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— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) June 17, 2017

Commotion erupted briefly Friday night in New York Citys Central Park as a protester stormed an outdoor stage during the assassination scene of Shakespeares Julius Caesar, while another shouted from the audience, calling the crowd watching the provocative play Nazis.

The New York Public Theaters presentation of the 400-year-old play features actors in modern-day garb and attempts to explore issues of politics, idealism, plots and dictators in Shakespeares examination of Caesars life and death. The actor playing Caesar sports a navy blue suit, a red tie and reddish blonde hair, and grabs at his wifes crotch in a characterization that evokes President Donald Trump .

The wild scene at Fridays performance was captured in videos posted to Twitter, including one by the protester in the audience Jack Posobiec , a Trump fan and Pizzagate conspiracy theorist .

Just as the assassination scene was beginning Friday night, Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist, barged onstage. Stop the normalization of political violence against the right, she shouted. This is not acceptable. A voice on the loudspeaker then announced: Ladies and gentlemen, were going to pause. Were going to pause. Security. Security.

As security came to corral Loomer, the audience booed her, then applauded as she was escorted away.

Thats when Posobiec jumped up, shouting to the rest of the crowd, You are all Nazis like Joseph Goebbels a reference to Adolf Hitlers minister of propaganda. This is all Goebbels. You are inciting terrorists. Goebbels would be proud. You are Nazis.

Again, the audience loudly booed Posobiec as he was taken away by security. The play resumed after he and Loomer were removed.

Loomer a reporter with The Rebel Media, a far-right Canadian outlet that started a Free Laura campaign Friday evening and Posobiec held a Twitter press conference after they were taken to the Central Park Precinct. Loomer said shed been charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing, which she called kinda weird because its a public park. She said she has set up a website for contributions to her legal defense fund.

Laura Loomer being released from Central Park precinct. https://t.co/7WUpbgcHJ6

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Laura Loomer being released from Central Park precinct. https://t.co/7WUpbgcHJ6
Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) June 17, 2017

The play has drawn controversy for its assassination scene, where Caesar is killed by the Roman Senate. Delta Air Lines and Bank of America yanked their sponsorship of the production this week.

We are withdrawing our funding pic.twitter.com/MlaONF82FN

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Bank of America News (@BofA_News) June 12, 2017

Donald Trump Jr. , the presidents eldest son, retweeted a complaint about the play after a gunman opened fire Wednesday on a GOP congressional baseball practice, critically wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and injuring three others.