Toward the end of Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play—a three-part, 220-minute marathon, produced, appropriately enough, by Epic Theatre Ensemble—a character remarks, “I don’t know if this country needs more ...

A small German town has been performing a Passion Play every decade since the 17th century. Oberammergau, with its 5,000 inhabitants, began performances after being hit by the bubonic plague in 1633, ...

1 DURING the late summer of 1952, I had the good fortune to be residing in a Lebanese village during the performance of a religious folk drama which proved to be, for a Western visitor, a moving and ...

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany — “I shout: ‘Jesus is innocent! Set him free!'” Roswitha Stückl exclaimed in a loud voice, while grinning at her husband, Peter, who plays the Annas, the high priest.

Each decade, a small German town comes together to reenact the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. So it was devastating when COVID sidelined their production in 2020. But, at last, the show has ...

The Great Passion Play may have a 2,000-year-old story line, but the musical score is brand spanking new, organizers say. John Stanley, a Baptist composer from Texas, crafted the sounds. An orchestra ...

The “American Passion Play,” the annual spring spectacle staged in Bloomington, is currently in its 94th consecutive season. This is a remarkable run, especially when one considers the cast and crew ...

SAN ANTONIO – Thousands of spectators lined the streets of downtown San Antonio for the Good Friday tradition that recreates the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ — the Passion Play. The ...