Your Middle-earth Role

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

I can't deny it, I'd love to be Gandalf! Stomping about in a vast cloak and pointy hat, fighting the Balrog, wielding a staff, being sarcastic and tetchy at every turn. Fantastic! OK, so I'd have to get a fake beard and eat gravel to get a deep voice, but what fun!

Actually, you don't need to eat gravel to get a deep voice. Some years ago (hmm, when I think about it, it's decades ago, 1980 or so), I did Gandalf for a competitive masquerade. Took four hours to do the beard, wig, make-up, and various strapping-in necessary to make the look convincing. Normally, I have an mezzo to alto voice, but nature took a hand that weekend and gave me the mother of all chest colds, so my voice dropped by about an octave and a half, yet still managed to retain resonance, so I was able to pull it off rather convincingly (to the point that I had to show ID to prove to some people, in particular the incognito judges, that I was really a female under it all). It was all beyond cool (except for the fever I fell into bed with after I got out of all the make-up after the ball was over).

Needless to say, I'd go for Gandalf, too.

[Lindale]

If my voice allows (and chances are it will, this alto voice of mine) I'd like to try Smaug. I remember back in high school my best friend and I performed the "one-two-three-four-five-six!" line of Emily from The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She did the insane mouth-watering act, complete with the tattered dress costume and messy hair, while I did the hellish voice. We were perfect, people even tossed money! And I always imagine Smaug to have that kind of voice, though in a mellow way.

I'd always love to do Elvish parts, but my voice and my height (exactly five feet ) won't allow me.

[Thinlómien]

Despite mostly looking like a Hobbit more than anything else, I've discovered I can actually make a convincing enough Elf.



So, I'd like to be Gildor like in that pic - although, sadly, I'm still too short for that. (And if someone has still missed that LotR-masquerading silliness and is interested, scroll down this page. )

Playing Frodo would be a nice challenge but I think I could manage it up to some point at least. Playing Merry would be slightly less interesting but less difficult too.

I'm sure playing Gandalf would be funny too. And what about playing the WK? Or Gollum?

[mark12_30]

ALthough I find myself struggling against it, my initial reaction was 'Legolas and the archery, of course." I do shoot longbow. BUt I admit, I was suprised by my own reaction.

But hey, it's a great role. Long golden hair, lots of archery, enough horseback riding to make me happy.
By that logic I should like the role of Eomer, also, but the archery element isn't there. Humph. Now I'm going to have to invent a golden haired elf who does plenty of archery from horseback, and invent a game to play him in, and it's all just so average. The snow-walking thing is a plus. I'd insist on more tree-climbing.

In a more historical vein, Feanor would be fun to play. If we're considering Sil, however, Luthien would be my top choice: although I've never wanted to be a bat. But-- casting a spell over Melkor with a song? Yeah. That would be fun.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I've always liked Ioreth and I'm sure I could portray her convincingly. Garrulous old woman who still manages to have something worth saying in all that prattle - sounds like fun to play! Besides, it would be hilarious to share some of the best humorous moments in the book with whoever plays Gandalf and Aragorn.

As a matter of fact, I have a lovely idea for a Ioreth costume; when I sew it (that will be some months from now) I'll come back and show it off.

[Mithalwen]

I'd have to be younger (longer than I want to think about since I rode - though I misspent a great deal of my youth around horses) and a deal more slender (far too curvy these days to pass for a bloke though easily tall enough), Eowyn would be the one - riding, fighting, killing fell beasts, sulking and Faramir. I have the fair hair and grey eyes at least.

From the Silmarillion, it would be Idril.

These days ... err Entwife?

[Morthoron]

Hmmm...someone godlike, but with a mean streak. How about...Oromë. If the Valar are out of the question, then I suppose a complicated character like Eol would do. Then I could have a stunning soliloquoy before I am launched off the parapet of Gondolin.