Tim Miller Play Analysis

Tim Miller, who both created and performed in Rooted, told a story of how he went to an LGBT event in Montana without his husband because they did not accept his marriage visa While he was walking to the event, a pick-up truck pulled up next to him with a gun rack in the back and about two-three men inside. These men began to yell discriminatory words at him and ended up throwing a glass bottle at him cutting open his hand. This story was powerful to me because I did not know that the LGBT community was and still is treated in such a way that they are looked at like they are less than a human.

Rooted, is a play that was created and performed by Tim Miller by himself. It is a detailed reconciliation of his pasts struggles for equality in gay marriage and his future as a legally gay husband in the United States. The lights played a big role to me because they were dramatic. Sometimes the lights were very low, very bright, centered (focused only on him), and other times they were colorful. This had a big impact on the overall play because beside the little music that was played his all black attire, and his minimal movement, him and the lights were the main characters. …show more content…
Performance can be viewed as a platform for cultural and social change in society. Miller wore all black, which brought a dramatic feel by forcing the audience to focus less on what he was wearing and more on what he was saying. He used metaphorical phrases, but one that stuck out the most to me was when he talked about his red hand being slapped. He started off with his hand being slapped by his mother when he went into the cookie jar too many times, but then he said that hi hand was slapped every time someone told him that he couldn’t marry another man. He also referred to his hand being slapped every time he was thrown in jail for protesting against the inequality of gay