Charles Ross.

Who needs hundreds of millions of dollars in special effects when you’ve got Charles Ross?

Ross, as some may recall, introduced himself to the D.C. stage with his One Man Star Wars Trilogy, which made two stops at Woolly Mammoth theater in 2006 and 2007. Now he’s back at Woolly to woosh, leap, hum, charge, and imitate his way through an abbreviated version of another classic: the One Man Lord of The Rings.

Ross’s take on the trilogy, much like with Star Wars, is largely a faithful, if truncated (the show clocks in at just over an hour), recreation of the immensely popular fantasy films. His source material here is the movies, not the book — though he encourages the reading of the latter and offers a few references here and there (including an amusing nod to The Silmarillion). Still, don’t expect an appearance from Tom Bombadil or anything. The focus on the film adaptation still provides Ross with plenty of material for mimicry and homage, whether it be Legolas’ hair, Gollum’s raspy delivery (Ross does an impressive Andy Serkis impression) or the movie’s dialogue, both its moving and mockery-worthy moments.