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<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy;font-weight:normal">January 8, 2013</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Great Lakes Theater Presents A World Premiere by David Hansen.</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:34.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">DOUBLE HEART</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">The Courtship of Beatrice and Benedick</span></strong><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">The FREE touring production will visit
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">twenty-one venues across northeast Ohio.</span></strong></span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will launch the world premiere of
</span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">DOUBLE HEART: The Courtship of Beatrice and Benedick</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">, a free
hour-long touring production</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> scheduled to visit twenty-one neighborhood venues throughout northeast Ohio, to kick off the company’s 2013 series of
</span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Surround</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> outreach programming. The play, an imagined prequel to Shakespeare’s
</span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Much Ado About Nothing</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">, is written in poetic verse by NE Ohio playwright and Supervisor
of GLT’s School Residency Program, <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">David Hansen</span></strong>, and features
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">a touring company of four actors directed by Lisa Ortenzi.</span></strong> The tour commences on
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">February 12th, continues through March 7th
</span></strong>and is designed to support Great Lakes Theater’s upcoming mainstage production of
</span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Much Ado About Nothing</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, which opens in March.<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
All performances of the touring production are free and open to the public,</span></strong> with the exception of performances at area schools, which are private.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The touring play is appropriate for all audiences.</span></strong></span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">“For nearly 25 years, Great Lakes Theater has brought free, professional theater out into the community in the form of our educational outreach tours.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">
It is quite a legacy, and we are so grateful for everyone in the community who supports this important work,” said
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Daniel Hahn</span></strong>, Great Lakes Theater’s Director of Education about the company’s annual tour. “When you see the audience’s appreciation, whether it’s in an auditorium of high school students
or at an assisted living facility, or even at a local community theatre or library, there’s nothing quite like taking professional theatre to the people, and having the opportunity to have an open discussion with our audiences and actors after each and every
performance. It’s one of the most important things we do to fulfill our mission.”</span><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">DOUBLE HEART</span></i></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">, an imagined prequel to
</span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Much Ado About Nothing</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">, envisions the early courtship of Beatrice and Benedick, providing
a fascinating back story to Shakespeare’s timeless tale. Written in poetic verse, the play is a celebration of great characters and enthralling language.</span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">The four-actor touring company features Cleveland actors David Hansen, Annie Hickey, Emily Pucell, and James Rankin</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">.
The design trio of <strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Terry Martin</span></strong> (scenic design),
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Esther Haberlen</span></strong> (costume design) and
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Richard Ingraham </span></strong>(sound design) complete the play’s production team.<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Lisa Ortenzi</span></strong>, the director of the touring production,
also serves as the Supervisor of Great Lakes Theater’s acclaimed School Residency Program. “I can’t say enough about the incredible talent we have working on all aspects of this project,” said Hahn. “Lisa Ortenzi is one of the finest directors in town. David
Hansen’s award-winning playwriting is getting all kinds of attention. And our design trio of Terry, Esther and Richard are second to none.”</span><br>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">DOUBLE HEART</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> is a sixty-minute program that includes an introduction and post-performance
discussion.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> Times and dates are subject to change. Call individual venues for more information.</span><br>
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<em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">DOUBLE HEART</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> is part of a series of community outreach programs that surrounds
Great Lakes Theater’s mainstage production of William Shakespeare’s </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Much Ado About Nothing</span></b></em><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">
(Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare / March 29 – April 14, 2013).</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> Great Lakes Theater’s spring
</span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Surround</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> offers multiple educational programs designed to connect the issues in the
plays that Cleveland’s classic company produces to the issues in people’s own lives. All
</span><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Surround</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy"> events are free and open to the public.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/education/outreach-tour" target="_blank" title="Performance Calendar"><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none">CLICK HERE FOR A COMPLETE LIST
OF TOUR </span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue"><br>
</span></b><strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue;text-decoration:none">PERFORMANCE VENUES, DATES AND TIMES.</span></strong></a></span><br>
<em><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:navy">Please note: Private school performances have been omitted from the list.</span></b></em><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">MEDIA CONTACT:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Daniel Hahn</span></strong><br>
Education Director<br>
(216) 453-4445</span><span style="color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="http://www.greatlakestheater.org/contact/staff/daniel-hahn" target="_blank" title="Email Dan"><span style="color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">dhahn@greatlakestheater.org</span></a></span><span style="color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#17375E;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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