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The Passion Play Returns

By Linda Tancs

It’s (almost) that time again.  Reservations will begin in 2008 for the 2010 production of The Passion Play in the Bavarian village of Oberammergau, Germany.  The play, depicting the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, was first mentioned in a text from the 1600s citing the villagers’ promise to God to produce the play every 10 years in exchange for being spared from the Black Death.  The 2010 performances, from May to October, will mark the 41st production in modern times.  If you snooze you’ll lose out until 2020.

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learnfromtheworld's avatar  learnfromtheworld wrote @

is it true the actors playing Jesus have frequently committed suicide in the past. That is what I heard while there, I was just wondering if that was accurate.

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Linda Tancs's avatar  Linda Tancs wrote @

Having just written about Mark Twain, I’m reminded of his statement about his death being an exaggeration. I suspect the same applies here.

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