<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/h8xjog/picture726677/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%2001%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20279F.jpg" alt="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, which will be performed in three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 15-year-old Josh Metje of Blue Springs (from left); Claire Davis of Lee's Summit, 18; Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17; Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15; and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18; rehearse a scene at the Coterie." width="800" height="" title="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, which will be performed in three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 15-year-old Josh Metje of Blue Springs (from left); Claire Davis of Lee's Summit, 18; Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17; Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15; and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18; rehearse a scene at the Coterie." class="gallery-image" <img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/9psvyj/picture726680/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20592F.jpg" alt="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, which will be performing three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 18-year-old Leah Brownlee of Kansas City (from left), Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15, Josh Metje of Blue Springs, 15, and Claire Davis of Lee's Summit, 18, rehearse a scene at the Coterie (with stage set for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)." width="800" height="" title="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, which will be performing three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 18-year-old Leah Brownlee of Kansas City (from left), Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15, Josh Metje of Blue Springs, 15, and Claire Davis of Lee's Summit, 18, rehearse a scene at the Coterie (with stage set for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)." class="gallery-image"&g <img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/pobud2/picture726681/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20491F.jpg" alt="The Coterie Theatre's Project Pride will be performing three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 18-year-old Claire Davis of Lee's Summit (from left), Josh Metje of Blue Springs, 15, and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18, rehearse a scene at the Coterie (with stage set for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)." width="800" height="" title="The Coterie Theatre's Project Pride will be performing three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 18-year-old Claire Davis of Lee's Summit (from left), Josh Metje of Blue Springs, 15, and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18, rehearse a scene at the Coterie (with stage set for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)." class="gallery-image">
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/a4ewwb/picture726682/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20394F.jpg" alt="Cast members 18-year-old Claire Davis of Lee's Summit (from left), Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18, Josh Metje of Blue Springs, 15, and Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15, rehearse a scene for Project Pride at the Coterie in preparation for the Fringe Festival." width="800" height="" title="Cast members 18-year-old Claire Davis of Lee's Summit (from left), Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18, Josh Metje of Blue Springs, 15, and Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15, rehearse a scene for Project Pride at the Coterie in preparation for the Fringe Festival." class="gallery-image"
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/krg3we/picture726683/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20193F.jpg" alt="Before rehearsal at the Coterie (with the backdrop of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Amanda Kibler (right) educational director and co-director of Project Pride, talks with the cast." width="800" height="" title="Before rehearsal at the Coterie (with the backdrop of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Amanda Kibler (right) educational director and co-director of Project Pride, talks with the cast." class="gallery-image">
Before rehearsal at the Coterie (with the backdrop of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), Amanda Kibler (right) educational director and co-director of Project Pride, talks with the cast. | JILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/k8eiqg/picture726684/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20177F.jpg" alt="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, which will be performed three times during the Fringe Festival. Before a recent rehearsal at the Coterie, Amanda Kibler (right) educational director and play co-director, talks with Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17, about the Fringe Festival as 18-year-olds Claire Davis of Lee's Summit (left) and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City fill out a festival form on Christian's back." width="800" height="" title="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, which will be performed three times during the Fringe Festival. Before a recent rehearsal at the Coterie, Amanda Kibler (right) educational director and play co-director, talks with Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17, about the Fringe Festival as 18-year-olds Claire Davis of Lee's Summit (left) and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City fill out a festival form on Christian's back." class="gallery-image">
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/tjrlev/picture726685/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20085F.jpg" alt="Before rehearsal at the Coterie, the cast and co-director Tara Varney (left) burst out laughing during an improvisational game called "What are you doing?" The game is meant to free up their creative impulses and help them not think too much but react quickly." width="800" height="" title="Before rehearsal at the Coterie, the cast and co-director Tara Varney (left) burst out laughing during an improvisational game called "What are you doing?" The game is meant to free up their creative impulses and help them not think too much but react quickly." class="gallery-image">
Before rehearsal at the Coterie, the cast and co-director Tara Varney (left) burst out laughing during an improvisational game called "What are you doing?" The game is meant to free up their creative impulses and help them not think too much but react quickly. | JILL TOYOSHIBA/The Kansas City Star
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/ndnto7/picture726686/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20013F.jpg" alt="The cast of Project Pride and co-director Tara Varney (right) check in with each other in an exercise called "Today I am … " where preferred gender pronouns are expressed to the others. Seventeen-year-old Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, takes his turn." width="800" height="" title="The cast of Project Pride and co-director Tara Varney (right) check in with each other in an exercise called "Today I am … " where preferred gender pronouns are expressed to the others. Seventeen-year-old Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, takes his turn." class="gallery-image">
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/rxzxv5/picture726687/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%2001%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20284F.jpg" alt="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, performing three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 15-year-old Josh Metje of Blue Springs (from left); Claire Davis of Lee's Summit, 18; Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17; Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15; and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18; rehearse a scene at the Coterie." width="800" height="" title="Young LGBTQ actors find a voice on stage through the Coterie Theatre's Project Pride, performing three shows during the Fringe Festival. Cast members 15-year-old Josh Metje of Blue Springs (from left); Claire Davis of Lee's Summit, 18; Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17; Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15; and Leah Brownlee of Kansas City, 18; rehearse a scene at the Coterie." class="gallery-image">
<img src="http://www.kansascity.com/living/yqb32f/picture726688/alternates/FREE_960/Pride%2002%20FY%20JAT%20071014%20548F.jpg" alt="Cast members 15-year-old Josh Metje (from left) of Blue Springs, Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17, and Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15, rehearse a scene at the Coterie recently for the production Project Pride." width="800" height="" title="Cast members 15-year-old Josh Metje (from left) of Blue Springs, Christian Williams of Kansas City, North, 17, and Leanna Varney of Kansas City, 15, rehearse a scene at the Coterie recently for the production Project Pride." class="gallery-image">
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