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BY David Balzer   July 03, 2008 09:07

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W. M. Kennedy was having difficultly getting through the debut performance of his autobiographical comical rant, 1 Third, which makes sense, given that the entire rant is about his inability to get through life. Such self-aware haplessness may be funny at a party, but its transfer to the stage takes planning, of which Kennedy hasn’t done much. He presents his life goals for the next 10 years as a corporate strategy, standing behind a podium giving a PowerPoint. The podium gives him liberty to bring notes, to which he clings (when, that is, he’s not muttering spottily funny improvisational asides). Maylee Todd, who does vocal-and-harp interludes, provides respite, but even her pretty ditties seem cobbled together.

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suebielicious Jul 6, 2008 12:37A
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I agree. I didn't like this. If you go, see it for the "hip-hop harpist". She has a nice voice too.
Mr. "G" Jul 4, 2008 8:52P
1 Third
Quite probably the worst thing I've ever sat through at the Fringe. I still can't decide if he was trying to work from notes or simply couldn't read the script he wasn't too successfully hiding. The musical interludes were a blessed relief; Hip Hop Harp - sort of Judy Loman meets Lil Kim. Overall - brutal!
LAA Jul 3, 2008 1:36P
1 Third - Love Maylee
As usual, I think Maylee does a great job but the rest of the play is a bit of a stinker.
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