CLO's 'Caveman' hits close to home
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Vince Valentine takes a shot at "Defending the Caveman."
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The bet here is that after experiencing "Defending the Caveman" with a loved one, it will haunt every little corner of your relationship, so infectious is the comedic monologue about why we have come to believe woman are sensitive and men are -- and here I search for a newspaper-friendly synonym -- let's say dolts.
When monologuist and stand-up comic Vince Valentine explained this early in the show at the CLO Cabaret, women and men shook their heads, women in agreement, men in resignation. It wasn't until Mr. Valentine pointed out that the guys were simply hanging their heads that we all realized how far we've come since the good, ol' caveman days, when men were virile hunters, women were gatherers, and each understood his or her place in the natural order.
Where: CLO Cabaret at the Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown.
When: Through Jan. 8. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays (some 1 p.m. Thursday matinees).
Tickets: $34.75-$44.75; pittsburghclo.org or 412-456-6666.
The male hunters of old had to be focused and goal-oriented to bring home the bacon. The female gatherers were more detail-oriented, with an ability to seek and find necessities, even in a hostile environment -- mother nature's mall, if you will.
That's the point of "Defending the Caveman," the 90-minute monologue by Rob Becker that came to the CLO Cabaret this week. Our behavior is set because, as Lady Gaga might say, we are born this way, with built-in cultural differences. For example, Mr. Valentine tells us, after a couple kiss and make up, a woman will still want to talk about the argument, perhaps for hours. Men want to forgive, forget and watch television.
First Published October 20, 2011 12:00 am
