Friday, Nov. 19

THEATER | The Physicists

The Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club takes on nuclear physics this fall with student director Mike Donohue’s production this Cold War comedy by Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s. During a stay at a mental hospital three men who claim to be (and may in fact be) physicists Newton, Einstein, and Mobius, become involved in a web of murder, madness and feigned identity. Not to mention international espionage. Tickets $12, $8 for students available at the Harvard Box Office. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Thursday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Loeb Main Stage. (JET)

THEATER | Albanian Softshoe

This unsettling production by Raja G. Haddad ’05, directed by Greg J. Gagnon ’06 and Austin S. Guest ’06, enters its second weekend at the Loeb Ex. The play, by alternative American playwright Mac Wellman, is a labyrinthine tale of multiculturalism, an interstellar road trip and a challenge to our knowledge of identity. Free. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Loeb Experimental Theater. (BBC)

MUSIC | Harvard-Yale Football Concert

Don’t miss Harvard Glee Club facing off against the Yale Glee Club in their annual pregame musical showdown. As usual, the glee clubs will be singing football tunes as well as others from their repertoire, so if you feel like some early celebrating, join Harvard schoolmates in supporting our school with song. $14 - $19, $7 - $9 seniors and students available online. Friday Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. Sanders Theater. (MCB)

OPERA | Monteverdi: L’Orfeo

The Harvard Early Music Society presents Montverdi’s famous opera, L’Orfeo, featuring Libretto by Alessandro Strigglio. Often referred to as the “first great opera,” Montverdi’s musical tale of the classic Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice will be performed by a group of Harvard faculty and undergraduates, along with early music professionals from the area. Tickets $20, $9 for students, available at the Harvard Box office and online. Friday, Saturday at 8 p.m. Horner Room, Agassiz Theater. (MCB)

MUSIC | Solo Concert of Ghanaian highlife music

Be sure not to miss the only concert of Ghanian highlife music to hit Harvard this year. Blodgett Distinguished artist Daniel Amponsah, who goes by the title Koo Noo is scheduled to perform this highly anticipated concert. Free. 8 p.m. Paine Hall. (MCB)

ART | Fabulous Histories: Indigenous Anomalies in American Art

This exhibit curated by VES graduates explores the relationships between self-taught, marginal and mainstream art practice, tackling questions of authenticity and legitimacy in the art world. The show is a rare chance to see masterworks by nine important artists, both mainstream and lesser known. Free. Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m., Sunday noon-11:30 p.m. Last day of showing is today, Nov. 19. Carpenter Center. (JET)