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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

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

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

I just caught COVID—right before essential safety measures expire

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

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

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

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

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

An intriguing, imperfect look at Black womanhood comes to MoAD

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

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

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

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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