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Comedian Owen Benjamin To Come Home For SUNY Oswego Performance

November 10, 2008 Contributor
</p>Oswego native Owen Benjamin, now a comedian, actor and writer living in Los Angeles, will have a homecoming performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, in SUNY Oswego's Waterman Theatre in Tyler Hall. The college's Shaun Cassidy Fan Club Improv Comedy Troupe will open the show. For information or reservations, contact Tyler box office at 312-2141 or tickets@oswego.edu.

Benjamin is slated to co-star with Christina Ricci in “All’s Faire in Love,” tentatively scheduled for 2009 release. He started with a small role in the Adam Sandler movie “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” which led to a bigger part in “The House Bunny,” produced by Sandler’s Happy Madison production company.

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Director Troy Pepper Leads the Oswego Players Production of ‘The Christmas Spirit’

October 28, 2008 Contributor
</p>The Oswego Players present a holiday production of Frederick Stroppel’s 'The Christmas Spirit. on November 7, through 16, at the Frances Marion Brown Theater, in Oswego Pictured in the photo is Director Troy Pepper Photo by Tobie McIntosh

The Oswego Players latest production, Frederick Stroppel’s dramatic comedy ‘The Christmas Spirit’. will be led by three time director Troy Pepper. Mr. Pepper directed a number of Player’s productions since becoming involved with the organization including Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit, and last year’s well thought of version of ‘Born Yesterday’ ‘ I like to bring back the old classic plays, that haven’t been seen for awhile,’ Mr. Pepper stated recently. ‘Sometimes, older is better particularly in comedy.’

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Oswego Children’s Theater’s Holiday Twin Bill Features a Large Cast

October 27, 2008 Contributor
</p> <p>The Oswego Children’s Theater presents a Holiday Twin Bill of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” and “Our Christmas Carol" on December 5 through 14 at the Frances Marion Brown Theater. Pictured in the photo is the cast of ”The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” in alphabetical order are cast members McKenna Bahner, Connie Brozenich, Mary Buske, Meredith Cheasare, Joey Cogswell, Jenifer Duval, Jessie Faulkner, Abby Field, Hailey Giocondo, Caroline Gray, Jessica Johnston, Lena Kimball, Renee Laduc, Cassidee Larkin, Allison and Astrid St. Pierre Livesey, Braeden and baby Livesey, Ashley, Megan and Beverly Murtha, Maddison Neuland, Aidan, Courtney, and Kyle Osmun, Gianna and Sarina Sciaccia, Hunter Scaffer, Caroline and Elizabeth Sincavage, Nicholas Smegelsky, Tessa Smith, Ken Snow, Cierra Stone, Margrita Tessitore, Amber Tickle, Abby Tsutsumishita, and Kristina Veyan.</p>

The Oswego Children’s Theater has completed casting for their next production, a Holiday Twin Bill of two one act plays. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”and “Our Christmas Carol”.

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