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

In ‘Chinglish,’ much to be found via that which is lost in translation

May 29, 2023

United States and China's marriage of convenience gets a hard, if humorous look at SF Playhouse.

Stage Review

Immersive ‘We Build Houses Here’ morphs drag club into heartbreaking shipwreck

May 23, 2023

Detour's production an ode to things lost—yes, including Mission Pie and The Stud.

Stage Review

‘Horizon Stanzas’ was a harrowing, gripping conjure of abuse through dance

May 15, 2023

Joe Goode Annex show employed owl masks and occasional blackouts to depict power imbalance.

Opinion

I just caught COVID—right before essential safety measures expire

May 9, 2023

As someone uninsured, I was lucky to get free vax, tests, and Paxlovid. We may be all on our own after May 11

Stage Review

In ‘Exhaustion Arroyo,’ hell is a pizza parlor (but escape—and ‘shrooms—await)

May 8, 2023

An urgent Gen-Z Latinx tale of inheriting a world that’s burning around you, at Cutting Ball Theatre

Stage Review

Killing My Lobster gives good oral history in ‘Mythed Opportunity’

May 1, 2023

Ancient Egypt, Ghana, the Incas, Shen Yun, and Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles'? The improv troupe delights

Art Review

An intriguing, imperfect look at Black womanhood comes to MoAD

April 26, 2023

From Sarah Baartman to 2 Live Crew's video girls, 'Black Venus' examines labels both forced and embraced.

Stage Review

Language as a vehicle for meaning beyond words in ‘English’

April 23, 2023

At Berkeley Rep, an excellent cast and light touch propel a tale of cultural identity in an Iranian classroom

Stage Review

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

April 21, 2023

Diverse cast and lavish production at Aurora Theatre can't quite dispel the 19th century work's toxic ideas.

Stage Review

On a mission through mistaken identity in ‘Aren’t You…?’

April 18, 2023

At the Marsh Berkeley, Fred Pitts embarks on a spiritual journey punctuated by comically racist assumptions

Charles Lewis III

In ‘Chinglish,’ much to be found via that which is lost in translation

Immersive ‘We Build Houses Here’ morphs drag club into heartbreaking shipwreck

‘Horizon Stanzas’ was a harrowing, gripping conjure of abuse through dance

I just caught COVID—right before essential safety measures expire

In ‘Exhaustion Arroyo,’ hell is a pizza parlor (but escape—and ‘shrooms—await)

Killing My Lobster gives good oral history in ‘Mythed Opportunity’

An intriguing, imperfect look at Black womanhood comes to MoAD

Language as a vehicle for meaning beyond words in ‘English’

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

On a mission through mistaken identity in ‘Aren’t You…?’

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