DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN

A husband accuses his wife of talking too much after reading a study that said men use about 15,000 words daily but women use 30,000.  Eager to prove his point he shows her the study results. The wife thought for a while, then finally said to her husband "It's because we have to repeat everything we say." The husband replied "What?"

We all know that men and woman are different and Defending the Caveman explored those things that make men and women fight, laugh and love. It blended stand-up comedy  and lecture with a therapy session as it attempted to resolve the battle between the sexes. The play defended the male viewpoint but was still sympathetic to the female side of the issues. 

Defending the Caveman was written by Rob Becker, an American actor and comedian.  It has been seen by more than eight million people in forty-five countries around the world and performed in over thirty different languages.

Becker took over three years to write the comedy and he personally performed the play until early 2006.  In 1996, it became the longest running one man play in the history of Broadway.  It still holds that record.  Since his retirement a team of eight others have taken up his torch. 

We laughed the night away as Cody Lyman, who joined Caveman in 2004, brought the stage to life at the Craterian Theater  last weekend. The play proved to be “spot on”, reinforcing why we were there in the first place.  This was part of our 45^th wedding anniversary weekend.

Cody Lyman

Are you currently in a relationship?  Take your partner to see this production if it comes to a town near you. You will be glad you did.