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 ‘Before the Sword,’ beloved fantasy author becomes metaphorical Merlin

October 10, 2023

Engaging New Conservatory play puts a (slightly) queer spin on an episode in 'Sword in the Stone' writer TH White's life

Stage Review

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

October 3, 2023

Berkeley Rep comedy wants to show how hard women work behind powerful men, yet lands in generic sitcom territory.

Music

In SF Opera’s ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,’ a dial-up portrait of a complex Goliath

October 2, 2023

The trademark jeans and turtleneck are there, but details are as thin as an iPhone in new opera

Stage Review

‘Il Trovatore’ offers vengeful bloodlust, mystic kidnappers, and a sprint to the finish

September 25, 2023

SF Opera's new production of Verdi's overstuffed, time-jumping, ethnically problematic opera goes for the entertainment factor

Stage Review

Boxing with parenthood and prejudice, plus puppet, in ‘Wolf Play’

September 21, 2023

In a perfect world, the ability to choose one’s own family would be on par with the acknowledgement of your biological kin. The excuse...

Stage Review

Taylor Mac’s audacious ‘Gary’ adds excess to a Shakespeare gore-fest

September 20, 2023

A sequel to 'Titus Andronicus'? You better go big, and Oakland Theater Project makes a valiant effort with minimal means.

Stage Review

Speculative Shakespeare, and a cocky Kit Marlowe, in Aurora’s ‘Born with Teeth’

September 19, 2023

Two giants of literature bicker literately in Liz Duffy Adams' entertainingly tinfoil-hat take on the Bard

Stage Review

Despite funky promise, ‘Hippest Trip’ plays like Black history written by ChatGPT

September 13, 2023

'Soul Train' tribute at ACT jumps the rails when it comes to representation, power, and even music

Stage Review

An excellent ‘Odyssey’ of surprises at Marin Theatre Company

September 7, 2023

Lisa Peterson puts the Western classic in the hands of four refugee women, who bring it to deeply resonant life

Stage Review

All hail the meat sacks! It’s Killing My Lobster’s ‘The Skin We’re In’

August 25, 2023

The troupe mines laughs from the human body's unpredictable horrors and triumphs at CounterPulse

Charles Lewis III

In ‘Before the Sword,’ beloved fantasy author becomes metaphorical Merlin

‘POTUS’ may be a dumbass, but the satire is toothless, alas

In SF Opera’s ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,’ a dial-up portrait of a complex Goliath

‘Il Trovatore’ offers vengeful bloodlust, mystic kidnappers, and a sprint to the finish

Boxing with parenthood and prejudice, plus puppet, in ‘Wolf Play’

Taylor Mac’s audacious ‘Gary’ adds excess to a Shakespeare gore-fest

Speculative Shakespeare, and a cocky Kit Marlowe, in Aurora’s ‘Born with Teeth’

Despite funky promise, ‘Hippest Trip’ plays like Black history written by ChatGPT

An excellent ‘Odyssey’ of surprises at Marin Theatre Company

All hail the meat sacks! It’s Killing My Lobster’s ‘The Skin We’re In’

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