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    • Free Things To Do >
      • Museums >
        • Bible Museum
        • Sacred Arts Museum
        • History Museum
      • Trails
      • The Cross
      • Ein Gedi
      • Marketplace >
        • Noah's Ark Park
        • Parables of the Potter
        • David the Shepherd
      • Church in the Grove
      • Berlin Wall Section
      • Israeli Bomb Shelter
    • Buffet
    • The Tabernacle
    • Backstage Tour
    • Christmas
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    • Ways to Donate >
      • Planned Giving
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Cast

Click here for Cast Sign up on February 22, 2026!
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​March 16 (6:00-8:00pm)--Disciples, Jesus, & Mary Group (Room 1 parts plus Joseph & Nicodemus)
March 19 (6:00-8:00pm)--ALL SPEAKING PARTS
March 30 and 31 (7:30-9:15pm)--Full Cast Rehearsals -- March 31 is Dress Rehearsal

FIRST SHOWS: April 3 and 4 (7:30pm-9:15pm)--Good Friday and Saturday
April 13 (starting at 5:00pm)--Auditions for principal roles
April 20 & 23 (6:00-8:00pm)--Speaking Roles Small Group Rehearsals
April 27 (7:30pm)--Dress Rehearsal
MAY SHOWS: May 1 and 2 (8:30-10:15pm) Performances
May 15 (7:30-9:15pm) special performance for One Wheeler Event
May 22 Regular Perfomance Run Begins
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Key Production Notes

Roman Soldiers must let the sheep go through to the barn. Do not try to herd in ANY WAY. Middle soldiers need to let them go through if a sheep is misled.

General Crowd NOTES
  • Too much talking after the day scene around the back of the day set. Once the big musical break happens, you can be heard!
  • EXCELLENT JOB at run up. Perfect timing (Judas, the house right spotlight will hit you for the lines..."the one I kiss is your man....Seize him." Try to be in position where the position can hit that shot.)
  • Remember: LOUD CROWD noises until the lines, "Lysimus Now!" (SILENCE and SLOW MOTION)
  • Crowd noise needed before Caiaphas has lines (it's on the soundtrack but not happening)
survey results from our new show
This link has a breakdown via scene as well as the entire Play.

Thanks for being a part of the Passion Play's cast!

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2025 Passion Play Script and link to music

New Original Musical Score for 2025

This is linked to most up-to-date scripting and changes within the script for 2025. The entire score is in one of the downloads, but each part's script is also listed. From the brain to the page to the stage and perform! 

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Various production notes and explanations:
No spotlight needed at the resurrection for the angel on house left position because of back light to front light special effect with rear proteus light.

Judas to turn off skytrak instructions

Nicodemus needs to square up as he lifts staff. Then make the same motion for the line..."It's like He told me, (lift staff up) just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness...(Mary, Mother of Jesus line: So the Son of Man must be lifted up)...(now pointing to Jesus) "This is what He meant."
2025 Production Notes
Let Jesus walk past up via before walking animals down.
Stone rolls away in conjunction with disciples lifting up Jesus in the cloth

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​Christ of the Ozarks & Cross: Open 365 Days a Year from 8:00am-8:00pm, 11:00pm on nights of Passion Play)
Passion Play: 70 performances on select nights from Good Friday and Saturday thru early November. Click here for schedule.
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