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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

Review: SF ballet delivers comforting ‘Nutcracker’ in less-than-plum circumstances

Clara battles giant pests and reaches wonderland—a hopeful contemporary parallel, if only the audience could keep up.

Review: Shotgun Players’ ‘Cassandra Sessions’ reminds us we’re not out of the woods yet

Poetically nailing the COVID era in all its claustrophobia, futility, and mansplaining... with Malvina Reynolds' folk songs.

Review: Bright ‘Twelfth Night’ can’t quite wash away outside concerns

At SF Playhouse, Shakespeare's other shipwreck play has great elements—but not enough protocols.

‘Plot Point in Our Sexual Development’ dissects a history of trans love

Definitions of "comfort" are contested as a couple rolls through their sexual triumphs and trials.

Review: ‘Father/Daughter’ challenges audiences with surprising double roles

The first Aurora Theatre Company show for live audiences since February of 2020 explores serious daddy issues.

Review: Berkeley Rep reopens with fluffy ‘Wintertime’

The company's welcome return is a farce full of slamming doors and convoluted coupling that never quite snowballs.

Review: SF Playhouse gallops toward big themes in ‘The Great Khan’

Some spot-on dialogue, dedicated performances, and a solid premise—but Michael Gene Sullivan's play is trying to do too much.

Review: ‘The Claim’ captures the hurricane of immigration red tape

Shotgun Players return with a rapid-fire examination of the limits of bureaucratic and romantic language.

Review: In ‘Interlude,’ swept back to Kansas by COVID

Harrison David Rivers' intriguing play explores the frustrations of sheltering in place in your parents' home—especially when you're gay and Black.

‘Dear San Francisco’: breath-taking style with little City substance

‘Beach Blanket Babylon’ successor is an exhilarating 'high-flying love story'—but of what, exactly?