MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (September 23, 2022) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, will continue their Fall Season with Defending the Caveman on September 29 at the Playhouse. Defending the Caveman was written by Rob Becker over a three-year period during which he made an informal study of psychology, sociology, and prehistory. Today, more than fifty talented actors in 45 different countries perform this record-breaking comedy worldwide. Defending the Caveman is the longest-running solo play in Broadway history and now a celebrated worldwide success.
Caveman has won the hearts of millions across the globe. Translated into sixteen languages, Caveman has been performed in more than forty countries to date. Its “outrageously funny and surprisingly sweet exploration of the gender gap” (Chicago Sun Times) has made Defending the Caveman “a comic phenomenon” (New York Times). With hysterical observation on contemporary feminism, masculine sensitivity and the erogenous zone, Defending the Caveman has found a way to mine the common themes of relationships that goes straight to the funny bone.
Philadelphia native Vince Valentine made his stage debut when he was eleven years old at his cousin Anthony’s First Holy Communion with his now legendary comedy bit “Uncle Dominic at the Racetrack.“ Fast forward to his thirties, and after taking Paul J Solari’s Stand-Up Comedy Workshop, Vince began performing at comedy clubs along the east coast. Vince has starred as Christopher and toured throughout the United States in The Soapranos, an interactive parody of the HBO TV series. Vince has also starred in Joey and Maria’s Italian Wedding and The Godfathers Meshuggener Wedding.
Vince was selected from 1,500 actors as one of five finalists for NBC10’s “Best Summer Gig Ever Traffic Contest.” He also made a guest appearance on “NBC 10! Live” as a panel guest soon after. Vince has appeared in the independent film that he cowrote and starred in, Shut Up and Eat. Vince was a finalist in Philadelphia’s 93.3 WMMR’s “Philly’s Last Comic Standing” and appeared in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival as a member of the Sketch Comedy Troupe “Skitzoids”. Vince appeared with the Brick Playhouse in their production of Flip the Script and in New York’s Midtown International Theatre Festival starring in What Fools We Lovers Be. Vince has been performing in Defending the Caveman since 2004.
Defending the Caveman opens September 29 and runs through October 9. Information and tickets for all Timber Lake Playhouse events are available online at timberlakeplayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at (815) 244-2035. The Box Office is open daily from 10AM until intermission on show days and until 5PM on days without shows.
