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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

A terrific tour through Transatlantic African dance in ‘Raíces et Résistance’

Co-creators Susana Arenas Pedroso and Bongo Sidibe fill Dance Mission with eye-popping costumes and energetic moves.

In ‘Takes All Kinds,’ a trip through red states brings out complex humanity

Dan Hoyle's latest chameleonic exercise in 'theater journalism' reveals deep stories behind the stereotypes.

‘Ode to Jane’: Flying high in the Tenderloin for abortion rights

Flyaway Productions' latest sees death-defying dancers dangling above while trenchant pro-choice voices play.

Rapping out historical trauma across the Rio Grande in ‘Mexodus’

Little-known history of enslaved people escaping to Mexico is brought to exhilarating musical life at Berkeley Rep.

Latine update of Coward’s ‘Private Lives’ added layers to 100-year-old toxic tale

At ACT, director K.J. Sanchez's race-bent casting discovered new depths in the marriage-is-hell comedy.

Killing My Lobster’s Agatha Christie send-up slays racist whodunnit tropes

The comedy troupe's 'J'Accuse!' gets its kicks spoofing melodramatic murderers and foul epithets.

A hearty Amen! to ‘The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body’

At Magic Theatre, Lisa B. Thompson's play preaches holistic self-acceptance via three vivacious leads.

Clearing the cobwebs from ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ at Center Rep

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Cal Shakes returns with a sparkling cast for ‘As You Like It’

The rescued company's new production dazzles, but sudden tonal shifts can leave one lost in the forest of Arden.

Death is a vivid handshake in beguiling ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’

SF Opera's Verdi is taut and athletic under conductor Eun Sun Kim, with a game cast and striking costumes.