Demand for tickets is sure to be high and space on trips is limited. The excitement and planning is already building for the next production. Preparations are underway for the next Passion Play in the tiny Bavarian hamlet of Oberammergau. The Passion Play Theatre is open, and the background of the mountains makes it an unforgettable scene. It is anticipated over 750,000 will attend in 2022. The play is performed in German, but it doesn’t seem to stop people from all over the world, including those that are not of religious backgrounds that are intrigued by the way the town comes together to perform this play.There is then a dinner break, and the play resumes from 8:00 p.m. During these months, the play is performed 5 days per week in an open-air theater which seats about 4,700 people (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday). The play is held May through early October.Men grow out their hair and beards to make the look authentic to the time.There are 124 speaking roles, a 65-member orchestra, 48 person chorus and hundreds of people involved in the back end including stagehands, seamstresses, firemen, auditorium attendants and more.Over 2,000 citizens are involved including acting, singing, musicians and technical support.To be in the play, you must be a resident of Oberammergau.
Interesting Facts About the Oberammergau Passion Play The Passion Play performance follows Christ from His triumphant entry into Jerusalem through His Trial, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. The town was spared, and it is amazing that they have been honoring this pledge from generation to generation. They performed the Passion of Christ every 10 years from that moment on. The villagers of Oberammergau vowed they would perform the ‘Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ every ten years if God spared them from the plague ravaging the region. During that time, of the Thirty Years War the Black Plague was sweeping through Europe. A play of life and death of Jesus Christ, promised in a moment of mortal threat, and so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in 1633. It is believed that the Passion Play has been held every 10 years since 1634. What made the town famous, was its performance of the Passion of Christ every decade. The town is also famous for its Bavarian themes painted along side many of the homes and buildings. The town is beautiful, surrounded by majestic mountains and picturesque meadows.
Oberammergau is a small town located approximately 60 miles from Munich. In 2020 the Passion Play had to be postponed for two years due to the corona-pandemic. The passion play oberammergau 2022 premiere is now scheduled for May 14, 2022. The 42nd Oberammergau Passion Play was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Special Note: Passion Play Oberammergau 2022
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