Wait for the Album: ‘Animal Wisdom’ online by ACT and Woolly Mammoth
Heather Christian’s acclaimed show about ghostly encounters is an audio wonder brought down by unnecessary visuals.
A Great Undertaking: ‘The Passing On’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
This fascinating hour-long documentary highlights the art (and necessity) of being an independent Black mortician in an increasingly gentrified world.
What is Death to Facebook?: ‘Seen/By Everyone’ West Coast premiere by Theatre of Yugen
Social media “Legacy Profiles” collide with classic ruminations on death in this haunting piece by Yugen & Five on a Match.
The End can’t come Quick Enough: ‘Everybody’ West Coast Premiere at Cal Shakes
Not even an excellent cast and strong direction can breath life into the DOA script by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
War Stories: ‘Battlefield’ at ACT
The heavy themes of the classic text are lost in this muddled new production at the ACT.
In For a Penny: Dead Men tell No Tales
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis contemplates the Great Beyond. “Death Found an Author Writing His Life” (1827) by E. Hull “I’ve got my own life to live I’m the one that’s going to have to die When it’s time for me to die So…
In For a Penny: Life on Mars
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis on Bowie. Yes, he was on Soul Train. “It’s only forever. Not long at all.” – David Bowie, “Underground” It was about this time last year that I wrote an entry about how much I don’t like my birthday.…
In For a Penny: Of Olympic Proportions – A Pre-Post-Mortem
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III, getting a head start on the recap. “La Serenata” by George Yepes “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” – JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring It’s…
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 