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US Shakespeare theaters report abuse amid uproar over Trump-like Caesar
Source: The Guardian
US Shakespeare theaters report abuse amid uproar over Trump-like Caesar
Multiple theaters say they have received hateful messages following
rightwing protests over a controversial New York City production of
Julius Caesar
Edward Helmore
Monday 19 June 2017 12.51 BST
American theaters bearing William Shakespeare’s name have reported a surge of abusive messages from members of the public, following rightwing protests over a New York production of Julius Caesar in which the doomed title character was dressed to look like Donald Trump.
The Public Theater’s Trump-esque Caesar was assassinated for the final time in Central Park on Sunday night, having appeared on stage for a month. Two protesters interrupted the performance, shouting “liberal hate kills” and “Goebbels will be proud” before being arrested on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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In Lenox, Massachusetts, an all-year Shakespeare festival received around 40 abusive messages, the Boston Globe reported. One reportedly wished Shakespeare & Company “the worst possible life you could have and hope you all get sick and die”.
In Texas, meanwhile, Shakespeare Dallas artistic director Raphael Parry reported the receipt of around 80 messages including threats of rape and death and one suggestion, referencing the fate of Shakespeare’s Caesar, that theater staff should be “sent to Isis to be killed with real knives”.
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Multiple theaters say they have received hateful messages following
rightwing protests over a controversial New York City production of
Julius Caesar
Edward Helmore
Monday 19 June 2017 12.51 BST
American theaters bearing William Shakespeare’s name have reported a surge of abusive messages from members of the public, following rightwing protests over a New York production of Julius Caesar in which the doomed title character was dressed to look like Donald Trump.
The Public Theater’s Trump-esque Caesar was assassinated for the final time in Central Park on Sunday night, having appeared on stage for a month. Two protesters interrupted the performance, shouting “liberal hate kills” and “Goebbels will be proud” before being arrested on charges of trespassing and disorderly conduct.
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In Lenox, Massachusetts, an all-year Shakespeare festival received around 40 abusive messages, the Boston Globe reported. One reportedly wished Shakespeare & Company “the worst possible life you could have and hope you all get sick and die”.
In Texas, meanwhile, Shakespeare Dallas artistic director Raphael Parry reported the receipt of around 80 messages including threats of rape and death and one suggestion, referencing the fate of Shakespeare’s Caesar, that theater staff should be “sent to Isis to be killed with real knives”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jun/18/donald-trump-julius-caesar-shakespeare-theater-abuse
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