awards over the years and was a Top 3 Student award winner at BOCES in 2020 and 2021. Cameron has used her artistic skills to paint murals, design posters and banners and many other artistic endeavors.

Mariah is honored to receive the Lawrence E. Rose Scholarship and Cameron is honored to receive the Marion Green Scholarship. They would both like to thank everyone at the Oswego Players for their gift which will be applied toward their education.

From Left to Right: Norman Berlin, Nelson Metz, Cameron Waugh., Mariah Pepper and Tammy Thompson