“Glory Box” Coming to Ohio Wesleyan

Contains Adult Language & Themes

“Glory Box,” a one-man show by Tim Miller will appear on Ohio Wesleyan University’s Chappelear Drama Center on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Miller said, “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. I think ‘Glory Box’ has me diving into a situation where my most personal identity as a gay man crashes against the hypocrisy of America. This is a job for performance art! Sparks will fly! Rodan meets Godzilla!”

Miller’s visit is sponsored by the University’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered (GLBT) Resource Center.

McCartney also will be in Delaware to promote his new book, “The End of the World Book,” with a reading on Tuesday at the Mean Bean Caffeine Lounge. The two will be available for a question-and-answer session after Wednesday’s show.

Miller has performed throughout North America, Australia, and Europe and recently was nominated for a Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award for his new work “1001 Beds.” He gained notoriety as one of the “NEA Four” artists whose National Endowment for the Arts grants were rescinded in 1990. The four sued and ultimately won reinstatements of their grants plus punitive damages. The U.S. Supreme Court decided in 1998 to overturn part of Miller’s case, ruling that “standards of decency” can be constitutional criteria for federal funding of the arts.

There is no charge for tickets, but donations to benefit GLBT programming on Ohio Wesleyan’s campus will be accepted. Checks may be made payable to OWU GLBT Resource Center. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (740) 368-3196.

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