This one-man show can be compared to Women Fully Clothed with testosterone
Defending the Caveman is the longest-running solo show in Broadway history and it’s coming to Huntsville.
The Huntsville Festival of the Arts is bringing this one-man phenomenon, seen by more than seven million people in more than 40 countries, to the Algonquin Theatre for three performances Aug. 15 to 17.
The one-man show was written by California comic Rob Becker in 1991 and has been literally touring the world ever since.
Defending the Caveman explains the male mystique and contemporary feminism with great humour. Fresh off the road from packed houses at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, Defending the Caveman is stopping in Huntsville as the show embarks on a cross-country tour.
The play’s premise is that the caveman and cavewoman understood their roles in society and lived in harmony, but that modern man and woman have evolved in totally different ways, yet carry their basic instincts with them.
The show is a hilarious, clever and poignant dissection of human personality, and is not to be missed, no matter what your gender.
Starring in Defending the Caveman is Canada’s own Michael Van Osch. Originally hailing from Waterloo, Ontario, Van Osch graduated from the University of Waterloo in recreation and leisure studies and then did his MBA at Wilfrid Laurier.
He then went on to pursue a career in the United States and currently lives in New York City when not on the road performing.
Van Osch has studied at the New Actor’s Workshop and HB Studios in New York City. He began his acting career on the stage in Atlanta in productions of Our Town, A Few Good Men, Lost in Yonkers, and A Midsummer’s Night Dream. More recently, Van Osch has appeared in many independent films and commercials as well as the critically acclaimed music video American Dream by Casting Crowns.
Defending the Caveman is co-produced in Canada by Jeffrey Latimer Entertainment and Theater Mogul Productions.
Latimer has created, produced and presented live theatre and events in Canada for the past 15 years including Forever Plaid, STOMP, Forever Tango, Cookin’ At The Cookery and Jacque Brel. Latimer ran the New Yorker Theatre for 11 years and is now operating Toronto’s only commercial cabaret theatre – the 400-seat and 118-seat Diesel Playhouse.
Latimer’s hit show Evil Dead: The Musical is currently playing to sellout crowds in Toronto after a successful off-broadway run last fall.
Defending the Caveman is for everyone who recognizes that there are inherent differences between men and women.
You’ll laugh a lot, but you’ll also see home truths.
All shows for Defending the Caveman begin at 8 p.m. For tickets visit the Algonquin Theatre box office on Main Street, call 789-4975, or buy them online at www.huntsvillefestival.ca.
