[NEohioPAL]Tim Miller returns to Cleveland Public Theatre

Wed Oct 10 09:42:03 PDT 2001

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Notorious NEA Bad Boy, Tim Miller returns to Cleveland Public Theatre
in Glory Box October 11-14, 2001

Artistic Director James A. Levin and Producing Director Randy Rollison are
proud to present the return of internationally acclaimed solo performance
artist Tim Miller in his new show, Glory Box, as part of Cleveland Public
Theatre’s Presented Artist Series. Performed in Cleveland Public Theatre’s
Mainstage Theatre, Glory Box opens Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 8:00 p.m.
with a limited engagement run through Sunday, October 14, 2001. All
performances will begin at 8:00 p.m. with Sunday’s matinee at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets are $15.00 and $10.00 for seniors and students. Glory Box is one of
four other productions within Cleveland Public Theatre’s Gay Artist Series.
Discounts are available for purchasing a Gay Artist Series Pass.  For
reservations or information about the Gay Artist Series or the Presented
Artist Series, please call 216.631.2727.
Tim Miller has received rave reviews throughout North America, Australia and
Europe for his one man show Glory Box. A controversial performer and queer
activist who is hailed for his passion and wit, Miller delivers a unique
blend of intimate personal storytelling, astute political commentary, and
provocative, juicy humor.

Taking its name from the Australian term for hope chest, Glory Box is a
funny, sexy, and politically charged exploration of same-sex marriage and
the struggle for immigration rights for lesbian and gay bi-national couples.
Spanning from Miller's hilarious grade school playground battles over
wanting to marry another boy to the bittersweet adult challenges of being in
a relationship with his Australian lover Alistair, Glory Box leads the
audience on an intense and humorous journey into the complexity of the human
heart that knows no boundary.

Says Miller, "I want the piece to conjure for the audience a new glory box,
a new kind of hope chest, that can be an alternative site for the placing of
memories, hopes, and dreams of gay people's extraordinary potential for
love." Glory Box has been embraced by gay and straight audiences alike
throughout the world.
Miller gained notoriety in the U.S. along with Karen Finley, Holly Hughes
and John Fleck when their 1990 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants
were rescinded under political pressure from the Bush White House and the
radical right, due to the gay-positive content of the performers' work.
Miller and the three other artists known as the NEA 4 successfully sued the
United States Government for violation of their rights to free speech.
(Cleveland Public Theatre has proudly presented Hughes, Finley and Miller on
its stage in recent years.)
* * * * * *

Glory Box opens on Thursday, October 11, 2001 and runs through Sunday,
October 14, 2001 in Cleveland Public Theatre’s Mainstage Theatre located at
6415 Detroit Avenue. Performances times are at 8:00 pm Thursday through
Saturday and at 3:00pm on Sunday. Admission is $15.00 for regular tickets
and $10.00 for students and seniors. Glory Box is presented as part of
Cleveland Public Theatre’s Gay Artist Series. Discounted tickets are
available for the rest of the series including Jeffery Roberson as Varla
Jean Merman in The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman, James Lecesne in Word of
Mouth and the Cleveland premiere of John Cameron Mitchell’s Hedwig and the
Angry Inch. Please call 216.631.2727 for tickets and more information.

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placing of memories, hopes, and dreams of gay people's extraordinary =
potential=20
for love." Glory Box has been embraced by gay and straight audiences =
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throughout the world. Miller gained notoriety in the U.S. along with =
Karen=20
Finley, Holly Hughes and John Fleck when their 1990 National Endowment =
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Arts (NEA) grants were rescinded under political pressure from the Bush =
White=20
House and the radical right, due to the gay-positive content of the =
performers'=20
work. Miller and the three other artists known as the NEA 4 successfully =
sued=20
the United States Government for violation of their rights to free =
speech.=20
(Cleveland Public Theatre has proudly presented Hughes, Finley and =
Miller on its=20
stage in recent years.) * * * * * * Glory Box opens on =
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October 11, 2001 and runs through Sunday, October 14, 2001 in Cleveland =
Public=20
Theatre=92s Mainstage Theatre located at 6415 Detroit Avenue. =
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are at 8:00 pm Thursday through Saturday and at 3:00pm on Sunday. =
Admission is=20
$15.00 for regular tickets and $10.00 for students and seniors. Glory =
Box is=20
presented as part of Cleveland Public Theatre=92s Gay Artist Series. =
Discounted=20
tickets are available for the rest of the series including Jeffery =
Roberson as=20
Varla Jean Merman in The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman, James Lecesne =
in Word=20
of Mouth and the Cleveland premiere of John Cameron Mitchell=92s Hedwig =
and the=20
Angry Inch. Please call 216.631.2727 for tickets and more=20
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