Year of foundation: 1983

Last performance: 2025

Next performance: 2030

Playing interval: Every 5 years

Performances per interval: 6

Venue type: Indoor stage

Number of contributors: 250

Website: www.kemnather-passion.de

E-Mail: passion@kemnath.de

Passionsspiele Kemnath

The Kemnath Passion Play is a large-scale community production that dramatizes the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, emphasizing a message of life, hope, love, and redemption rather than fear. With around 200 local amateur actors, a dedicated choir, and numerous volunteers, the play represents a significant cultural and communal achievement for the town of Kemnath. Rooted in a long historical tradition, the Passion Play flourished in the 17th and early 18th centuries as a popular public festival but was eventually banned due to disorderly behavior. It was revived centuries later during Kemnath’s 975th anniversary celebrations and continues to convey a timeless message that love ultimately triumphs, offering strength, courage, and peace to modern audiences.