Some fairy tales ask you to wait for rescue. The Twelve is not that fairy tale.

A new original musical inspired by The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Twelve is built in the tradition of contemporary ensemble musicals—emotionally driven and unapologetically of this moment. 

In a kingdom where everyone is watched, ranked, and expected to perform perfection on demand, twelve sisters are spending their nights doing something the palace definitely didn't authorize. When their mysteriously worn-out shoes raise suspicion, the kingdom wants answers. The sisters have a few questions of their own.

The Twelve is currently in active development and will have a large cast and original score—a show being written specifically for the University of Utah and for the performers cast in it. The script is being written for this production, this stage, and this company. That's not a caveat. That's the point.