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

Mark Anthony Thompson’s ‘The Ni¿¿er Lovers’ boasted a helluva cast, and much to say

June 7, 2023

Latest show at Magic Theater was both too little and a lot, but game players and even-handed direction kept things afloat.

Stage Review

The harsh winter of ‘Let the Right One In’

June 5, 2023

How does the second-most well-known Swedish tale in the US fare on a local stage?

Stage Review

Cereal and footie PJs, check. ‘Toon-themed sketch show will bring you back

May 31, 2023

Killing My Lobster mines laughs from 'Duck Tales,' the Ninja Turtles, and Sailor Moon.

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.

Charles Lewis III

Mark Anthony Thompson’s ‘The Ni¿¿er Lovers’ boasted a helluva cast, and much to say

The harsh winter of ‘Let the Right One In’

Cereal and footie PJs, check. ‘Toon-themed sketch show will bring you back

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

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