Greenwich Library announces the return of Dr. Mark Schenker with a new Playwrights Lecture Series beginning Sept. 21. Registration is limited. Register online for each of the dates in the series, held from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room – Thursday, Sept. 21, The Comedy of Errors; Thursday, Oct. 19, Much Ado About Nothing; and Thursday, Nov. 16, The Importance of Being Earnest.
Schenker has been at Yale College since 1990. He is currently a senior associate dean of the College and dean of academic affairs. A former lecturer in the English Department, he received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a concentration in 19th-century and early 20th-century English literature. Schenker has lectured on literature and film for over 25 years and has led book discussion series in more than 100 venues in Connecticut, including public libraries, museums, and cultural centers. For the past decade he has given programs on Shakespeare’s plays in conjunction with Shakespeare on the Sound. In 2001, he received the Wilbur Cross Award for Outstanding Humanities Scholar, presented by the Connecticut Humanities Council.
The programs are open to all at no charge. Register using the Library’s online calendar. For more information, please contact Matthew Sgritta at msgritta@greenwichlibrary.org or 203-622-7972.
