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June 13, 2017

Delta & BofA Pull Out of Public Theater's Play Because of Trump-Like Julius Caesar
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And here in New York City, Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have
pulled their sponsorship of the Public Theater's summer performance of
Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" because the play depicts the assassination
of a Trump-like Caesar, complete with blond hair and a gold bathtub. The
2012 Public Theater staging of "Julius Caesar" depicted Caesar as an
Obama-like figure. This is Public Theater artistic director Oskar
Eustis, speaking about the lessons of "Julius Caesar" before the play
Monday night.

Oskar Eustis: "This play, on the contrary, warns about what happens when
you try to preserve democracy by nondemocratic means. And, again-spoiler
alert-it doesn't end up too good."

"Julius Caesar" is commonly understood as a play that advocates against
assassination, depicting the widespread upheaval and violence that
results from Julius Caesar's murder.


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