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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

Two mighty giants of art go wall-to-wall in ‘The Contest’

Leonardo da Vinci vs. Michelangelo (with assists from Machiavelli) in Gary Graves' compelling drama at Berkeley City Club.

Top-notch cast and perfect timing bring cascades of laughter in ‘Fallen Angels’

Noël Coward's classic is reanimated at Aurora Theatre in grand style—and dials up the himbo-factor.

Turbulence of recent past thrums though ‘Makeshift Memorials, Small Revolutions’

KADIST show takes on poignant personal effects of racism, fentanyl, queerphobia—but leaves out pandemic elephant in the room

At SF Opera, a ‘Tristan and Isolde’ that’s hardly a tragedy

Eun Sun Kim's conducting is so masterful, she makes Wagner's five-hour tale of dramatic love and death almost fun.

Sharp & Fine’s ‘A Detective Story’ danced seductively around its central mystery

World premiere at Z Space offered queer love, monstrous transformations supernatural moves... and a lingering question.

In ‘Breed or Bust,’ Joyful Raven puts a face on vital reproduction issues—hers

Moving and hilarious solo show at the Marsh SF tackles relationships, abortion, birth control with poignant urgency.

Fabulous alien scares aplenty in ‘Fatal Abduction’—just watch that anal probe

The latest Terror Vault installation has an elaborate backstory, lots of green goo, and, of course, a wormhole.

MAGAphobia: Brian Copeland reckons with Trump’s Kool-Aid drinkers at The Marsh

In 'The Great American Shit Show,' performer's sharp gaze turns to the intersection of bigotry and trauma.

AXIS moved from Swiss cheese moon to games of ardor in ‘Ecos’

In three new works at ODC, the company—which features dancers with disabilities—showed a wide and engrossing range.

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.