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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

Drama Masks: In ‘Aztlán,’ gripped by intense forces beyond control

Magic Theatre melds carceral to mystical. Plus: Enthralling 'The Last Goat' presents Ancient Greek tale that does much with little.

Drama Masks: Finding the comfort zone

Queers do the classics in 'Coriolanus,' 'The Blackest Wrench' provides a Juneteenth safe space, more.

Drama Masks: No time to be nice

'La Bohème' proves its supremacy in welcoming newcomers to opera's bombast, 'Co-founders' tries to play it both ways.

Drama Masks: Sex-positive seniors provide welcome relief in ‘Happy Pleasant Valley’

Plus: Sasha Velour's homophobe-enraging spectacular and Neil Diamond's Broadway homage.

Black quilters of ‘Routed West’ stitched proof of what lasts

Created for warmth during the Second Great Migration or art for art's sake, BAMPFA exhibition's pieces stun.

Drama Masks: Gotta give ’em hope

Stars of 'Harvey Milk Imagined' shine amid take too tragic for Pride month, 'Pacific Overtures' tries to resuscitate a challenging Sondheim.

Drama Masks: ‘Parade’ and its mob justice feel too close for comfort

Harold Prince's tale of a hapless Brooklyn Jew in Georgia pulls the thread of prejudice left to fester.

Drama Masks: Who is to blame for that?

'To My Girls' strips away a Millennial's gay-tastic getaway, while 'Yellow Face' dives into thorny racial casting itself.

Drama Masks: Aurora Theatre suspends season—after putting on a hell of a show

'Crumbs from the Table of Joy' delivers, as does Berkeley Rep's 'the aves' and 'Compton's Cafeteria Riot.'

Drama Masks: All ABBA the myths of stage critics

'Mamma Mia!' does its crowd-pleasing thing, while 'Ironbound' goes deep with carefully textured take on houselessness.