/ world today news/ The US police are investigating reports of threats against the wife of theater director Oscar Eustis, who staged the scandalous play “Julius Caesar” in New York.
The main character resembles President Donald Trump. The wife claims she received phone threats over her husband’s play, with one caller wishing her dead because, he said, “her husband wants the Republican president dead.”
On Sunday, police arrested activist Laura Loomer, who had tried to disrupt the show. She went on stage at the Public Theater and shouted to the actors, “Stop the violence.” Several other activists were present in the hall, who supported Loomer with applause, cheers and even speeches.
The show premiered at the end of May. It immediately came under fierce criticism, with many accusing the theater of calling for violence against the president.
After the premiere, several American theaters received abusive messages and threats because of the production, even though it was not performed on their stages. However, they staged plays with the word “Shakespeare” in their titles. Shakespeare Dallas, an organization that stages Shakespeare’s plays outdoors in parks, received about 90 e-mails criticizing the play, and sister company Shakespeare and Company in the state received 40 similar comments. Massachusetts.
A number of Western media reported that the emails were full of insults and threats. One email called theater staff “vile and pathetic people”. The author wishes them “all the worst in life” and also that they “get sick and die.” In another email, the recipients were called “scum” and wished for death. In some e-mails there are also real threats – the theatergoers are threatened with rape and murder.
After all, on June 12, the two big American companies Delta Air Lines and Bank Of America, which sponsor the art, refused to finance the scandalous performance precisely because of Caesar’s resemblance to Trump. /TASS
Washington / USA
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