He accused the Public’s employees of “anti-Semitic tropes.” When asked to explain, he said he had been told that he was too passionate, too loud and too emotional. “That’s a classic anti-Semitic trope.”And he has pointed to several major donors to the Public that, he said, have fossil fuel industry links. “The Public Theater takes a lot of oil and gas money, so we suspect that this was a factor,” Fox said. The Public denied that its employees had behaved inappropriately or that its decision making had been influenced by any donors. “The Public has a longstanding history of defending innovative and provocative artistry,” the theater said.

Source: New York Times January 19, 2020 00:22 UTC