Charlie Gray is an actor, singing sideshow blockhead, drag king, and puppeteer/co-conspirator with Dave Haaz-Baroque’s “Shadow Circus Creature Theatre.” Charlie regularly performs with Bay Area companies and events such as The Edwardian Ball, The Rebel Kings of Oakland, Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret, Dorian Dietrich’s Kabarett Wunderkammer, Dark Garden Unique Corsetry, and Killing My Lobster sketch comedy.

(Tristan Crane Photography, for Here Portraits)

With Kat Robichaud for “Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret: WhimSea” at the Great Star Theater, San Francisco. (Photo: Noir Photography)

For Killing My Lobster’s “Queering My Lobster” at Pianofight, San Francisco. (Photo: Allison Page)

Shadow Circus Creature Theatre puppetry for “Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret: GRIMM” at Z Space, San Francisco. (Photo: Narciso Jaramillo)

Killing My Lobster’s “Queering My Lobster,” at Pianofight, San Francisco. (Photo: James Jordan)

“Free For All,” a play by Megan Cohen for Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco. (Photo: Ben Krantz)

Singing Human Blockhead for Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret: WhimSea at the Konservatory, San Francisco (Photo: Christian Sirois)

Killing My Lobster’s “Queering My Lobster,” at Pianofight, San Francisco. (Photo: Allison Page)

Shadow Circus Creature Theatre puppetry for “Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret: GRIMM” at Z Space, San Francisco. (Photo: Mark Semegan)

Shadow Circus Creature Theatre for “Kat Robichaud’s Misfit Cabaret: GRIMM” at Z Space, San Francisco. (Photo: Scott Call)

“Free For All,” a play by Megan Cohen for Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco. (Photo: Ben Krantz)

Singing Human Blockhead for “Circus of Sin,” San Jose. (Photo: Always Justin Photography)

Singing Human Blockhead for “Stay A Weill” at Martuni’s, San Francisco. (Photo: Neil Motteram)

“Free For All,” a play by Megan Cohen for Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco. (Photo: Ben Krantz)

Charlie with Dave Haaz-Baroque (Tristan Crane Photography)