12 Peers Theater is a professional theatre company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established in 2011 by Vince Ventura and Sara Fisher,[1] the company has held productions in the Grey Box Theatre in Lawrenceville[2] and Modern Formations Gallery in Garfield.[3] 12 Peers has produced the musical tick, tick...BOOM! by Jonathan Larson[4] as well as Pittsburgh premieres of contemporary plays such as The Weird by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,[2] Talk About the Passion by Graham Farrow, and sustenance by James Roday.[3][5] In addition to full productions, the company has produced the Cultivating Culture Series, a series of new play workshops and cabarets,[6][7] as well as the Pittsburgh Monologue Project, a series of monologues by Robert Isenberg and Brad Keller inspired by real-life interactions that is also regularly performed by the Duquesne University Red Masquers.[8][9] 12 Peers has received attention from the publications Pittsburgh City Paper[4][3] and Pittsburgh Magazine.[2][7][8]

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  1. ^ "12 Peers Theater | Home". 12 Peers Theater.
  2. ^ a b c "New Theater Group Wants to Get Weird with You". 26 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Pilecki, Michelle. ""Talk About the Passion" and "Sustenance" at 12 Peers". Pittsburgh City Paper.
  4. ^ a b "12 Peers Theater's Tick, tick ... BOOM!".
  5. ^ "12 Peers Theatre Announces the Premiere of 2 One Act Plays: TALK ABOUT THE PASSION & SUSTENANCE".
  6. ^ BWW News Desk. "12 Peers Theater Announces THE CULTIVATING CULTURE SERIES, 9/8 & 22 and 10/13 & 27". BroadwayWorld.com.
  7. ^ a b "Peer Energy". 19 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b "The Pittsburgh Monologue Project Wants to Tell You a Juicy Secret". 26 April 2012.
  9. ^ "The Return of the Pittsburgh Monologue Project". Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2012-03-13.