2026 Fifth Annual Don McCann Memorial Playwriting Showcase

Posted on February 4, 2026
Production Poster for the Don McCann Playwriting Showcase

The Oswego Players 88th Season will showcase the winners of the Don McCann Playwriting Contest by performing the first, second and third place winners. A tie for third place means audiences will be treated with four, one act plays performed each day over the weekend March 6th – 8th.

The Don McCann Memorial Playwrighting Showcase honors the memory of Donald J. McCann, who was a writer, director, former President and longtime historian for the Oswego Players. A lifetime resident of Oswego, McCann made his mark professionally as a reporter for the Oswego Palladium Times and was a member of the Oswego Players for over fifty years.

The 2026 Don McCann Memorial Playwrighting Showcase will be performed at the Frances Marion Brown Theater at 32 Barbara Donohue Drive, Oswego over the weekend March 6th – March 8th. Showtimes are 7:30pm Friday and Saturday, and 2:00pm Sunday. For more information and ticket sales please go to https://oswegoplayers.org/ or for phone reservations call the Box Office at 315-343-5138. All proceeds benefit the Showcase fund.

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