The Twelfth Fish

The Twelfth Fish
Information
Storyline	This play is about a Bard, a Jester and a Countess all going fishing.
Premiere	December 14, 2007
Characters	Bard Jester Countess Fish (actor)
Music	Twelfth Fish Music
Background	Twelfth Fish Background (Only in the May 2008 exhibition)

The Twelfth Fish is a play at the Stage. It features a Fluffy the Fish. The Twelfth Fish hasn't been to the Stage in three years. It back on January 11, 2012 with a new script.

The Twelfth Fish.

Plot

This Shakespeare-like play is about a Countess, a Jester, and a Bard going to fish. A fish goes BLUB BLUB many times, and the two try to catch it. The two do catch it and they wish to eat it.

Script

Current Script

Twelfth Fish

• Countess: Guys we're NEVER going to find that fish
• Countess: We've been searching for 3,429 days!
• Bard: You've kept count of exact amount?
• Countess: What else is a countess supposed to do?
• Jester: Let's split up! Or better yet... let's banana slit up!
• Countess: Bard and I will check the castle, Jester check by the sea
• Bard: I pledge to check every hedge!
• Jester: Now let's see here... I see the sea
• Fish: Hello there
• Jester: Oh my! And the sea sees me!
• Fish: Oh I'm not the sea. I'm a fish.
• Jester: Are you a rare fish?
• Fish: Well my mom says I'm one of a kind
• Jester: Pefect! Would you mind if my friend counted you?
• Fish: I guess. I've never really been counted on before
• Countess: Five hedges. Seven flowers. 4,365 stones
• Jester: Countess! Come quickly!
• Countess: Oh wondrous fish! Will you grant my fondest wish?
• Fish: Are you the one who wants to count me?
• Countess: Yes! Oh please, I've searched 82,310 hours f or you!
• Fish: Would you mind telling me a poem first?
• Bard: Oh golden fish of sheen most rare
• Bard: We've searched the world from here to there
• Bard: Of all the places we have been
• Bard: You're the greatest fish we've ever seen
• Fish: Oh how lovely. Thank You?
• Countess: So may I count you, dear fish?
• Fish: Yup. Go ahead. That was a great poem
• Countess: Then it is my pleasure to say
• Countess: After eleven other fish before you
• Countess: You are the rarest, final Twelfth Fish

THE END

Old Script

• Countess: The iceberg's a stage and we are penguins!
• Jester: A stage where every penguin plays a part.
• Bard: Fair maiden, shall we go and catch some fish?
• Jester: To fish or not to fish, that is the question!
• Countess: Good plan! Fishing is such a sweet comfort.
• Bard: Now is the winter of our fishing trip.
• Jester: As good luck would have it!
• Bard: The first thing we do, let's catch all the fish.
• Fish: BLUB BLUB!
• Jester: O fishing line, fishing line! Wherefore art thou doing fine?
• Fish: BLUBBETH!
• Countess: What fish through yonder ocean swim?
• Fish: DOUBLE, DOUBLE BLUB AND BUBBLE!
• Bard: But hark! What fish through yonder water peeks?
• Jester: A fish! A fish! My puffle for a fish!
• Fish: AY, THERE'S THE BLUB!
• Countess: Something fishy this way comes.
• Jester: With my empty tummy my eye doth feast.
• Bard: Now please get me a dish fit for the fish!
• Fish: BUT NEVER DOUBT I BLUB!
• Countess: Get thee to a fishery!
• Jester: "To dine, perchance to eat!
• Bard: If fish be the food of life, waddle on!
• Fish: Ha ha BLUB!

(Chases bard around the stage)

• Bard:YAAAAAAH! HELP! FISH! HELP! FISH!
• Countess:I've never saw a fish chase a penguin before.

Exhibition history

Start	End
December 14, 2007	January 11, 2008
May 9, 2008	June 3, 2008
January 11, 2012	In Exhibition

Improvisation

• For what is best, that best I wish in thee.
• Fish, puffles, penguins, lend me your ears!
• We crew, we happy crew, we land of penguins.
• Small things make penguins proud.

Trivia

• The phrase We've been searching for 3,429 days! means they've been looking for the fish since August 11th, 2002

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Portuguese	A 12ª Raridade
French	Le Douzième Poisson
Spanish	El Doceavo Pez
German	"Der Zwölfte Fisch"
Russian	N/A