Pride Players: Project 12 to be Presented 2/10-2/13

Pride Players: Project 12 will be presented by The Rose's Teens ‘N' Theater Program February 10, 12 and 13, 2011. Pride Players is a show for teens, by teens, which uses improvisation, songs, poetry, monologues and skits to shed light on what it means to be a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered (GLBT) or straight-allied teen in Omaha.

Pride Players: Project 12 will feature 31 Omaha students (more than ever before!) representing 10 area high schools: Omaha South, Omaha North, Marian, Millard South, Omaha Central, Burke, Westside, Papillion-LaVista, Bryan and home school. Half are returning cast members, while 16 are new to Teens ‘N' Theater. Pride Players is directed by Brian Guehring, Amanda Kibler, Dani Jo Stephenson and teen directors Dan Burgdorff and Nik Whitcomb. "We have a great cast, full of returning leaders and exciting new students - many of whom are new to theater, altogether," said Guehring, Pride Players director and co-founder. "The project empowers young people to stand up for what they believe in and make a difference in our community."

Guehring and Tracy Iwersen, who passed away in 2009 after a battle with cancer, founded Pride Players 12 years ago. It was intended to be just a one-year project, but has grown to address new important issues that arise each year. Pride Players is a proud recipient of a National Education Association Human and Civil Rights Award.

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