

The Third Story
Charles Busch
THE STORY: His name is Woodson Bull III, but you can call him Third.
And Professor Laurie Jameson is disinclined to like his jockish, jingoistic attitude.
He is, as she puts it, a walking red state.
Believing that Third's sophisticated essay on
"It's the certainty of uncertainty in life that makes Third so affecting… Third exhales a gentle breath of autumn, a rueful awareness of death and of seasons past, that makes it impossible to dismiss it… a gracious air of both apology and forgiveness pervades its attitude to its characters."
— The New York Times
"[Wasserstein's] play about a college professor who accuses a student of plagiarism is timely and provocative."
— Broadway.com
"Wasserstein's new play – her best in years – is thematically richer and more emotionally satisfying than any mere political screed… [a] story of a woman's self-reassessment as she heads into the third part of her life."
— Variety
| Character |
|---|
| Woodson Bull, Iii |
| Emily Imbrie |
| Jack Jameson |
| Nancy Gordon |
| Recorded Voices |
| Laurie Jameson |
Third is a American play written by Wendy Wasserstein and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2008).
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