"DOUBLE HEART" BY DAVID HANSEN NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUTHPLAYS "Double Heart (The Courtship of Beatrice and Benedick)" by David Hansen, a one-act romantic-comedy prequel to Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' has been published by YouthPLAYS, a publisher of award-winning professional dramatists and talented new discoveries. Originally produced for Great Lakes Theater's 2013 educational outreach tour, "Double Heart" imagines two of William Shakespeare’s most beloved characters, the quick-witted lovers Beatrice and Benedick, as they may have first met as impetuous, young teenagers. "Double Heart" was also produced at the New York International Fringe Festival. “Beautiful turns of language and a touch of weirdness.” -Time Out New York "You don’t have to know a thing about 'Much Ado' to get a major buzz from 'Double Heart'." - Rave and Pan YouthPLAYS licenses one-act and full-length plays and musicals, including works both for teen and pre-teen performers, as well as adult actors performing for young audiences. David Hansen is Education Outreach Associate for Great Lakes Theater, a member of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights' Unit and the Dramatists Guild of America. More information - http://youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=348 # # #