The Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, an 11-member Shakespeare troupe, will
perform Twelfth Night on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Yulman Theater.
The Harrisonburg, Va.-based company performs Shakespeare's works as they were originally
designed — on a bare stage surrounded by an audience on three sides sharing the light
with the actors, each of whom plays several parts.
Early music trio Capriccio Stravagante, with founder and director/harpsichordist
Skip Sempé, will perform Saturday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel as part of
the Schenectady Museum-Union College chamber concert series. Mezzo-soprano Guillemette
Laurens is featured in this evening of music from the Renaissance, as is Jay Bernfeld,
viola da gamba. On the program are works by Lambert, Marais, Charpentier, Forqueray,
Monteverdi and others.
“A Celebration of Gulliver's Travels” will be on Thursday,
Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. in Reamer Campus Center 406 as Fred J. Emery '54 donates his book
collection in honor of Thomas Lamont Professor Emeritus William M. Murphy Jr. The books
will be on display along with other Schaffer Library holdings of Jonathan Swift. The
audience is invited to join a discussion led by Vincent DeBaun '47, director of corporate
and foundation support. The event is co-sponsored by Schaffer Library and the Department
of College Relations.