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

Shotgun Players’ ‘Triumph of Love’ navigates perils of historic rom-com

April 17, 2023

Despite drag and intrigue, Pierre Carlet de Marivaux’s 1732 script presents challenges.

Stage Review

Revenge tale ‘Is God Is’ brings grindhouse evil to the stage

April 12, 2023

Two sisters fall into an abyss of familial violence in Aleshea Harris' play at Oakland Theater Project.

Stage Review

Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ highlights his talent for writing women

March 28, 2023

Characters garner empathy in tale of selling-out and relationships in its wake.

Stage Review

SF Playhouse’s staging of ‘Clue’ is a real whodunnit

March 24, 2023

Our critic finds the play's talented cast and director working with a proverbial dead body.

Stage Review

In ‘Mondragola,’ a young radical faces down—Machiavelli?

March 22, 2023

Central Works’ season opener lampoons theatre itself, just as much as politics.

Stage Review

Monk ado about belief and destiny in Luis Alfaro’s ‘The Travelers’

March 10, 2023

The playwright's recent work at Magic Theater followed a monastery suffering a crisis of faith and funds.

Stage Review

‘Cambodian Rock Band’ faces down terrors of genocide with zingers and jams

March 9, 2023

Lauren Yee's musical at the Berkeley Rep interrogates a terrible history with song.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay Editors’ Pick: Stage Werx

March 8, 2023

A mighty little venue that embodies the spirit of independent theater in the Bay Area

Stage Review

Fizzy and full of song: You’ll get a kick out of ‘Anything Goes’

March 6, 2023

42nd Street Moon's production of the Noel Coward chestnut boasts a game cast and plenty of familiar tunes.

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay 2022 Editors’ Pick: Red Poppy Art House

March 3, 2023

The long-running Mission arts venue's charms come through in diverse music, poetry, dramatic readings, and comedy shows.

Charles Lewis III

Shotgun Players’ ‘Triumph of Love’ navigates perils of historic rom-com

Revenge tale ‘Is God Is’ brings grindhouse evil to the stage

Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ highlights his talent for writing women

SF Playhouse’s staging of ‘Clue’ is a real whodunnit

In ‘Mondragola,’ a young radical faces down—Machiavelli?

Monk ado about belief and destiny in Luis Alfaro’s ‘The Travelers’

‘Cambodian Rock Band’ faces down terrors of genocide with zingers and jams

Best of the Bay Editors’ Pick: Stage Werx

Fizzy and full of song: You’ll get a kick out of ‘Anything Goes’

Best of the Bay 2022 Editors’ Pick: Red Poppy Art House

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