Auditions for the Oswego Players Second Production of 2026

OSWEGO – 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. The list of characters is as follows:

Matthew Perry: Mid-50’s, a man who from birth has had more dollars than sense. He is facing a minor mid-life crisis.

Buttram: 40’s-50’s, the family butler for many years, though convinced he is above being a butler – at least for this family. He is given to crying jags and harbors a terrible secret.

Julia Perry: Mid-50’s, Matthew’s wife. A classy, intelligent woman who loves her husband despite his many faults – and is always a step ahead of him.

Bunny Perry: Mid-20’s, Matthew and Julia’s sweet, but dim-witted and deeply shallow daughter.

Donald: Mid-20’s, Bunny’s fiancé, He is very earnest, and very much in love with Bunny, despite her lack of savvy.

Plotnik: 30’s-50’s, a witless detective. They were born 40 years too late and read too many Dashiell Hammett novels. (Yes, they can read, sort of.) They fancy themself a cynical gumshoe, but lack the savvy to locate, let alone solve, a crime.

Performance dates and times for “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” are 7:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, June 19th, 20th, 26th, 27th with two Sunday matinées at 2:00 pm on June 21st and 28th.

Tickets and more information about the Oswego Players may be found at oswegoplayers.org or by calling the theatre’s box office at (315) 343-5138.

“A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc www.concordtheatricals.com.

The Oswego Players acknowledges the generous financial contributions of Chiasson’s Heating and Air Conditioning.

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