Scene by Scene - a review

And so it begins ...

Just a few people came to watch.

The Re-enactment of Our Lord's Passion is quite an involved affair. In order to put on the event that only lasts from 11:00am to 1:00pm we do a lot of preparation and planning.
This series of posts will focus on the Re-enactment itself, with a post for each of the scenes using this year's photos.

Why do we call it a Re-enactment?

We call the Passion Play a Re-enactment as it is  more than just a play. The focus is not on a performance whereby the first priorities are acting and showmanship.
As a Re-enactment, the priority and focus is on reliving the historic day or so that Jesus Christ experienced from the Thursday night to his crucifixion on Good Friday. We make primary use of Scripture with assistance of long established tradition to create a script which captures the very human experience that makes up the Passion story.
Now, of course, when we hear the gospel readings concerning the Passion our minds quickly fill with all those that have taken on the roles in the re-enactments.
Those that play each of the roles are not just actors. They are people of faith that are putting themselves in the places of those real people that were involved with Jesus in 1st Century Jerusalem. Watching the play, with thousands of spectators having varying interaction with the play, you can easily imagine yourself being there.