‘Fools’ Rush In: ‘Fool for Love’ at The Magic
Sam Shepard’s classic returns home to the Magic for a stunning (if miscast) revival.
The Gift of ‘Gab’: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at Cutting Ball
The bewildering choices of slapstick and steampunk are just two-of-many poor decisions in this Cutting Ball production.
In For a Penny: Only if You Mean It
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Charles Lewis III checks in one last time. My first time at the ‘Pub, Feb. 2010 “Livin’ here in this brand new world might be a fantasy But its taught me to love So it’s real to me And I’ve learned…
In For a Penny: Playground Rules
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Charles Lewis III, a perspective on perspective. “[W]hat is it that constrains the individual to fear his neighbor, to think and act like a member of a herd, and to have no joy in himself?” – Friedrich Nietzsche, Untimely Meditations I…
In For a Penny: Mid-Year Intermission
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Charles Lewis III, keeping it together and taking stock. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland So far this isn’t necessarily my favorite year, but it’s been busy nonetheless. Between…
In For A Penny: Vices I Admire
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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: Of the People, By the People, For the People
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Charles Lewis III, giving us another look at Paul Flores. Paul Flores in character, in public. “There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down Brothas on the Instant Replay” – Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not be Televised On-site theatre…
In For a Penny: (T)BAcon Bits
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Charles Lewis III, involved. So official… “My royal lord, you do not give the cheer: the feast is sold That is not often vouch’d, while ‘tis a-making, ‘Tis given with welcome: to feed were best at home; From thence the sauce…
In For a Penny: Whose Job are You?
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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: What do I Stand for?
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Charles Lewis III, wondering where he fits in. A square peg forced into a round hole. 3D render with HDRI lighting and raytraced textures. “The moment when someone attaches you a philosophy or a movement, then they assign all of the…
The Thinking Man's Idiot 