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Never mind Trump. We need Shakespeare more than ever

The Public Theater’s new production of Julius Caesar casts a Trump-like figure in the title role

THE ELECTION RETURNS WERE STILL coming in when Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York City’s famed Public Theater, knew what he must do.

Seven months later, the deed is done: the first play of the season at Shakespeare in the Park features the assassination of a Donald Trump look-alike in a gender-blind adaptation of Julius Caesar.

The quick turnaround shows that this was low-hanging fruit. If your job is to

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