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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
Stage Review

Trans power takes center stage in ‘The Red Shades’ and ‘Pony’

Cutting Ball's identity-oriented murder mystery and a 'superhero rock opera' at Z Space show why SF's theater scene is unique
Stage Review

A love reappraised in ‘Grandma & Me,’ lesbian telenovela drama in ‘Overlooked Latinas’

At The Marsh SF, solo shows by Brian Copeland and Tina D'Elia gain much from the electric charge of a live audience
Stage Review

2 very San Franciscan blood baths, to take the edge off

Killing My Lobster's 'Freddy Krueger's Day Off' and Misfit Cabaret's 'Bite' bleed true.
Art Review

‘The New Black Vanguard’ displays power at nexus of art and fashion

MoAD features 15 contemporary photographers expanding rigid narratives about Black media imagery
Stage Review

Irma Herrera takes on tricky identity issues in ‘Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?’

At The Marsh Berkeley, the Tejana civil rights lawyer connects her story to the current state of the world
Stage Review

Clash of generations in ‘Aunt Jack’ hilariously upends LGBTQ+ cliches

Nora Brigid Monahan's West Coast premiere at New Conservatory seizes on familiar genre tropes to tell a necessary story
Stage Review

Rousing ‘Indecent’ is a celebration of Judaism and theater

SF Playhouse production of Paula Vogel's play delves deep in the past to question the political role of art
Stage Review

Naming the wave: Christina Anderson’s ‘the ripple’ dives into deep waters

World premiere multigenerational drama at Berkeley Rep swims through acts of righteous rebellion
Arts + Culture

At Cal Shakes, a ‘Lear’ set adrift in Black San Francisco

Marcus Gardley's play moves Shakespeare's royal tragedy to the Fillmore in 1969, with much pontificating.
Stage Review

‘Man of God’: High school avengers seek to slay for thousand sexist cuts

Trigger warning: This review and the production it covers address the topics of sexual harassment, sexual assault, incest, and eating disorders. At the traditional pre-show...
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