Robert Cohen - Theatre, Brief Version-McGraw-Hill Education (2016)

198 Chapter 7 Theatre Traditions: East and West
Adam and Eve (Alessandro Mastrobuono and Erin Jellison) take their instructions from God (Tom Fitzpatrick) in Brian
Kulick’s 2003 The Mysteries in Los Angeles. The actors would probably have worn flesh-colored body stockings in
medieval times, but contemporary theatre is able, on this occasion, to express their innocence before the Fall more
literally. © Ray Mickshaw/The Actors’ Gang, Los Angeles
The Oberammergau Passion Play, depicting the
trial and crucifixion of Jesus, is certainly the most
attended medieval play in the world today, as
it has been produced in that southern Bavarian
city every ten years (with a few exceptions) since
1634, where it is viewed by tens of thousands of
mainly foreign visitors. Here Frederik Mayet, one
of the 2,000 Oberammergau residents that take
part in the production, plays Jesus speaking
his last words to God in the 2010 production
directed by Christian Stückl. © Johannes Simon/
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