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

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.

Stage Review

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

April 23, 2023

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

Stage Review

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

April 21, 2023

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

Stage Review

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

April 18, 2023

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

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.

Charles Lewis III

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

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

‘Cyrano’ in the friend zone

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

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

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