Local theater leader defends N.Y. company in ‘Julius Caesar’ controversy
A local Shakespeare company leader came to the defense of New York City’s Public Theater after Bank of America and Delta Air Lines withdrew financial support from the Public’s free summer production of “Julius Caesar” over the weekend. The companies cut ties with the show because of its Trump-like Caesar (the character is assassinated in Shakespeare’s play).
Kimberly Dawson, executive producer of the Somerville-based Actors’ Shakespeare Project — which will stage a Bryn Boice-directed all-female “Julius Caesar” in November — said she was disappointed by the news and wondered whether those who made the decision to pull funding had actually seen the production. “Far too often there are misunderstandings around what story a play is trying to truly tell when someone takes a snapshot from the play and does not consider the context,” she said via e-mail.
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