"If anything, 'La Sylphide' at @sfballet.bsky.social is a story about giving up a good thing to chase a fantasy. If nothing else, I think we can all agree that more ballets would benefit from dancing men in kilts." #DramaMasks
Critic Charles Lewis III focuses on the bright spots in local stage today for his column #DramaMasks
'MJ: The Musical' "is just another high-priced commodity for the estate of a fallen idol," writes critic Charles Lewis III. #DramaMasks
Reading the history lessons of YBCA's two shows, plus 'Gods & Monsters' at NCTC this week in #DramaMasks
'The Ache' at Z Below is never dull—if anything, its lead's journey through illness seems like an urgent tale #DramaMasks
Is a play capable of real scares? #DramaMasks finds that when it comes to ACT SanFrancisco's 'Paranormal Activity', the answer is a heart-stopping yes.
Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a "theatre arts district" makes it clear that he doesn't know much about SF's actual downtown stage scene #DramaMasks
"Nothing exemplifies our existence in the shittiest timeline than an announcement for an SF “March For Billionaires” needing to be scrutinized for potential satire," writes stage critic Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks
"'The Book of Mormon' retains the edge-lord sensationalism that made me give up 'South Park' nearly 15 years ago—and which has become a signature feature of conservative culture," writes stage critic Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks
"A few signs that have occupied my mind of late," as stage critic Charles Lewis III puts it, range from 2025 AI usage in local theaters to a triad of indie companies making "incendiary work in the best possible way". #DramaMasks
"Not a single person among Daniel Lurie’s’s 31 hand-picked avatars meant to reshape San Francisco’s city charter over the next year has a connection to or seeming interest in SF’s fertile art scene," writes theater critic Charles Lewis III #DramaMasks
"When the world needed to be both entertained and politically motivated, Bay Area theatre answered the call like no other place," writes critic Charles Lewis III. Here's his rundown of the best of Bay stages #DramaMasks
The enduring success of 'Golden Girls Live!' does have to do with the enduring quality of the writing on the namesake sitcom—but it’s equally attributable to D'Arcy Drollinger’s direction and a spot-on cast. It runs through December 21! #DramaMasks
"The proper conclusion came with Keith Hennessy imploring the audience one last time not to step onto the stage, but to destroy it." A review of 'weird inkling' at San Francisco’s Space 124 #DramaMasks
The tale of hubris and inevitable come-uppance that is the world premier of 'The Monkey King' is lavish—even by @sfopera.bsky.social standards #DramaMasks
'The Hills of California' at Berkeley Rep "masterfully balances gut-busting laughs with lifelong trauma without sacrificing the importance of either," writes critic Charles Lewis III in his column #DramaMasks
"If the audiences of 'Suffs' leave with any one idea, it’s that a righteous fight isn’t just worth taking on, it’s worth winning." #DramaMasks
On 'Dead Man Walking' at @sfopera.bsky.social : "The opera opens with a shocking recreation of the crime and a smooth transition to Prejean leading a children’s choir, which is seamlessly pulled off" #DramaMasks
You are invited to witness the digging of a hole in the sand—and it conjures thoughts of one's insignificance on a universal scale. The new Neo-Futurists show is a good thing at #DramaMasks
Our critic calls Candace Johnson's 'Scat-ter Brain: The Music of ADHD' at Berkeley's The Marsh "a pretty entertaining story by and about someone trying to maintain in a world that doesn’t care for people who don’t fit the mold" #DramaMasks
"The beloved local comic is the perfect person to inherit the proverbial shoes once filled by Lily Tomlin." A review of @themargagomez.bsky.social in 'The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe' #DramaMasks
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Financial woes have led Aurora Theatre Company to suspend this year's season—but not before presenting one of the best shows of 2025’s first half #DramaMasks
The incomparable performer Eddie Izzard committed the most word-ridden play of the Bard's canon. Does 'Izzard Hamlet' soar? #DramaMasks
How Coleman Domingo brought a Black Baptist sensibility to a tale of loss and Disney fandom in 'Wild With Happy,' which is currently being staged at NCTC #DramaMasks
In Berkeley Rep's 'Uncle Vanya,' the fourth wall is treated more as suggestion than a hard, fast rule. Not exactly what one would expect of a Chekov classic— but it breathes a lot of life into a century-plus-old Russian piece #DramaMasks
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Curated by inmates, a Yerba Buena Center for the Arts exhibition and dance piece feature recurring motif of liberation and exodus. They hit home #DramaMasks
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