# One Man Star Wars Trilogy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/One_Man_Star_Wars_Trilogy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/One_Man_Star_Wars_Trilogy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Man_Star_Wars_Trilogy > Source revision: 1324324066 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2001 Off-Broadway play by Charles Ross This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "One Man Star Wars Trilogy" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) One Man Star Wars Trilogy Written by Charles Ross Based on Star Wars Genre parody ***One Man Star Wars Trilogy*** is an [Off-Broadway](/source/Off-Broadway) play based on the original *[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)* trilogy, written and performed by [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [actor](/source/Actor) [Charles Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Ross_(actor)&action=edit&redlink=1), and directed by [TJ Dawe](/source/TJ_Dawe). It premiered in [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto), in January 2001. [1] [2] ## One man play First performed at the Pavilion Theatre in [Kamloops](/source/Kamloops), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada, the play runs for 75 minutes (although earlier incarnations lasted for one hour) and has only one cast member. Ross plays all the characters, recreates the effects, and sings from the [John Williams](/source/John_Williams) score. The inspiration came from playing a [frisbee](/source/Frisbee) game with friends, in which the thrower would say a line from the movies, and the catcher had to say the following line while catching.[3] The show is licensed by [Lucasfilm](/source/Lucasfilm).[4] Charles Ross has also used the concept with other film trilogies, including "One Man [Lord of the Rings](/source/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series))", which was performed from 2004 to 2005.[2] Ross was asked to stop performing by the [intellectual property](/source/Intellectual_property) holder.[2] The legal issues have since been resolved, and he performed the "One Man Lord of the Rings" show at the 2009 [Edinburgh Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Fringe).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Ross has reportedly seen the original trilogy over 400 times.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Performances *One Man Star Wars Trilogy*has toured and appeared on several [television](/source/Television) shows, including [NBC](/source/NBC)'s *[Late Night with Conan O'Brien](/source/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien)* and [CBS](/source/CBS)'s *[Late Late Show](/source/The_Late_Late_Show_(U.S.))*. [4] Ross also performed the show for [Vin Diesel](/source/Vin_Diesel) and the rest of the cast on the set of *[The Chronicles of Riddick](/source/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick)*.[4] Ross performed the show in 2004 at the [62nd World Science Fiction Convention](/source/62nd_World_Science_Fiction_Convention) masquerade half time show, at Star Wars [Celebrations III and IV](/source/Star_Wars_Celebration),[5] and the 2004 [San Diego Comic-Con](/source/San_Diego_Comic-Con).[6] In August 2005, Ross performed the show in [Lamb's Theatre](/source/Lamb's_Theatre), Off-Broadway, in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).[1] He also hosted a month-long sold-out run at the [Edinburgh Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Fringe) in the [E4](/source/E4_(TV_channel)) Cow Barn in 2006.[7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PB_Jones_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PB_Jones_1-1) Jones, Kenneth (2 August 2005). ["May the Farce, Er, Force Be With You: One-Man Star Wars Trilogy Makes NYC Debut Aug. 2"](https://playbill.com/article/may-the-farce-er-force-be-with-you-one-man-star-wars-trilogy-makes-nyc-debut-aug-2-com-127259). *[Playbill](/source/Playbill)*. [New York City](/source/New_York_City). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201128000450/https://playbill.com/article/may-the-farce-er-force-be-with-you-one-man-star-wars-trilogy-makes-nyc-debut-aug-2-com-127259) from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 3 March 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SMHblog_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SMHblog_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SMHblog_2-2) Ross, Charles (2007-03-15). ["How I invented One Man Star Wars"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160414111741/http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/archives/club_metro/010366.html). *[Sydney Morning Herald](/source/Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Archived from [the original](http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/archives/club_metro/010366.html) (weblog) on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 3 March 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-HSW1_3-0)** Tracy V. Wilson (12 April 2006). ["How the One Man Star Wars Trilogy Works (part 1)"](http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/one-man-star-wars.htm). *entertainment.howstuffworks.com*. [HowStuffWorks](/source/HowStuffWorks). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201019234008/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/theater/one-man-star-wars.htm) from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2024-03-03. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-HSW5_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-HSW5_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-HSW5_4-2) Tracy V. Wilson (12 April 2006). ["How the One Man Star Wars Trilogy Works (part 5)"](http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/one-man-star-wars4.htm). *entertainment.howstuffworks.com*. [HowStuffWorks](/source/HowStuffWorks). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201019234008/https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts/theater/one-man-star-wars.htm) from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2024-03-03. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Star Wars: Community - One Man Star Wars Trilogy at Celebration III"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061230032318/http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20041101.html). StarWars.com. 2004-11-01. Archived from [the original](https://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20041101.html) on 2006-12-30. Retrieved 2007-03-21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SW-Comiccon_6-0)** ["Star Wars: Community - Comic-Con International 2004"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070313092540/http://www.starwars.com/community/event/con/f20040720/indexp6.html). StarWars.com. 2004-07-20. Archived from [the original](https://www.starwars.com/community/event/con/f20040720/indexp6.html) on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-03-21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Live, Surrey (2007-06-06). ["The force is with you for a Star Wars' solo"](http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/find-things-to-do/force-you-star-wars-solo-4833977). *SurreyLive*. 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