Trump Fans Send Death Threats To Family Of Julius Caesar Director And Staffers At Unrelated Theaters

Gothamist reports:

The Public Theater’s controversial production of Julius Caesar closed Sunday night, but the so-called “right-wing hate machine” surrounding the play continues to churn, with a torrent of anonymous threats made in recent days against the Public Theater’s director Oskar Eustis, as well as other Shakespeare companies across the country.

The Post reports that Eustis and his wife have received several death threats since the play closed, including messages mentioning their family address and daughter’s name. “I want to grab you by the p—y,” one caller allegedly said. “Your husband wants Trump to die. I want him to die.”

But the controversy has continued to grow, and now Shakespeare companies across the country—none of which have any relation to the Public Theater—are reporting a flood of new threats made by email and over the phone. The misdirected vitriol first reached a regional Shakespeare company in Massachusetts over the weekend, according to the Washington Post. “F-ck you,” began one email. “Hope you all who did this play about Trump are the first do die when ISIS COMES TO YOU… scumbags.”