New York City’s Public Theater ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ production of Julius Caesar sparked political drama for its on-stage assassination of a Trump-like Roman ruler. Here’s the answer to Trump Jr’s question: Data at OpenTheBooks.com shows that over $4.1 million in federal, state and city grants funded the New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF) – the parent company to Public Theater and its production, Shakespeare in the Park – over the past three years. The NEA also disclosed that it continued grantmaking to NYSF’s other Public Theater project - “New York Voices” at Joe’s Pub – giving $25,000 in February. Posted OpenTheBooks.com data reveals that state and city agencies gave the largest amounts of government grants to NYSF. For example, the NFA-H made $19.8 million in grants to 70 non-profits with assets greater than $1 billion in fiscal year 2016.

Source: Forbes June 13, 2017 11:40 UTC