Remembering ‘One Man Star Wars’

January 23, 2011 Patrick Hickey Jr. Theatre 0

Even though Charles Ross hasn’t been on tour with his one-man show in over a year, ReviewFix.com Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr. shares his thoughts on the performance piece that many hardcore Star Wars fans call a must-see.

Often the things that make something great are the small ones. Those little tid-bits of wit, charisma and obscurity within something great are usually immortalized in pop culture and society because they enhance the source material in a way that only makes things greater.

Such has always been the case with anything having to do with the Star Wars universe, having legions of loyal fans that know every planet, species of aliens encountered in the films; thus reeling in the things no one would know, unless they were in love with the films.

At first glance, Charles Ross may look like someone that deserves no more attention than any passer-by on the streets of New York City during the course of the day. However, underneath his unassuming posterior lays the heart and soul of a true Star Wars fan, perhaps the biggest Star Wars fan of all time.

Ross’s one man show, “One Man Star Wars Trilogy” is a witty and imaginative reenacting of the first three Star Wars movies that any true Star Wars fan will find utterly hilarious. This is due in part to the fact that Ross compensates for his mediocre acting ability by bringing all of the obscurities in Star Wars to life with charisma and humor.

Being a one man show, Ross does all the voice acting in this performance. While his versions of Darth Vader and Yoda may be far from great, Ross nails the voices and mannerisms of R2-D2, C3P0, Luke Skywalker, General Ackbar, The Emperor and Jabba the Hutt, perfectly. His crotch grabbing rendition of Han Solo is also side-splittingly ridiculous, in the best way possible that is.

Despite the hilariousness of the performance, viewers attending Ross’s show that expect to receive a comprehensive and detailed reenactment of the first three Star Wars movies will be sadly disappointed.

Being only 90 minutes long, One Man Star Wars Trilogy serves best as a compliment to the first three films, bringing the best and brightest moments of the trilogy to life in a warm-hearted and fan friendly manner that will have hardcore Star Wars fans begging for seconds.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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