“No matter what your political stance may be, the graphic staging of ‘Julius Caesar’ at this summer’s Free Shakespeare in the Park does not reflect Delta Air Lines’ values,” Delta said in tweets Sunday. [Trump-like ‘Julius Caesar’ assassinated in New York play. — Jason Emory Parker (@jaspar) June 12, 2017throwback to that time a NYC theater did Julius Caesar as Obama and the American Conservative called it "riveting" https://t.co/2Gasa4iicm — Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) June 11, 2017Presidents portrayed as Julius Caesar in U.S. productions: Lincoln, Reagan, Clinton, GWB, Obama, Trump. “Julius Caesar can be read as a warning parable to those who try to fight for democracy by undemocratic means,” artistic director Oskar Eustis in a statement on the Public Theater’s website. “In the past, the New York Shakespeare Festival has received project-based NEA grants to support performances of Shakespeare in the Park by the Public Theater,” the organization said in the statement.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2017 21:49 UTC