Shakespeare Companies Suffer Backlash After ‘Julius Caesar’ Controversy

Shakespeare Companies Suffer Backlash After ‘Julius Caesar’ Controversy

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The uproar over the New York Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar has spread to other cities. And it appears to be only because they are companies with the word “Shakespeare” in their name. Staff at Shakespeare Dallas have received death threats, even though the company isn’t performing Shakespeare at the moment.

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