My “Lost” Express Story: Can The Flight Deck Take Off Once Again?
Stephen Buel still owes me money for this never-published East Bay Express story.
Virtual Insanity: ‘An Invitation Out’ West Coast Premiere by Quantum Dragon
An overlong, clichéd script is saved by great direction, a super cast, and eye-popping creative choices.
Dampened Flame: ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Quantum Dragon Theatre
QDT use Bradbury’s own theatrical adaptation for a show that’s great to look at, but never quite becomes an inferno.
Naked Emotions: ‘Vignettes on Love’ at Potrero Stage
A pretty cast elevates a rather rote story about the complications that come with sex.
Playground Double-Feature: ‘Hedge’ and ‘Kano + Abe’
I spotlight two shows in Playground’s “Best Of” festival, both of which focus on Bay Area neighborhoods.
One is a hypocritical gentrification drama, the other is a creative (if flawed) crime story.
In For a Penny: I Die a little Inside
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III, waiting to be picked. “The problem is that those of us who are lucky enough to do work that we love are sometimes cursed with too damn much of it.” ― Terry Gross, All I Did Was Ask:…
In For A Penny: Vices I Admire
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III, on why vice can be nice. Yes, I own this shirt. “The cannabis experience has greatly improved my appreciation for art, a subject which I had never much appreciated before. The understanding of the intent of the artist…
In For a Penny: Whose Job are You?
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III, finding his place. “No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in his choice of profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind and tide before he allows himself to…
In For a Penny: Of Olympic Proportions – With a li’l Help from your Friends
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III checking in from the most recent Olympians meeting. For last year’s fest Steve wore a dog collar. What has he got planned THIS time? “I had been alone more than I could have been, had I gone by…
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 