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  • Delta Pulls Funding For ‘Julius Caesar’ Theater

    Delta Pulls Funding For ‘Julius Caesar’ Theater

    Delta Airlines and Bank of America announced to withdraw their financial support for the ‘Julius Caesar’ plays that has sparked controversy over the responsibility of the corporate sponsors involved in the public theater acts. The New York theater production that engages Julius Caesar as the Trump-esque edition of the ruined Roman statesman portrayed a bad picture of the sitting president.

    Some people have condemned the theater terming it as wicked and morally wrong. The principal corporate donors also expressed their disapproval of the theater stating that regardless of ones political viewpoints, the theater has not reflected their ethics and values. However, some game players reacted negatively against the sponsors’ decision.

    Beau Willimon, a creator and playwright at ‘House of Cards’ expressed his disappointments in both Delta and Bank of America. He claims that they should support the freedom of thought and expression for all people and not punish the company. By doing that, they are encouraging a culture of fear among the Americans.

    Though Delta has withdrawn its financial support for the New York Theater firm that has portrayed Julius Caesar President Trump, the airline did not consider pulling its funding from another theater that depicted a similar scenario and same role. But the only difference between the two plays is that the other theater illustrated the then President Barack Obama in 2012.

    For a long time, Delta has generously supported the Guthrie Theater, which produced ‘Julius Caesar as the Obama in 2011 to 2012 period. Delta continues to be listed as the company’s corporate sponsor on their website donating between $100,000-$249,000 every year.

    The recent controversy about the New York Public Theater production ignited reactions that went viral on the social media podiums as people pointed out the dissimilarities between the current chaos and lack of argument in 2012 episode.

    Donald Trump Jr. reacted to the story by tweeting criticism and questioned whether the theater was funded by the tax-payers money. The pressure from all corners, especially from the current government, might have pushed the corporate sponsors to take the decision of withdrawing their sponsorship just to save their face. The people of United States of America need to understand that President Trump is different.

  • Bank of America And Delta Air Lines Withdraw Their Support For The New York’s Public Theater

    Bank of America And Delta Air Lines Withdraw Their Support For The New York’s Public Theater

    It was quite frustrating for New York’s Public Theater to lose two major corporate donors that had been earlier drumming up support for it. These were Bank of America Corp (BAC) and Delta Air Lines, Inc (DAL). There had been much criticism in line with the production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” which according to sources had been portraying the assassination of a Trump-like Roman ruler.

    The criticism online has been raging for over some time now, and it is the reason the top provider chose to settle for its recent decision.

    On Sunday, Donald Trump Jr, who happens to be the son of the president, was seemingly questioning funding sources of the theater through twitter. In making its report on Sunday night, the provider said, “No matter what your political stance may be, the graphic staging of ‘Julius Caesar’ at this summer’s Free Shakespeare in the Park does not reflect Delta Air Lines’ values.”

    The company also added that both the artistic and creative direction had reached a point of crossing lines on the standards of good taste. It was in this regard that they made the step to actually give the notification in regards to the decision to end the sponsorship as the official airline of the Public Theater, with immediate effect.

    A similar move by the Bank of America took place some hours later. The company cited that it was going to withdraw its financial support from the production of “Julius Caesar.” However, it made it clear that it would in no way end its financial relationship with the theater.

    Susan Atran, who happens to be the provider’s spokeswoman, outlined that it had been ongoing for about 11 years.

    From the outlook, the Public Theater seems to have been presented in a rather offensive and provocative manner. Ms. Atran insisted that things would have turned out differently if they had been made aware of this particular intention. The company would have made the appropriate move of declining to sponsor it. She added that indeed they were going to withdraw their sponsorship with immediate effect.