Modern Day Productions of Medieval Theatre
Medieval Theatre productions are still performed today. Performances of plays outside of the church are frequent during the Christmas season with reenactments of the Nativity. The reenactment of the Passion is performed throughout the world in the late Lenten season. The most famous of the productions is The Oberammergau Passion Play. It is a passion play performed every 10 years by the inhabitants of the village of Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany and is attended by thousands at each performance. Other recent/current adaptations include:
- Central Michigan University’s Theatre on the Side performed "Everyman"
- University of Dallas,TX performed "The Wakefield Cycle" as a large scale outdoor production.
- The Players of St Peter in London,UK performing the Corpus Christi (or 'N' town) cycle
- State University of New York at New Paltz adaptation of The Second Shepherd's Play entitled "Fat Ram" by Professor Daniel Kempton
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