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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

Drama Masks: Could the tide be turning?

What Pandora's box really held. Plus: youthful (and not so youthful) hijinks in SF Opera's 'Parsifal' and 'Dada Teen Musical'

Drama Masks: ‘Suffs’ brings the fervor, ‘Spanish Stew’ heats up old school SF

Plus: Fascinating 'Pilgrimage' follows four Muslim women on their Hajj to Mecca. A trio of new play reviews

Drama Masks: In no mood for theatrics

When self-professed "villain" Scott Wiener is centerstage at the No Kings rally, maybe it's time to question the whole production.

Drama Masks: A gloriously naughty ‘Rocky Horror,’ just when we need it

D'Arcy Drollinger and cast go over the top—yes, it's possible—with the beloved 50-year-old musical at Oasis.

Drama Masks: ‘Hot Wing King’ pours on subversive tang

Plus: At Terror Vault's 'Hexed,' search for the magic crystal to fight the Coven of Three in the Himalayas!

Drama Masks: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ bags the laughs with intriguing drama

Ins Choi’s sitcom-adjacent play at ACT tells the story of a Canadian shopkeeper's family facing the future.

Fall into theater: 11 shows to catch this season

From Arthurian opera and deportation reenactment to D.I.R.T. Fest and 'Spanish Stew'—our critic's picks for best stage bets.

Drama Masks: SF Opera and Shotgun Players ask, What price life?

'Dead Man Walking' and 'The Motion' investigate the value we place on existence, in very different ways.

Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Z Space

A blessedly versatile former can factory has become a well-established gem of a stage complex—and party place.

Drama Masks: At Z Space, a flashback to the day that was much too much

'The Day the Sky Turned Orange,' plus 'The Reservoir''s ensemble work, and femmes rise in 'Indecent.'