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Charles Lewis III

Charles Lewis III
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Charles Lewis III is a San Francisco-born journalist, theatre artist, and arts critic. You can find dodgy evidence of this at thethinkingmansidiot.wordpress.com
Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?

Plus: 'Bloodlines' promises resistance, and SF Ballet's techno AI blockbuster 'Mere Mortals' returns, trailing cultural import.
Stage Review

Drama Masks: From another time of terror, ‘Burden of Proof’ urges to fight and fear not

Alleluia Panis' latest dance follows a Pilipina nurse snatched off the streets and wrongly incarcerated.
Stage Review

Drama Masks: Of tyrannical kings and dancing kilts

SF Ballet's 'La Sylphyde' goads us to run to the woods; NCTC's 'how to make an American son' picks at the myth of meritocracy
Stage Review

Drama Masks: Keeping the monsters of the world at bay

Perk yourself up with 'Lost in Yonkers' or 'Compton's' riot. Meanwhile, Berkeley Rep's 'The Monsters' tells a sadly familiar tale.
Stage Review

Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see

'MJ' is no thriller, despite technical expertise; 'Our Class' shows the risks of inaction in highly charged times.
Stage Review

Drama Masks: A dance of secrets—and the music of chance

SF Ballet's beautiful 'Don Quixote' comes with questions, '||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||' sounds great. Plus: A pre-Giuliani 'Macbeth'?
Stage Review

Drama Masks: Monsters in our midst, as Black and queer history looms

Two art shows at YBCA exhibit the drama of past and present, while NCTC's 'Gods & Monsters' attempts a fresh take.
Stage Review

Drama Masks: Kings in their castle—and a queen in her closet

'Spamalot' at Golden Gate Theatre rides on familiar laughs; 'The Ache' at Z Below brings music and drama to heel.
Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

Plus: 'All My Sons' proves Arthur Miller's anti-establishment cred and 'Looking For Justice' finds a broken system.
Onstage

Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.
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