The Citi Performing Arts Center fell under fire, first for cutting back on its free Shakespeare production in the Boston Common, later after reports in the Globe on a $1.2 million bonus paid to its president and CEO, Josiah Spaulding Jr.

Pictured, Lindsey McWhorter (left) and Antonio Edwards-Suarez performed in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" during Commonwealth Shakespear Company's shortened season on Boston Common.