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
Music	Twelfth Fish Music
Background	Twelfth Fish Background

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 will be back on January 12, 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.

Actors

• Countess
• Jester
• Bard
• Fish

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.

Script (2012)

• Countess: Guys we're NEVER going to find that fish
• Countess: We've been searching for 3,429 days!
• Bard: You've kept cound of the exact amount?
• Countess: What else is a countess supposed to do?
• Jester: Let's spilt up! Or better yet... let's banana split
• 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. Im a fish.
• Jester: Are you a rare fish?
• Fish: Well my mom says I'm one of a kind
• Jester: Perfect! 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 searches 82,310 hours for you!
• Fish: Would you mind telling me a poem first?
• Bard: Oh golden fish of sheen most rare
• Bard: We've searches the world for 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 Twelth Fish

Exhibition history

Start	End
December 14, 2007	January 11, 2008
May 9, 2008	June 3, 2008
January 12, 2012	TBA

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.

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